Family Medicine Opportunity in Avon, NC

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Outer Banks Health, in partnership with ECU Health Physicians, is currently seeking a BE/BC Family Medicine Physician to join an established practice in coastal Avon, North Carolina. 

Avon is part of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, one of the most picturesque regions in the country offering pristine beaches and protected federal and state parks.

Opportunity Highlights include:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Established practice with 3 Family Medicine Physicians
• System-wide integrated EMR - EPIC
• On-site Moderate Complexity Lab
• In-house X-Ray  (replaced in 2023)
• Specialist support in nearby Nags Head, NC:  ENT, Ortho, General Surgery, OBGYN, Hematology/Oncology, Urology, Cardiology
• Close proximity to The Outer Banks Hospital – a full-service, community hospital offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services
• Long-standing commitment to the practice and community – for both physicians and team members
• Competitive Compensation and Comprehensive Benefit Package to include:  Annual CME Stipend, Relocation, Vacation, Sick, & Holidays, Malpractice (with tail), 401k matching program/ 457b, Medical, Dental & Vision, Disability & Life Insurance

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 stipend.

The Outer Banks Hospital (OBH) is a full-service critical access hospital offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital is designed to meet the needs of the coastal community, whose year-round population of approximately 35,000 swells to about 350,000 in the summer season. The hospital's 21-bed emergency department serves approximately 23,100 patients each year.

OBH is fully accredited, provides high quality care in a compassionate environment to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay, and has been nationally recognized for outstanding patient care.

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 Outer Banks of North Carolina is a chain of barrier islands stretching from the Virginia border south to Ocracoke Island. Wide beaches, stunning sunsets, world-class fishing and endless outdoor activities are part of daily life. Avon’s oceanfront is perfect for those who love the outdoors, offering fishing, swimming, surfing, hiking, and kite boarding.

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.