UNC Health Blue Ridge - Internal Medicine Nocturnist – Picturesque Western NC

Practice in one of the Most Affordable Places to Live according to US News & World Reports. Join our Internal Medicine Nocturnist team at UNC Health Blue Ridge in Morganton, NC, and make a substantial impact in our community! Find all the professional challenges of major medical centers and metropolitan areas while practicing with colleagues who enjoy autonomy and camaraderie. 

UNC Health Blue Ridge is a not-for-profit community healthcare system nestled in the foothills of the magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains in picturesque western NC. Affiliated with the globally renowned UNC Health System. Located minutes off the I-40 corridor, UNC Health Blue Ridge is about 1 hour northwest of Charlotte, 1 hour south of Boone, and 1 hour east of Asheville.

Opportunity Specifics:

• 7on/7off schedule - Nocturnist position - 7p-7a
• Opportunity to participate in teaching IM residents
• Established Hospitalist program - currently staffed with 11 Physicians/6 APPs
• Interest in doing procedures - comfortable with higher acuity patients
• Full spectrum of specialty care support including Cardiology, General Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology, OB/GYN, Oncology, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Pulmonary/Critical Care/ Sleep, Urology
• Candidates must be Internal Medicine trained and ABIM certified/prepared

Our competitive benefits package includes:

• An all-inclusive package to assist you with relocation
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Top-rate professional liability insurance
• Excellent 403b retirement and savings plan
• CME monies
• Competitive PTO

Welcome to Nature's Playground

Morganton, known as Nature's Playground, sits on the Catawba River in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. It is blessed with scenic rural landscapes, abundant outdoor adventure venues, wonderful shopping and dining opportunities, a thriving downtown music scene, a state-of-the-art theater that hosts Broadway shows,  and much more. Come and enjoy all that gives Morganton and its small-town entertainment hub a touch of big-city pizzazz!

Please contact me to learn more. Thank you for considering UNC Health Blue Ridge and our Nocturnist team.

No recruitment firm or placement agencies accepted.

UNC Health Blue Ridge is a not-for-profit community healthcare system, providing advanced healthcare and wellness services from more than 40 locations across a three-county region of Western North Carolina. The system includes one hospital with two locations, a wellness center, and a continuing care retirement community. Nearly 120 primary care physicians, physician specialists and extenders in the Blue Ridge Medical Group combine with other physicians on the Medical Staff to serve patients in the region.

UNC Health Blue Ridge provides graduate medical education programs for medical school graduates and students in allopathic and osteopathic medicine.  We are affiliated with the UNC Health System, a not-for-profit integrated health care system owned by the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill.

Area Highlights

• Known as “Nature’s Playground
• Close to Pisgah National Forest
• Short drive to Linville Gorge, the Grand Canyon of the East
• Lake James State Park sits astride a pristine 6,812-acre reservoir offering
  • Boating, swimming, fishing, camping
  • Paddle-in campsites
  • 15 miles of mountain bike trails
• South Mountains State Park, one of the state’s most rugged areas
  • Elevations to 3,000 feet
  • 80-foot waterfall and mountain streams
  • More than 40 miles of trails for hikers, equestrians, and outdoor adventurers
  • 17-mile mountain bike loop
  • Drive-to campsites sit beside the Jacob Fork River
• Thriving Music, Theatre, Arts scene as well as some of the region’s best Wineries and Breweries
• Wonderful shopping and dining