Academic Chief

ECU Health Brody School of Medicine • Greenville, NC

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About The Position

ECU Health Physicians, ECU Health Medical Center, and The Department of Surgery at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a dynamic, academically oriented general surgeon with minimally invasive surgery training to serve as Chief of the Division of General and Specialty Surgery. The successful candidate will lead an active collaborative clinical, teaching, and research program consisting of four bariatric/general surgeons, one general surgeon and one bariatric fellow. Applicants should have an established record of academic productivity, a national presence, leadership experience in a matrixed healthcare environment, and have a broad knowledge of all aspects of complex general surgery. Individuals with MIS training and a clinical interest in a subspecialty area such as bariatric surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction/complex hernia, endocrine surgery, GI surgery including endoluminal therapy, foregut surgery, or other focus areas are encouraged to apply. The division provides general and bariatric surgical care to an expansive geographic region consisting of 29 counties serving a population of over 1.5 million people. The metabolic surgery team has been an international leader in both clinical and basic research with continuous funding for over three decades.Additional leadership opportunities exist for qualified individuals within the department, hospital, and surgical services service line.Highlights: Employment by ECU Health Physicians-Academic Employment Model Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a 974-bed level 1 trauma center Opportunity to operate at the ECU Health Surgicenter Established division inclusive of 5 surgeons and 1 fellow Division is clinically productive, highly respected and actively involved in training of medical students, residents and fellows High volume surgical program Access to three DaVinci Xi Robots with teaching console Academic employment at rank of Associate Professor or Professor Tenure track or fixed term appointments are available Comprehensive benefits including relocation assistance, vacation & sick PTO, CME days & reimbursement, malpractice (with tail), retirement benefits, state health plan health insurance, employer paid dependent health insurance, medical and dental reimbursements, employer paid AD&D, disability, and life insurance Additional supplemental insurance benefits options – Accident, AD&D, Cancer, Critical Illness, Dental, FSA for Healthcare and Dependent Care Expenses, Life, and Vision The School of Medicine provides accredited education programs for medical students, residents and fellows, doctoral students in the basic medical sciences, and practicing physicians. The hallmarks of these programs are close-faculty student interaction, experiential learning, and development of students’ ability to continue learning even after they leave the formal educational setting. Our education programs are consistent with our missions of enhancing generalist training and offering opportunities in medicine to minority and disadvantaged students.

Requirements

• Dynamic, academically oriented general surgeon with minimally invasive surgery training
• Established record of academic productivity
• National presence
• Leadership experience in a matrixed healthcare environment
• Broad knowledge of all aspects of complex general surgery

Nice To Haves

• MIS training
• Clinical interest in a subspecialty area such as bariatric surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction/complex hernia, endocrine surgery, GI surgery including endoluminal therapy, foregut surgery, or other focus areas

Responsibilities

• Lead an active collaborative clinical, teaching, and research program

Benefits

• Relocation assistance
• Vacation & sick PTO
• CME days & reimbursement
• Malpractice (with tail)
• Retirement benefits
• State health plan health insurance
• Employer paid dependent health insurance
• Medical and dental reimbursements
• Employer paid AD&D, disability, and life insurance
• Supplemental insurance benefits options – Accident, AD&D, Cancer, Critical Illness, Dental, FSA for Healthcare and Dependent Care Expenses, Life, and Vision

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees