Academic Pediatric Hospitalist – Part time position

NORTH CAROLINA –Pediatric Faculty Position. The Pediatric Teaching Program at Cone Health, a community teaching hospital in Greensboro, NC, affiliated with the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, seeks a part-time academic hospitalist/general pediatrician to join its expanding faculty of 10 physicians. 

The role is that of clinician-educator to residents and students in three clinical venues: a well-baby nursery, caring for term and late preterm babies with over 6000 deliveries per year, an 18-bed pediatric ward with over 2000 admissions each year, and resident acute care clinic. Call coverage is approximately once in 7 nights. Other responsibilities include didactic teaching, mentoring, and quality improvement projects. There are no delivery responsibilities. Our decades-long partnership with UNC includes a Primary Care Residency based in Greensboro, UNC Categorical residents, 3^rd and 4^th year UNC medical students, and Hospital Medicine Fellows.

The teaching service interacts closely with in-house neonatologists who staff a 45-bed NICU in a newly opened state-of-the-art Women’s and Children’s Hospital, pediatric intensive care physicians who staff a 4-bed PICU, pediatric subspecialists, and an ambulatory clinic that serves as the home site for the UNC Pediatric Primary Care Residency. Both the inpatient ward and newborn nursery are supported by nurse practitioners.

The ideal candidate will be BC/BE in Pediatrics or Med/Peds, possess outstanding clinical skills and teaching expertise, and have at least 2 years of experience at the attending level. Board certification in pediatric hospital medicine is not required.  Applicants are eligible for a faculty appointment at the UNC School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at the assistant or associate professor level. There are opportunities for clinical, QI, and administrative leadership roles.

About the area. The Greensboro urban area is the 3^rd largest in North Carolina with a population of 300,000 people and a regional population of approximately 1 million. Greensboro offers excellent schools along with numerous parks, multi-cultural and sporting events, including the newly opened Tanger Center for Performing Arts, and much more. This family-friendly city is also one of the most diverse mid-size cities in America. For weekend getaways, Greensboro is within easy driving distance to the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area, as well as the pristine beaches of NC, SC, and VA.

At Cone Health, we focus on the health and wellbeing of every community we serve. We do this through five hospitals, five ambulatory care centers, three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers and more than 150 physician practices. These include primary and specialty care through Cone Health Medical Group and Triad HealthCare Network. We provide insurance coverage through Health Team Advantage. Cone Health is a leader in value-based care. But our biggest asset is our 13,000 team members. Our continuing investment in them ensures nationally recognized health care excellence coupled with a caring, compassionate experience second to none.

The healthcare system helps recruit physicians into Greensboro and surrounding communities in a variety of settings, for both the system and for community practices. Cone Health is a recognized leader in cardiology, neuroscience, oncology, trauma, and rehabilitation. In addition, Cone Health as a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, is also part of the federally funded public service student loan forgiveness program. Working in the nonprofit sector offers a unique benefit to federal student loan borrowers. Under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, student loan borrowers who work full time at certain nonprofits may be eligible to get the remainder of their loans erased.

Inpatient services are provided at The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Wesley Long Hospital, Annie Penn Hospital, Behavioral Health Hospital, and Alamance Regional Hospital. In addition, Cone Health offers Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Residency Programs affiliated with University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Greensboro, NC (GSO) is centrally located in what’s known as the “Triad of NC” and includes more than 280,000 people with a referral base of more than 600,000 people.  Greensboro is one of the best placed to live and play in NC… where you can get to know your neighbors and feel at home.  Greensboro offers outstanding schools, wonderful cultural events, great sports, golf, eclectic dining, and more. The 4-season climate will inspire you to enjoy local hiking trails, park, lakes, and just being outdoors year-round!  For great travel, we have 3 airports (2 have international flights) that service our areas and for weekend getaways, it is an easy drive to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Carolina coast.  For more community information, please visit: 

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