Oculoplastic Specialist Opportunity in Greenville, NC

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ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Ophthalmology-Greenville are seeking a full-time board certified/eligible, fellowship-trained specialist in oculoplastics to join our expanding ophthalmology program in Greenville, NC. Candidates with an interest in resident education and residency program development are encouraged to apply.

ECU Health Medical Center is a tertiary referral center with a large population of patients with complex pathology. ECU Health Ophthalmology is hiring providers of all specialties for a robust multi-specialty practice and plans to develop a teaching program on-site. There is a large hospital based and local optometrist and ophthalmologist-based referral network with few other oculoplastic specialists in the community.

US residency/fellowship training required.

Highlights:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center and ECU Health Surgicenter
• Opportunity available due to programmatic expansion
• Opportunity for academic appointment through East Carolina University at the Assistant/Associate Professor rank
• Outpatient clinic conveniently located near hospital with state-of the art equipment
• Responsibilities will include clinical practice, teaching of trainees and rotating call coverage
• Opportunities for research
• Competitive Compensation and Comprehensive Benefits include:  Relocation, Paid Vacation, Sick, & Holidays, Malpractice/Tail Coverage, 401k matching/457, Medical, Dental, & Vision, Disability & Life Insurance. For eligible candidates: loan repayment, sign-on bonus, income guarantees, and residency/fellowship paid commitment stipends.

Just minutes from our Level I trauma center and nationally-recognized ambulatory surgery center, ECU Health Ophthalmology - Greenville is a newly renovated facility with state-of-the-art equipment and strong administrative support.

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center is a 974-bed tertiary referral center providing acute, intermediate, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people. In recognition of its nursing excellence and high-quality patient care, ECU Health Medical Center has been designated a Magnet® facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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.

Located in the heart of Eastern North Carolina, Greenville (pop. 91,495) is an ideal, family-oriented community that serves as a regional hub for education, entertainment, healthcare and shopping.

• Home to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant college community with an annual enrollment of more than 28,000 students
• Division I athletics (American Athletic Conference) and nationally recognized theatre, arts and music programs
• Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, public and private
• Investment of more than $500 million in downtown Greenville’s revitalization, bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses and residents to the area
• 25 city-owned recreation and parks facilities  including greenways, gymnasiums, sports complexes, a golf course, swimming pools, a Town Common and an amphitheater

North Carolina has many draws to include vast state parks, professional sports teams (NBA, NFL and NHL), pristine beaches, high ranking public colleges/universities and diverse arts and cultural offerings - making the area an attractive location to live, practice medicine and vacation.

If you, or a colleague, is interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Denise Owens at (252)258-8375 or Denise.Owens@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.