Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Opportunity in Greenville, NC

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ECU Health Physicians and The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, are seeking fellowship trained BE/BC Child Adolescent Psychiatrists to staff the new ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital. New graduates and Visa candidates are welcome to apply.

ECU Health and Acadia Healthcare have broken ground on a state-of the-art, 144-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital. The new facility is expected to open spring of 2025 and will serve as a center of excellence dedicated to the mental health needs of pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. Located less than a mile from ECU Health Medical Center, the hospital will offer comprehensive inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment options.

With an affordable cost of living, mild winters and close proximity to the North Carolina Coast, Greenville is an excellent place to call home.

Highlights include:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Growing 9-hosptial private not for profit healthcare system with locations across eastern North Carolina

• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville, NC, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, and at the new behavioral health hospital

• Academic appointment with the Department of Behavioral Health and Psychiatry at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine
• 7  on 7 off schedule- 7am-7pm
• Providers will be expected to participate in teaching of medical students and/or residents and if desired conduct research
• Physician will have oversight to up to 2 residents on the unit with a capacity maximum of 24 beds
• Referral network includes 29 county service area with a population of 1.4 million people
• Opportunities exist for student loan repayment from the North Carolina Medical Society and The North Carolina Office of Rural Health
• Competitive Compensation and Comprehensive Benefits to include: Administrative Stipend, Relocation, Paid Vacation, Sick, & Holidays, Malpractice/Tail Coverage, 401k matching/457, Medical, Dental, & Vision

In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits plan, qualified applicants may also be eligible for loan repayment, a sign-on bonus, income guarantees, and residency/fellowship paid commitment stipends.

Through a joint venture with Acadia Health, we have broken ground on a new 144-bed behavioral health hospital, scheduled to open in Spring 2025. The facility will offer comprehensive treatment for adults, seniors, children and adolescents who struggle with acute symptoms of mental health such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Of the 144 inpatient beds, 24 will be dedicated to serving the behavioral health needs of children and adolescents – the only such beds within 75 miles of Greenville.

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.

Widely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is the 10^th largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of nearly 100,000. The Dickinson Avenue Arts District offers a vibrant arts, music, culinary and festival scene in the Uptown Greenville district. Greenville is also home to East Carolina University, the Brody School of Medicine, and Pitt Community College. Excellent affordability, convenient location and natural resources combined with all of the amenities of a metropolitan university town, Greenville is the perfect place to live, work and play!

• Located inland off of the North Carolina coast, Greenville is 45 miles east of interstate 95, just over an hour to Raleigh, a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of NC
• Home to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 students
• Numerous waterways and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
• Mild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activities
• 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

If you, or a colleague, are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Ashley Rudolph at ashley.rudolph@ecuhealth.org or call: 252-558-3763. 

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.