ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health General Surgery-Washington, located in Washington, North Carolina, are seeking a BE/BC General surgeon to join their growing practice. Applicants should have an interest in growing a community-based general surgery practice. Experienced applicants are preferred. New graduates are welcome to apply.

Washington North Carolina is a beautiful waterfront community offering physicians an excellent work-life balance. From boating to fishing, the waters of the Pamlico River are an oasis for those who love to be on the water. This waterfront community is unique with its close proximity to Greenville, NC, as citizens can enjoy the laid back coastal lifestyle with the resources that a larger community has to offer only a short drive away.

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital, a 142-bed community hospital and at nearby ECU Health Medical Center, a 974 bed tertiary hospital
• Established community practice with 3 surgeons sharing call responsibilities and coverage
• Opportunity for faculty appointment, academic teaching and research collaboration with the Department of Surgery at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine
• Potential to contribute to the development of a rural surgery residency track with on-site teaching at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital
• Ideal candidate will perform general and MIS surgery plus upper and lower scopes with training/experience in bariatric surgery.
• Plans for low acuity bariatric surgery center in community hospital as well as possibility of higher acuity cases to be done at ECU Health Medical Center
• Expansion plan includes plans for installation of a DaVinci surgical robot
• Inpatient and outpatient clinical responsibilities
• Built in referral network
• Ability to live in a family friendly community with an affordable cost of living conveniently located 25 miles east of Greenville, NC and a little over an hour from the beautiful beaches of North Carolina
• Excellent compensation and benefits package
• Relocation assistance
• 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 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.
  

  Washington is a small town that honors its historic traditions while embracing the future. It’s known as the “Original Washington” because it’s the first one named after President George Washington. It features one of the state’s largest commercial and residential historic districts, featuring stunning antebellum homes and other structures. 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.
  

  • Located in the heart of the Inner Banks on the beautiful Pamlico Sound
  • 70 miles from the Crystal Coast beaches
  • Scenic, waterfront downtown district which offers antique stores, art galleries and restaurants
  • Offers a desirable climate with mild winters and all four 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