About the Role
<h3>Your future role at a glance </h3><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;">Specialty: Transplant Nephrology</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;">Schedule: Full Time</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas Heart - West</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Location: Nashville, TN</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;">This job location is NOT currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.</span></p></br><h3>Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity </h3><p style="margin: 0px;">Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.</p></br><h3>Benefits that help you thrive </h3><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920;">Comprehensive health coverage: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;">medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920;">Financial security & retirement:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;"> employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance </span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920;">Time to recharge:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;"> pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920;">Career growth:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;"> Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920;">Emotional well-being:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;"> Employee Assistance Program</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #1e69d2; font-weight: 400;">,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;"> counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920;">Family support: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;">parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits</span></li><li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920;">Other benefits:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;"> optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more</span></li></ul><p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #151920; font-weight: 400;">Benefit options and eligibility vary by position, scheduled hours and location. Benefits are subject to change at any time. Your recruiter will provide the most up-to-date details during the hiring process.</span></em></p></br><h3>How you’ll make an impact in this role </h3><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;">Ascension Saint Thomas Heart is seeking to add a new Nephrologist to our team at our clinic at Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Requirements</span></strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Employed position within a nonprofit health system</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Interal Medcine with subspecialty certified in Nephrology </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Preferred years of experience; 5 years minimum</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Eligible for state medical licensure and DEA registration<br /></span></li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">About Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West </span></strong></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">With 541 licensed beds, this hospital provides adult specialty care to the more than two million residents of Middle Tennessee, Southwestern Kentucky and Northern Alabama </span></li><li style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Comprehensive stroke center - The largest adult cardiac surgery and most comprehensive structural heart program in the region </span></li><li style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Saint Thomas and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have an established partnership in Middle Tennessee for training medical residents in a variety of specialties including internal medicine, family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery. </span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000;">About Nashville</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Known as the nation’s health care capital - Home to more than 1.9 million people and more than 40,000 businesses </span></li><li style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Nicknamed Music City USA, Nashville has the strongest concentration of the music industry in America. </span></li><li style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">The area has plentiful parks and recreation, professional sports, great shopping and livable neighborhoods and suburbs. </span></li><li style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">Ranked Top U.S. City for Job Seekers in 2020 by MoneyGeek. </span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000;">About Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners </span></strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">For nearly 20 years, Saint Thomas Medical Partners has provided primary and specialty care to the community spanning 45 counties in Middle Tennessee, and provides care to over 315,000 patients annually. One of the largest healthcare providers in the state, offering rewarding careers across 50 specialties in 16 hospital campuses and more than 250 sites of care through a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics, and rehabilitation facilities. Our physician-led clinical teams include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and medical assistants working together to provide seamless care among more than 2,000 affiliated providers. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"> </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">When you join Saint Thomas Medical Partners, you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a </span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.</span></p></br><h3>What minimum requirements you’ll need </h3><p style="margin: 0px;">Licensure / Certification / Registration:</p><ul><li>BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.</li><li>Physician Assistant credentialed from the Tennessee Committee on Physicians Assistants obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;">Education:</p><ul><li>Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program. Master's degree preferred.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;">Work Experience:</p><ul><li>1 year of experience preferred.</li></ul></br><p style="margin: 0 0 10px 0;"><span style="color: #1e69d2; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Equal employment opportunity employer </span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 15px 0;">Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. 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