Cherokee Health Systems (CHS) is a nonprofit organization offering a variety of health care services to our patients. CHS would not be able to provide excellent service and care for our patients without our people. CHS’ investment in our people extends to offering multiple benefits, prioritizing mental and physical health, and providing a sense of belonging. We encourage you to visit our benefits page to see some of the benefits CHS offers. Many of these benefits are provided at no cost to our CHS team members. As an organization with 19 locations, the impact of CHS is felt throughout the state of Tennessee. The people of CHS come from varied and diverse backgrounds. We feel these varied backgrounds make the CHS team stronger than ever.
Our scope of services includes primary care, behavioral health, dental, pharmacy, and optometry. We are proud to be nationally recognized for our high-quality and team-based integrated model of healthcare. As a community-based organization, we are also invested in outreach, training and education, research, and collaboration at the local, state, and national levels. All of this is possible because of our people. Our CEO stated, “Without question, our strength is our staff." We invite you to explore our employee testimonials to see what makes our current team members choose to be a part of the CHS team. We hope that after reviewing our mission, values, vision, the benefits we offer, and the employee testimonials you will choose to apply to one of our open positions and help CHS grow our impact.
The mission of CHS is to enhance the health and well-being of our community by providing high-quality, integrated, comprehensive, equitable, and person-centered healthcare for all.
In support of this mission, CHS is committed to:
- Assuring access to quality and compassionate health services regardless of ability to pay
- Pursuing organizational excellence through innovation and growth
- Nurturing community partnership and collaboration
- Engaging patients as active participants in their own healthcare
- Addressing the social and environmental factors related to health
- Eliminating disparities in health
- Honoring the voices of patients, families, and communities, particularly those who are under-resourced, marginalized, and at-risk
- Fostering a work culture that is just, safe, and conducive to personal and professional growth
- Supporting training, education, and research to advance accessibility and efficacy of care for under-represented and under-resourced populations
- Upholding the principles of belonging, dignity, and justice
- Maintaining financial strength and stability
To be recognized as an exemplar center for community health through clinical care, outreach, community engagement, teaching, and translational research.
