Neurointensivist - Open Rank

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine seeks a board-certified or board-eligible Neurointensivist to join a team of seven neurointensivists providing neurocritical care in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) at UNC Medical Center. The faculty appointment may be fixed-term or tenure-track, and the recruitment is open rank based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

The NSICU is a 22-bed unit staffed full-time by neurointensivists, advanced practice providers providing 24/7 coverage, and trainees rotating from neurology, neurosurgery, pulmonary/critical care, and emergency medicine. The unit is expected to expand to approximately 33 beds. It has an ACGME-accredited Neurocritical Care fellowship program.

The recruit will have primary clinical responsibility in the NSICU and will also provide attending services for a subset of intermediate-care neurology inpatients and ICU neurology consultations. UNC Medical Center is a tertiary referral center for North Carolina, a Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, and a Level I trauma center. The School of Medicine offers a collaborative academic environment and research opportunities, including through its partnership with Duke University School of Medicine as a NINDS StrokeNet Regional Coordinating Center and its Neurology Clinical Trials Unit.

Requirements

• Board certification or board eligibility as a Neurointensivist.

Nice To Haves

• Research interests supported by extramural research funding.
• Interest in a career combining neurocritical care clinical responsibilities with other services, such as clinical neurophysiology, vascular neurology, or neurohospitalist services.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary clinical care in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.
• Provide attending services for a subset of intermediate-care neurology inpatients.
• Provide attending services for ICU neurology consultations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed