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Maryville, Tennessee

Nurse Practitioner - Hospitalist - PRN

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Provides primary health care to a specific patient population within the guidelines of written protocols. Follows established nursing standards, procedures, and practices.

Accountabilities

Engages in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, defects or injuries and recommend or prescribe treatments for the relief or cure of physical, mental or functional ailments or defects.

Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence and assorted paperwork that is required for purposes of documenting care and billing.

Participates in physician educational programs provided by Employer relative to capitated medicine and its implications on physician practice patterns.

  • Participates in responding to requests for proposals for managed care contracts.
  • Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets.

Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities.

Participates In

  • Establishment of quality assurance programs
  • Establishment of utilization management programs
  • Selection of management information systems
  • Development of patient education services

Development of Patient Satisfaction Surveys

This position is required to work a minimum of 2184 hours per plan year. Part-time work is pro-rated.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education-Master's Degree-Nursing; Nurse Practitioner Degree Emphasis or Program Certificate equivalent
  • Experience - No previous experience required.
  • Required Licensure -
  • Official Recognition as a Nurse Practitioner in the state the team member is working
  • Prescriptive Authority for the state in which the team member is working
  • Controlled Substance license for the state in which the team member is working. Federal DEA license

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location: Blount Memorial Hospital

  • Facility
  • BH POB Maryville

Department: BMPG Hospitalists

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Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner provides primary healthcare to a specific patient population, including diagnosis, treatment, and clinical documentation. They also participate in quality assurance, utilization management, and operational assessments to support hospital efficiency.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing with a Nurse Practitioner certification. Required licensure includes official recognition as a Nurse Practitioner, prescriptive authority, a controlled substance license, and a federal DEA license for the state of practice.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient careMedical billing

Hospital Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 42% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution29 jobs · 27 employers

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$190k-225k
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$225k-260k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
43%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Hospital Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 299 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Maryville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$399k
Typical market rent
$1,926/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Knoxville, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.