NP/PA Pediatric Surgery Opportunity In Greenville, NC
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician Assistant
Specialty
Pediatrics
Degree Required
Other
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Location
27834, Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
2/06/24
Job Responsibilities
The successful candidate will play an integral part of the pediatric surgery team and will assist in delivering surgical healthcare to children cared for at the Maynard Children's Hospital.
Job Highlights:
· Employment by ECU Health Physicians
· Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a 974-bed level 1 trauma center
· Opportunity available due to programmatic expansion
· Mix of inpatient and outpatient clinical responsibilities will include delivery of care in the PICU, NICU, Pediatric Medical-Surgical unit, outpatient clinic, telehealth, as well as emergency room consults
· Opportunity to perform minor procedures including abscess incision and drainage, burn care, suction rectal biopsies, and line removal
· Established team inclusive of 4 surgeons and 1 advanced practice provider
· Monday-Friday schedule
· No call
· Epic EMR System
·Applicants will be required to have BLS certification from The American Heart Association and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) upon hire
· Comprehensive provider benefit package that includes relocation
The Maynard Children’s Hospital, located on the campus of ECU Health Medical Center, is designed to care for children from newborns to 18 years of age (and up to 21 years of age if patient is being followed by a pediatric physician). The 206,499 square foot 198-bed facility provides highly specialized services including a pediatric intensive care (PICU), neonatal intensive care (NICU), kids immunosuppressed specialty unit (KISU), specialty care nursery, mother-baby unit, pediatric ECMO services, 24/7 children’s emergency department, acute dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), pediatric radiology, pediatric rehabilitation, general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, and craniofacial surgery. The James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital at ECU Health Medical Center is a designated Children’s Miracle Network hospital, placing it among the nation’s top children’s facilities.
ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 185 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. www.ecuhealth.org
ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy.
This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.
Widely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is the 10th largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of nearly 100,000. The Dickinson Avenue Arts District offers a vibrant arts, music, culinary and festival scene in the Uptown Greenville district. Greenville is also home to East Carolina University, the Brody School of Medicine, and Pitt Community College. , Excellent affordability, convenient location and natural resources combined with all of the amenities of a metropolitan university town, Greenville is the perfect place to live, work and play!
· Located inland off of the North Carolina coast, Greenville is 45 miles east of interstate 95, just over an hour to Raleigh, a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of NC
· Home to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 students
· Numerous waterways and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
· Mild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activities
· Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and private
· Investment of more than $500 million in downtown Greenville’s revitalization bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses, and residents to the area