<p>A Critical Care physician opportunity is available with a regional travel team based out of Knoxville, Tennessee, covering facilities across Alabama. This is a flexible engagement model — full-time or part-time — structured as 1099 independent contractor work with a competitive hourly rate, making it well-suited for clinicians who want to maximize earning potential while maintaining scheduling autonomy. The combination of paid licensure, travel logistics, and professional liability coverage removes the typical friction of multi-state locum work.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Competitive hourly rate (1099 independent contractor compensation)</li> <li>Sign-on bonus for new team members</li> <li>Annual retention bonus rewarding continued commitment to the team</li> <li>Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage included</li> <li>Paid licensure fees across covered states</li> <li>Travel and accommodations fully covered</li> <li>Full-time and part-time scheduling options available</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Critical care travel team model — rotating coverage across Alabama facilities</li> <li>Full-time or part-time engagement with flexible block scheduling</li> <li>1099 structure supports physicians seeking schedule control and income optimization</li> <li>Travel logistics and housing handled by the team, reducing administrative burden on the clinician</li> <li>Regional team based in Knoxville, TN, with coverage extending into Alabama</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Board certification or board eligibility in Critical Care Medicine (or a primary specialty with Critical Care training, such as Pulmonary/Critical Care, Anesthesiology/Critical Care, or Surgery/Critical Care)</li> <li>Active medical licensure in Tennessee and/or Alabama, or eligibility to obtain</li> <li>Comfort with the full spectrum of ICU acuity in a community or regional hospital setting</li> <li>Willingness to travel and cover multiple facilities within the regional footprint</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Knoxville, Tennessee serves as the team's home base — a mid-sized city nestled at the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains, offering an exceptional quality of life with a low cost of living relative to comparable metro areas. The region draws outdoor enthusiasts with world-class hiking, whitewater, and lake recreation, while the University of Tennessee's presence gives the city a vibrant cultural and dining scene. Alabama coverage assignments place clinicians within the broader Southeast, a region known for its affordability, warm climate, and strong sense of community.</p>