Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Nocturnist Hospitalist Opportunity in Washington, NC
Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Internal Medicine
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital
Location Washington, North Carolina, United States
Visa Sponsorship Yes

Job Description

Last Update: 2/06/24

ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Beaufort Hospital, located in Washington, North Carolina are seeking a BE/BC Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Nocturnist Hospitalist to join their growing hospitalist program. New graduates and Visa candidates are encouraged to apply.

Washington, North Carolina is a quaint waterfront community offering an excellent work life balance. Combined with eastern North Carolina’s mild climate and affordable cost of living, Washington is a great place for physicians to call home.

Highlights include:

  • Employment by ECU Health Physicians-Community Practice Model
  • Privileges at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital, a campus of ECU Health Medical Center
  • Growing 9-hosptial physician led healthcare system
  • Established program with 8 physicians and 4 advanced practice providers
  • Full spectrum of specialty support including oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, OBGYN, orthopedics, behavioral health, pulmonology, critical care, urology, and rheumatology
  • 7 On / 7 Off, 7p-7a schedule
  • Total average inpatient census: 45
  • Average night admissions: 6-8
  • ICU procedures preferred, but not required
  • Management includes 10-bed Intensive Care Unit including short term vent management
  • Experienced nursing staff
  • Ability to live in a beautiful waterfront community excellent for water sports and fishing with an affordable cost of living
  • Close proximity and ability to live in Greenville, North Carolina-a mid-sized community of 95,000 residents and home to East Carolina University

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.

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.

ECU Health Beaufort Hospital a campus for ECU Health Medical Center
ECU Health Beaufort Hospital is a full-service campus of ECU Health Medical Center located in Washington, one of eastern North Carolina’s charming waterway communities on the Pamlico River. With 142 beds and hundreds of dedicated health care professionals representing more than 20 specialties, our progressive facility offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services.

Washington, NC
Washington is a small town that honors its historic traditions while embracing the future. It features one of the state’s largest commercial and residential historic districts, featuring stunning antebellum homes and buildings. It’s located on the Tar and Pamlico rivers, serving as a gateway to the second largest estuary on the East Coast. Health care is an important industry in Washington and the surrounding area in addition to PCS Phosphate, Hackney Industries, Weyerhaeuser and Fountain Powerboats.

  • Beautiful waterfront community
  • Located in the heart of the Inner Banks on the beautiful Pamlico Sound
  • Only 20 miles east of Greenville, NC and 70 miles from the spectacular Crystal Coast beaches
  • Flourishing waterfront downtown district offers unique, world-class restaurants, intriguing shops, art galleries and more.
  • Desirable climate with mild winters and all 4 seasons – ideal for outdoor enthusiasts
  • Provides diverse and affordable housing, including waterfront homes and land
  • A number of school options including public, charter, parochial and private
  • Parks & Recreation Department offers a youth sports complex with baseball, softball and soccer fields; an aquatic and fitness center; waterfront parks and boat launching facilities


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.