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Summit Medical Group
Rockwood, Tennessee

Internal Medicine Physician - Rockwood Medical Associates

Internal MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

About Our Career Opportunity

Summit Medical Group, East Tennessee’s largest primary care organization, is seeking to hire a dedicated Internal Medicine Physician to join our team at Rockwood Medical Associates.

Candidates should be board certified or board eligible.

With more than 526 providers at 90 locations, Summit Medical Group is not only the largest primary care organization in East Tennessee, but is also independent from insurers, hospital systems, and financial investors. Our like-minded physicians fiercely value our independence, and thus their enhanced work-life balance through our extensive administrative support and resources!

Our organization is well-equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including four diagnostic centers, mobile diagnostic services, eight physical therapy centers, four express clinics, central laboratory, and sleep services center.

Our primary focus is on providing comprehensive and personalized healthcare services to individuals and families in the community.

As a Physician with Summit Medical Group, you will play a vital role in the well-being of our patients by delivering exceptional medical care, fostering positive patient relationships, and promoting preventive health practices.

You will work collaboratively with a dynamic healthcare team to ensure the provision of comprehensive primary care services. Please consider joining our physician-owned and physician-governed organization that has been nationally recognized for quality performance!

Candidates Are Eligible For

  • Highly competitive annual salary with excellent quarterly bonus potential
  • Initial recruiting bonus, relocation assistance, and annual Continuing Medical Education allowance
  • Generous 401(k) retirement match, safe harbor contribution, and profit sharing
  • Eligibility for comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. As well as long-term and short-term disability insurance plans. FSA, HSA, Dependent Care
  • Fully paid malpractice insurance
  • Potential for future partnership or ownership

Summit Medical Group is East Tennessee’s largest primary care organization with more than 526 providers at 90 practice locations in 23 counties.

Summit also consists of four diagnostic centers, mobile diagnostic services, eight physical therapy centers, four express clinics, central laboratory, and sleep services center. Summit provides healthcare services to more than 370,000 patients, averaging over one million encounters annually. For more information, visit summitmedical.com

In addition to our commitment to the health of our community, our organization is also committed to the health of our employees through our employee Wellness Program. Employees receive a discounted monthly insurance premium if they actively participate in the wellness program. Pre-employment drug testing will occur prior to starting work and only candidates who pass the drug test will be considered eligible for employment.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will deliver exceptional primary care services and foster positive patient relationships within the community. They will work collaboratively with a dynamic healthcare team to promote preventive health practices and ensure comprehensive patient well-being.

Requirements

Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine. The role requires a commitment to providing high-quality, personalized healthcare in a physician-governed environment.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient careClinical diagnosticsMedical documentationCollaborative carePatient relationship management

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 50% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Internal Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedInternal Medicine median $275k (middle half $266k–$306k)181 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTennessee index 91.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Internal Medicine listings in Tennessee27 active1,340 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 50% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusTennessee Physician listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 5% offer loan repayment360 active listings, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine hiring demand#3 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 579 postings, 472 closed
New Internal Medicine listings558 in the last 30 days332 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine pay trend+3.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Internist Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

43 jobs · 34 employers
10
<$295k
8
$295k-340k
15
$340k-385k
8
$385k-430k
2
$430k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs
401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
59% this job
Sign-on bonus
56% this job
Relocation assistance
50% this job
Loan repayment
31%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,343 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
Summit Medical Group logo

About Summit Medical Group

Medical Practices
Knoxville, Tennessee
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Quarterly bonus potential
Recruiting bonus
Relocation assistance
CME allowance
401(k) match
Safe harbor contribution
Profit sharing
Health insurance

Living in Rockwood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$269k
Median resident rent
$774/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 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.