Family Medicine Primary Care Learning Center Physician Opportunity in Greenville, NC-Academic Employment

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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/board-certified Family Medicine physician to join the department in a fixed term, or tenure track, academic position.  The physician will provide direct patient care and supervise the care rendered by medical students in a clinical practice that serves as a learning center. Teaching will occur during daily rounds, case reviews and didactic lectures. The positions will report to the Medical Student Education Division of the department. Candidates with 3 or more years of outpatient experience preferred.    

The Department of Family Medicine is one of 11 clinical departments at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine. The Department of Family Medicine at ECU is a nationally recognized leader in Family Medicine education. The department’s main facility offers a wide variety of comprehensive primary care services for all age groups to include: geriatrics, sports medicine, obstetrical care, office-based procedures, nutrition services, counseling, and psychological support in an integrated care model.  

Opportunity Highlights Include: 

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians-Academic Employment Model 

• Outpatient clinical responsibilities located at an innovative Primary Care Learning Center- The Learning Center is located in a medically underserved area of Greenville. The team includes 2 Physicians and 1 Advanced Practice Provider and medical students

• Monday – Friday work week, call limited to phone only 

• Ambulatory primary care activities and supervision of 3rd and 4th year medical students.  PA, NP, nursing, and allied health learners, under the supervision of their respective faculty, will participate in daily teaching rounds, case reviews, clinic huddles, and end-of-day feedback sessions 

• Additional leadership and teaching opportunities may also be available 

• Opportunities to develop administrative and scholarship skills 

• Required: ACLS & BCLS certifications 

• Competitive Compensation and Comprehensive Benefits to include: Relocation assistance, vacation & sick PTO, CME days & reimbursement, malpractice (with tail), retirement benefits, health insurance, employer paid dependent health insurance, medical and dental reimbursements, employer paid AD&D, disability, and life insurance 

• Additional supplemental insurance benefits options- Accident, AD&D, Cancer, Critical Illness, Dental, FSA for Healthcare and Dependent Care Expenses, Life, and Vision 

For more information, please contact Donna James at 252-378-1035 or by email donna.james@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.

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has trained physicians for more than 50 years as the only allopathic medical school in North Carolina’s Atlantic Coastal Plain. The school’s mission is to increase the supply of primary care physicians to meet the state’s medical needs, especially in the east. It is consistently recognized as a Tier 1 institution for primary care and family medicine by U.S. News & World Report. Each year, Graduate Medical Education trains approximately 450 residents and fellows across three dozen programs. In 2021, the state of North Carolina appropriated $265 million for a new facility, the Brody Center for Medical Education, set to open in 2027. Visit medicine.ecu.edu to learn more. 

Widely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is the 10^th 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

If you, or a colleague, is interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Donna James at (252)378-1035 or donna.james@ecuhealth.org 

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.