Emergency General Surgeon

Atrium Health Pineville is seeking a board-certified/board-eligible Emergency General Surgeon to join our collaborative team in Charlotte, North Carolina. Atrium Health is a leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North and South Carolina.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver excellence in patient-centered care, focusing on quality improvement and care optimization.
• Participate in resident, medical student, and advanced care practitioner education.
• Engage in research to improve the organization, management, and delivery of high-quality general surgery care.
• Practice includes emergency general surgery with opportunities for elective cases.
• Inpatient and outpatient services are supported by Advanced Practice Practitioners.
• Participate in scholarly and professional development activities.
• Call schedule: ~4 weeknights/month, no more than 1 in every 4 weekends.
• Opportunity for academic appointment with Wake Forest Department of Surgery.

Qualifications

• BC/BE in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
• Fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery or Acute Care Surgery preferred.
• Experience in quality improvement, healthcare administration, or health services research is a plus.

About Atrium Health & Department of Surgery

Atrium Health is one of the largest public, not-for-profit systems in the nation: 7,500+ beds, 70,000 employees, 12 million+ patient encounters annually. General Surgery covers emergency services at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Mercy, and Pineville, and performs elective cases. Pineville: 307-bed acute care hospital; Carolinas Medical Center: 874-bed tertiary/quaternary hospital, Level I trauma center; Mercy: 232-bed acute care hospital. Freestanding emergency rooms provide additional patient access. Department of Surgery: 75 clinical faculty, 6 PhD researchers, multiple divisions including General & GI Surgery, HPB, Pediatric, Plastic, Oncology, and Urology. Division of General & GI Surgery: 17 faculty members across several sections. Active leadership roles in EGS Guidelines, Acute Care Surgery Network, peer review, research, and national surgical societies.

Department Values & Opportunities

• Commitment to quality and evidence-based practices.
• Support for innovation in surgical practice, education, and research.
• Emphasis on work-life balance and academic potential.
• Promotion of interdisciplinary collaboration and regional/national engagement.
• Access to the Carolinas Center for Clinical Outcomes Science for research and data analytics.
• General surgery residency and multiple fellowship programs.

Culture & Benefits

Inclusive culture that values diversity and teamwork. Resources and support for personal and professional growth. Opportunity to work alongside leading minds in medicine.

Atrium Health Pineville is a 307-bed acute care facility located in southern Mecklenburg County and serve residents of both south Charlotte and upper South Carolina. The facility recently added a new tower with room to grow 4 new ORs. The facility averages 8,000 total cases (35% inpatient and 65% outpatient).

• 12 ORs and 6 NORA sites daily. Maternity, Cardiac, Vascular, Thoracic, General, GYN, Orthopedic, Neuro (no heads), EP, IR, Endo, MRI.
• Free Standing Endoscopy Centers- CRNA Independent practice at 3 Endoscopy sites completing 18,000 cases in 2021
• 3 OR Ambulatory Care Center. Orthopedic cases which includes total join replacement