NORTH KNOXVILLE MEDICAL CENTER - EM - FT STAFF PHYSICIAN
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Job Description
Are you an emergency medicine physician looking to make a difference in the lives of patients in Knoxville, Tennessee? If so, TeamHealth needs you to join our team at Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center!
Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center is a 38,000-volume ED with a variety of acuities. We are seeking physicians who are family medicine, EM, internal medicine, or IM/ pediatrics trained with ED experience. EM fellows and residents are welcome!
Interested in learning more? Apply today!
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Powell, Tennessee
City Description
Powell is a suburb of Knoxville, which is home to The University of Tennessee and many corporate headquarters of national companies. Knoxville has excellent public schools, a low cost of living, and no state income tax. Places Rated Almanac named Knoxville as the Best Place to Live in the U.S. The city is just one hour from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and 3 to 4 hours from Nashville, Atlanta, and Lexington.
Job Benefits
- Sign-on available
- Relocation
- Reasonable cost of living
- No state income tax in Tennessee
- Competitive hourly rate
- Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage
- Inpatient/hospital medicine hospitalists are also managed by TeamHealth
Key Responsibilities
Provide emergency medical care to patients at the Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center. Manage a variety of acuities within a 38,000-volume emergency department.
Requirements
Candidates must be trained in family medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, or IM/pediatrics with emergency department experience. Emergency medicine fellows and residents are encouraged to apply.
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 86% have no call, 56% 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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Living in Powell
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $363k
- Typical market rent
- $2,137/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 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.