While you will serve as the primary surgeon in Dyersburg, you join a larger community of surgical professionals within West Tennessee Healthcare. The general surgery group based at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital includes seven to eight surgeons who have built their careers serving this region. These colleagues provide more than just a referral destination for complex cases; they represent a professional network of experienced surgeons who understand the unique rewards and challenges of practicing in West Tennessee.
The Jackson surgeons rotate through Dyersburg to provide coverage and maintain continuity of care during the current transition period. This arrangement has kept the surgical program active and preserved the referral relationships that will support your practice. When you arrive, you inherit not just a clinic but an established pattern of collaboration between the Dyersburg and Jackson surgical teams. Your colleagues in Jackson have demonstrated their commitment to this community by ensuring patients continued to receive surgical care even without a permanent surgeon on site.
Your daily work in Dyersburg is supported by a Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Practice Provider who manage much of the clinic workflow. These team members see patients, handle post-operative follow-up, manage routine concerns, and ensure that your time is spent on the clinical decisions and procedures that require your surgical expertise. They have maintained clinic operations during the vacancy, demonstrating both their competence and their commitment to the patients and community they serve.
This support structure means you can focus on surgery rather than paperwork, follow-up calls, and the administrative tasks that consume so much of a surgeon's day in less well-supported practices. Your APP team handles the work they are trained to do, freeing you to do the work only you can do. The result is a more efficient practice and a more sustainable workload.
The surgical program in Dyersburg carries a meaningful history. The surgeon who built this practice over two decades became a trusted figure in the community, known for his skill and his genuine care for patients. He left not because of dissatisfaction with the practice but because his children went off to college and he and his wife chose to relocate closer to family. His departure reflected life circumstances rather than any shortcoming in the position itself.
This history matters because it demonstrates what is possible here. A surgeon who commits to this community can build a deeply satisfying career with patients who become familiar faces over years of care. The goodwill and trust that the previous surgeon established now transfer to you. Referring physicians remember what it meant to have a dedicated local surgeon, and patients are eager to once again have someone they can call their own.
The broader organizational culture emphasizes quality, stability, and physician satisfaction. The surgical group in Jackson maintains high standards for credentialing, requiring major university medical training for all surgeons. This selectivity ensures that you work within a network of well-trained colleagues who share your commitment to excellent patient care. The organization does not rely on visa sponsorship or compromise on training standards to fill positions; they recruit surgeons who meet their criteria and support them in building sustainable practices.
This culture extends to how the organization treats its physicians. The compensation structure, call pay, and retention bonuses reflect an understanding that recruiting a surgeon is only the beginning. Keeping that surgeon satisfied and committed to the community requires ongoing investment in their professional and personal well-being.
You will find in Dyersburg a team that is ready to support your success and colleagues in Jackson who will welcome you into a network of surgeons committed to serving West Tennessee. The infrastructure is in place; the community is waiting. What remains is finding the right surgeon to step into this role and make it their own.