Family Nurse Practitioner
Compensation
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Job Description
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (No weekends, nights, or major holidays)
Location: Knoxville, TN | In-Person | Full-Time (40 hrs/week)
Looking for a career where your work truly matters—and your lifestyle does too? At River Valley Health, we offer more than just a job. Join our mission-driven team in Knoxville, Tennessee—a peaceful, welcoming community in the heart of East Tennessee.
As a Family Nurse Practitioner, you’ll be part of our nationally recognized integrated care model, working alongside a multidisciplinary team to deliver whole-person care. We’re looking for an NP passionate about community health. In return, we offer competitive benefits, generous PTO, and a supportive, innovative environment that values your time and talent.
Ready to Make a Difference?
Submit your resume or apply on our website today! We can't wait to hear from you! rvh.org
River Valley Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Medical Specialty
- Primary Care
- Public Health
Work Location: In person
Key Responsibilities
The Family Nurse Practitioner will deliver whole-person care within a nationally recognized integrated care model. They will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to support community health in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Requirements
The candidate must be a Nurse Practitioner with a passion for community health. The role requires a commitment to a full-time, in-person schedule.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Nurse Practitioner at Cherokee Health Systems 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 2,347 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 52% have no call, 66% 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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$50.22-$108.15/hrFNP or PA needed for 2.5 month, FT primary care coverage
$100 per hourWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,347 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
- On-site
Living in Knoxville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $358k
- Typical market rent
- $1,712/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 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.
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