
TeamHealth
Emergency Medicine Physician in Athens, TN
Athens, TN
Come and join a team where you can make a difference! TeamHealth is seeking a full-time emergency medicine (EM) physician at Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens, Tennessee, halfway between Knoxville and Chattanooga with easy access to Interstate 40. The growing community of Athens is far enough away from the city to enjoy a relaxed lifestyle while being close to all the larger city amenities. If you are an emergency medicine (EM), family practice (FP), or internal medicine (IM) board-certified, you are right for this role! Apply today!
California Applicant Privacy Act: [https://www.teamhealth.com/california-applicant-privacy-notice/][1]
Position Highlights:
- Sign-on available
- Relocation
- Student loan repayment options available
- Reasonable cost of living
- No state income tax in Tennessee
- Competitive hourly rate
- Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage
- 12-hour physician shifts and an APC daily
In the heart of the Volunteer State
Just 50 miles north of Chattanooga and nestles in the Great Smoky Mountains foothills, the Athens area has a strong economy, abundant natural beauty, and a high quality of life. Nearby 39,000-acre recreation area, Watts Bar Lake, hosts activities that include sailing, water skiing, and fishing. Close by you can raft and kayak on the beautiful Ocoee River or go trout fishing on the Tellico River, one of the most scenic trout streams in America.
[1]: https://www.teamhealth.com/california-applicant-privacy-notice/
About TeamHealth
At TeamHealth, our purpose is to perfect physicians' ability to practice medicine, every day, in everything we do. Through our more than 20,000 affiliated physicians and advanced practice clinicians, TeamHealth offers outsourced emergency medicine, hospital medicine, critical care, anesthesiology, orthopedic hospitalist, acute care surgery, obstetrics and gynecology hospitalist, ambulatory care, post-acute care and medical call center solutions to approximately 3,300 acute and post-acute facilities and physician groups nationwide. Our philosophy is as simple as our goal is singular: we believe better experiences for physicians lead to better outcomes—for patients, hospital partners and physicians alike. Join our team; we value and empower clinicians. Partner with us; we deliver on our promises. Learn more at www.teamhealth.com.
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Posted March 1, 2026