Family Medicine / Internal Medicine Hospitalist Opportunity in Ahoskie, NC

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ECU Health and ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie, North Carolina are seeking a BC/BE Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Hospitalist to join their established hospitalist program. New graduates and Visa candidates are encouraged to apply.

Eastern North Carolina offers an excellent work life balance with mild climates, affordable cost of living, family friendly communities, and close proximity to the coast.

Job Highlights include:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians-Community Practice Model
• Privileges at ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
• Growing 9-hospital physician led healthcare system
• High quality hospitalist team inclusive of 8 physicians
• 7on/7off 7am-7pm schedule, no night shifts required
• Anticipated inpatient volume per provider is 14-16 patients per day
• Coverage includes a 10-bed Intensive Care Unit
• Short term vent management will be required
• Optional procedures include CVP, intubations, and lumbar punctures
• Tele ICU support available within the ECU Health system of care
• Specialty support includes general surgery, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, pulmonary and respiratory, radiology, anesthesia, emergency medicine, neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics and dermatology
• Ability to live in nearby Greenville, North Carolina or the Tidewater Virginia area
• 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 Roanoke-Chowan Hospital is a 114-bed, not-for-profit hospital, located in Ahoskie NC.  This area features beautiful rural scenery and a climate conducive to year-round, outdoor activities.  The 15-bed ER serves approximately 21,000 patients per year from the local community and surrounding towns. This modern facility provides a wide range of health services to its 39,000 residents in the four-county area.    

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.

Ahoskie affords residents the comforts of small town living within close proximity to the beautiful waterways of North Carolina and Virginia. Friendly neighborhoods conveniently located near the hospital, vast country acreage, and waterfront home sites are just a few of the things that make Ahoskie unique.

• A desirable climate with mild winters and four distinct seasons – ideal for outdoor enthusiasts
• Outstanding recreation including golf courses, community theater, water sports, hunting, camping, fishing, community and state parks
• Close proximity to North Carolina and Virginia beaches
• Affordable cost of living
• General aviation airport nearby; one hour to major airports in Norfolk and Greenville
• ECU Health Wellness Center – Ahoskie, a 21,000-foot facility which includes a lap pool, an exercise studio and the latest in cardiovascular and strength training equipment
• Recreation Center which includes little league baseball, lighted athletic fields and picnic area

If you, or a colleague, is interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Fran Arrowood at (252)382-3971 or frances.arrowood@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.