ECU FM/IM Geriatric Physician
Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Family Practice-Geriatrics
Degree Required MD/DO DPM
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Inpatient Outpatient
Location Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 4/17/24

ECU Health Physicians and East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a Board Eligible or Board Certified Family Medicine Physician or Internal Medicine Physician to join their established primary care team. Additional Certificate of Added Qualification CAQ in Geriatrics is required.

The Geriatrics Division is housed within the Department of Family Medicine, which is one of 11 clinical departments at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine. The mission of the Geriatrics Division is to care for our older population and prepare all levels of learners for the challenges of caring for older patients. The Geriatrics Division employs 4 physicians, 2 APP’s, and 1 Fellow who provide direct patient care in the Monk Geriatric Center and one continuing care retirement community. The Division is committed to medical student, resident, and fellow education equipping learners with the unique patient care skills that are required for a career in caring for older patients.

Opportunity Highlights Include:

· Employment by ECU Health Physicians -Community Practice Model

· Growing 9-hospital physician-led healthcare system

· Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a 974-bed academic medical center

· Direct patient care in the ambulatory geriatric clinic and one continuing care retirement community with skilled-care beds

· Option to provide care in the inpatient setting, rotating with Family Medicine faculty on the Family Medicine Inpatient Service

· Excellent compensation and benefit plan to include: Annual administrative stipend, relocation assistance, vacation, sick, holidays, malpractice (with tail), 401k matching/457b, medical, dental vision, and life insurance

In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits plan, qualified applicants may also be eligible for loan repayment, sign-on bonus, income guarantees, and residency/fellowship paid commitment stipends.

Brody School of Medicine

The School of Medicine provides accredited education programs for medical students, residents and fellows, doctoral students in the basic medical sciences, and practicing physicians. The hallmarks of these programs are close-faculty student interaction, experiential learning, and development of students’ ability to continue learning even after they leave the formal educational setting. Our education programs are consistent with our missions of enhancing generalist training and offering opportunities in medicine to minority and disadvantaged students.

Greenville, NC

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

ECU Health

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.

Contact Information

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General Information

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position. Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.