LOCUMS NP/PA Oncology Symptom Management Clinic Opportunity in Greenville, NC

ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Cancer Care, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a physician assistant or nurse practitioner to provide locums coverage for their Symptom Management Clinic. The Symptom Management Clinic is located inside the largest cancer center in Eastern North Carolina and provides acute care to patients who experience side effects from chemotherapy. Providers with Hematology Oncology experience are preferred. 

New providers will need to come in the day before their first scheduled shift for orientation. Candidates must have an active North Carolina license and North Carolina DEA. 

Coverage needed:

May 28^th for 6 weeks

Monday-Friday 7:30am-5pm

Opportunity Highlights:

• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a level 1 trauma, 974 bed Academic Medical Center
• 100% Outpatient Clinical Care
• 12-bed symptom management clinic located inside the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Cancer Center
• Clinical responsibilities will include providing care for hematology oncology patients exhibiting symptoms related to acute side effects of chemotherapy such as nausea, vomiting, dehydration, and fever
• No call
• BLS required
• Anticipated Volume: 12-14 patients per day
• No critical care responsibilities
• Locums will not respond to codes but will need to respond to patients who experience medication reactions in nearby infusion suite

Facility Details

The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Cancer Center located on the campus of ECU Health Medical Center serves as the hub of ECU Health Cancer Care. The facility features 60 infusion areas, 58 unique clinics centered on patient care, and state-of-the-art equipment like Gamma Knife®, Cyber Knife®, Varian TrueBeam™ linear accelerators, MT MRI, 3D Mammography and more. ECU Health Medical Center is the teaching facility for East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. ECU Health Cancer Care providers proudly interact with medical students and fellows to train the next generation of oncology providers.

Cancer Center accreditations include: 

• Distinguished Brain Tumor Center-Only one in North Carolina
• GammaTile® ELITE
• Five American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Accreditations
• National Accreditation Program for Breast Cancer (NAPBC)
• Academic Comprehensive Cancer Program
• GO2 for Lung Cancer Center of Excellence
• American College of Radiology Radiation Oncology Practice
• Large active clinical trial program

For more information, please contact:

Joyce Best at (252)847-6044 or Joyce.Best@ecuhealth.org

Cassandra Bryant at (252)847-6756 or Cassandra.Bryant@ecuhealth.org 

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! Find Yourself in Good Company!

• 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 

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.