Family Medicine Sports Medicine Physician in Greenville, NC – Academic Employment

Family Medicine Sports Medicine Physician in Greenville, NC – Academic Employment

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 with additional qualification in Sports Medicine to join the department in a fixed term, or tenure track, academic position.  Applicants should be CAQSM eligible or certified.  Applicants with clinical practice experience are preferred.

The successful candidate will join a well-established medical practice comprised of leading divisions in residency education, medical student education, sports medicine, geriatrics, and research and will serve as a physician in the Sports Medicine Division of the Department of Family Medicine. 

Opportunity highlights:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians-Academic Employment Model
• Growing 9-hospital physician-led healthcare system
• Established division inclusive of 44 physicians and 7 advanced practice providers
• Ambulatory Sports Medicine direct patient care in the Sports Medicine Clinic within Family Medicine Center
• Responsibilities include supervising and precepting Sports Medicine fellows and residents, didactic teaching of fellows, residents, and other learners, and working with high school athletic teams to provide Sports Medicine care to high school athletes
• Opportunity to develop administrative and scholarly skills
• Monday – Friday work schedule with occasional weekend or evening work when covering a high school sporting event
• System-wide integrated EMR - EPIC
• ACLS and BLS certifications from the American Heart Association are required

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

• Competitive Compensation and Comprehensive Benefits to include: Relocation assistance, vacation & sick PTO, CME days & reimbursement, malpractice (with tail), retirement benefits, state health plan 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

• Board-eligible/board-certified Family Medicine physician with additional qualification in Sports Medicine
• CAQSM eligible or certified
• Clinical practice experience is preferred
• ACLS and BLS certifications from the American Heart Association are required

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 more than 15,000 team members, nine hospitals, a children's hospital and a physician group that encompasses over 1,200 academic and community providers practicing in over 220 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 120 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center and ECU Health’s Maynard Children’s Hospital – both Level I Trauma Centers – 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. For more information, visit careers.ecuhealth.org.

ECU Health Physicians, the employed provider group of ECU Health, is comprised of over 1,200 physicians and advanced practice providers across more than 120 locations in eastern North Carolina. The group provides the infrastructure and leadership needed to manage a modern medical practice, including processes for billing and collection, group contracting, electronic medical records and other technologies.

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 11th largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of more than 95,000. Mild winter temperatures make it perfect for year-round golfing and park outings, while the summer months offer easy beach getaways with short drives to the picturesque Outer Banks and the stunning Crystal Coast. With an array of excellent restaurants, fascinating museums, charming art galleries, and unique antique shops, Greenville offers an exceptional quality of life that is hard to beat.

• Named one of Livability’s Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2025 and 2026
• Conveniently located 45 miles east of I-95, about an hour and half from Raleigh and from the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast
• Home to East Carolina University (ECU) – a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 students – and The Brody School of Medicine, one of the most diverse medical schools in the country
• Numerous waterways, parks and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
• 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.