Nurse Practitioner-Nursing Research & Scholarship
Listed compensation
$81K - $113K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Market Range: 15
Hiring Salary: $6,735.34 - $9,429.47/Monthly
THIS IS A TEMPORARY GRANT-FUNDED POSITION FUNDED UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 2027
Job Summary/Essential Job Functions
Under the oversight of the Principal Investigator, the Nurse Practitioner participates in all aspects of healthcare and community and nursing education related to a large Health Resources and Services Administration grant.
The purpose of the grant is to continue an established Mobile Health Unit (MHU) Program that delivers innovative, evidence-based healthcare services to rural populations in Lake and Lauderdale counties onsite and neighboring counties through telehealth.
This position delivers care at mobile clinic sites and elsewhere as needed, including, but not limited to, performing physical examinations, diagnosing illness, taking vitals, prescribing medications, scheduling follow-up appointments, and providing healthcare training on various public health topics.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 60% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$97k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $106k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · above average in family medicine (np) | ranked against 3,559 Family Medicine (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $81k–$113k | Family Medicine NP median $140k (middle half $130k–$160k)290 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$106k in purchasing power | Tennessee index 91.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine NP listings in Tennessee | 89 active | 3,592 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 60% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Tennessee nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 2% offer loan repayment322 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine NP hiring demand | #2 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 1,246 postings, 1,426 closed |
| New Family Medicine NP listings | 1,755 in the last 30 days | 1,372 the 30 days before (+28%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine NP pay trend | +2.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner-Nursing Research & Scholarship at University of Tennessee a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (NP) — ranked against 3,559 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$97k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,559 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About University of Tennessee
Living in Memphis
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $148k≈ 1.8× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,259/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.2
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.