Facility Medical Director (Physician) - Geriatric Long-Term Care
Listed compensation
$200K - $250K
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Job Description
Open Position
Facility Medical Director & Supervising Physician - Geriatric Care
Schedule
- Full-Time
- Monday to Friday
- Some Flexibility Offered
- No Evenings
- No Weekends
- No Holidays
- Minimal On-Call
Compensation
- $200,000 to $250,000 Base Salary, negotiable dependent upon experience
- Performance-Based Incentive Bonus Structure
- Malpractice Insurance
- Health / Dental / Vision Insurance
- Life / AD&D Insurance
- FSA & HSA
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition & CME Provisions
- License / DEA Reimbursement
- 401k w/ 3% Match
- Many More Perks & Benefits
- W2 and 1099 Options
Locations
- Greeneville, Tennessee
- Rogersville, Tennessee
Company Profile
This organization is a leading provider of integrated medical services, caring for individuals from post-hospitalization to home in various settings. They bring quality medical care to the geriatric population, as well as people with complex conditions, special needs, and intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Their providers make a dramatic impact in increasing quality of life and safeguarding the dignity of those they serve.
Position Description
This organization is seeking a physician leader for a facility medical director and supervising physician role, which includes some patient care duties.
Physicians see patients in skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care settings. Providers work autonomously and are remotely supported by a robust clinical and administrative team.
The duties of the role include, among other responsibilities:
- medical directorship(s) for SNFs and/or other long-term care facilities
- ensure engagement with facility leadership, other providers, patients, and families
- help identify growth opportunities with SNFs and other facilities in local market
- supervise nurse practitioners and physician assistants
- audit documentation for each supervised provider on a monthly basis
- provide high-quality complex geriatric care to patients
- collaborate with other healthcare providers as needed
- participate in the on-call schedule
- attend required trainings and meetings
The new physician leader will also be charged with keeping focus on quality outcomes such as:
- care path compliance
- productivity
- prevention of avoidable transfers
- decrease in polypharmacy
- costs of care
The practice uses an EHR on a mobile-based platform.
Requirements
- Tennessee medical license
- DEA
- Board Certification, relevant field (Internal / Family Medicine, Geriatrics, etc.)
- 2+ years clinical leadership or supervising physician experience
- 5+ years clinical practice experience
- previous experience with geriatric primary care or a related field
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please send your resume to Jenn Kunkel at jenn@chsrecruiting.com or call (773) 998-1272.
Please visit chsrecruiting.com for a full list of available opportunities at CHS Recruiting.
Key Responsibilities
The Facility Medical Director will provide complex geriatric care and oversee clinical operations within skilled nursing and long-term care facilities. Responsibilities include supervising nurse practitioners and physician assistants, auditing documentation, and ensuring high-quality clinical outcomes.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Facility Medical Director (Physician) - Geriatric Long-Term Care at CHS Recruiting a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 21,310 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Geriatrics — Physician Career Context
CHS Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 78 active listings.
Of the 35 active Geriatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 57% have no call, 69% require no weekends.
Geriatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 12.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$225k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $245k in an average-cost state. 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. At the posted ~$225k midpoint, that is roughly $9k–$16k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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