Pediatric Surgeon

East Carolina University•Greenville, SC

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About The Position

ECU Health Physicians, ECU Health Medical Center, and the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a fellowship trained pediatric surgeon to contribute to the growth and development of the pediatric surgery program. Applicants should have an interest in providing emergent and elective pediatric surgical procedures and be board eligible or board certified in general and pediatric surgery. Job 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 ECU Health Surgicenter Join group of 3 other pediatric surgeons Opportunity to develop pediatric subspeciality areas Expansive referral network consisting of 29 counties and over 1.4 million people The division covers a single hospital and has satellite clinics. 198-bed children's hospital and state of the art pediatric emergency department Access to ECU Health Surgicenter Children's hospital medical staff includes Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric General Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatric Plastic Surgery Ability to live only an hour away from the beautiful North Carolina coast Fixed term or tenure track position available at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. 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 ECU Health- 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 Maynard Children's Hospital- ECU Health Maynard Children's Hospital, located on the campus of ECU Health Medical Center, is designed to care for children from newborns to 18 years of age. The 206,499 square foot 198-bed facility provides highly specialized services including a pediatric intensive care (PICU), neonatal intensive care (NICU), kids immunosuppressed specialty unit (KISU), specialty care nursery, mother-baby unit, pediatric ECMO services, 24/7 children's emergency department, Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, acute dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), pediatric radiology, pediatric rehabilitation, general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, and craniofacial surgery. The ECU Health Maynard Children's Hospital at ECU Health Medical Center is a designated Children's Miracle Network hospital, placing it among the nation's top children's facilities. Employment in this position provides eligibility to participate in the UNC Optional Retirement Program (ORP) which offers matching employer contributions and employee control of investment choices, along with eligibility to participate in various Voluntary Supplemental Retirement Plans (401k, 403b. 457). This position is not eligible to participate in the NC Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS). Additionally, this position offers multiple voluntary options for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance as well as various supplemental plans including Critical Illness, Flexible Spending Accounts, Cancer, and Disability. While this position is not automatically eligible for the NC Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS), new hires transferring from another North Carolina state agency and current ECU employees transferring internally who had been enrolled in TSERS in their previous employment will continue participation in TSERS. These individuals may be able to elect to participate in ORP if they had not been offered that option at the time of their initial enrollment into TSERS.

Requirements

MD or DO from an appropriately accredited institution and conferred by the time of hire, or completed foreign medical education accepted and recognized for ECFMG Certification.
Full, unrestricted license to practice medicine in NC.
Candidates must have completed a pediatric surgery fellowship and be board certified or board eligible in general and pediatric surgery.
North Carolina Medical License.
Board certified or board eligible with the American Board of Surgery.

Nice To Haves

Candidates should have a proven interest and ability to teach residents and medical students and in pursuing clinical research.

Responsibilities

Providing emergent and elective pediatric surgical procedures

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
life insurance
supplemental insurance benefits options - Accident, AD&D, Cancer, Critical Illness, Dental, FSA for Healthcare and Dependent Care Expenses, Life, and Vision