Thoracic Surgery Physician (MD/DO) - UNC Health Rex
About The Position
UNC Rex is seeking a Thoracic Surgeon Ideal candidates should have experience in the robot-assisted treatment of thoracic surgical disease including benign and malignant disease of esophagus, foregut, lung, mediastinum, pleura, chest wall, trachea and diaphragm. Additionally, candidates will have experience in robot-assisted lobectomy and robot-assisted esophagectomy. Advanced endoscopic procedures and first rib resection or pectus repair a plus. Candidates will be board-certified or board-eligible in thoracic surgery. We employ a multidisciplinary thoracic team approach and offer the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic care available outside an academic medical center. Our care team offers the latest treatment options and access to all the support and resources offered at UNC Rex. Our board-certified specialists have been trained at some of the top programs in their fields, and they continue to learn new techniques to better our patient care. This high volume and growing practice is in an ideal location with an excellent work/life balance. UNC Health Medical Group: Delivering Expertise and Empathy to more than a dozen counties. The more than 90 practices and over 300 providers of UNC Health Medical Group are providing a full range of primary care and specialty services to people in 16 counties throughout North Carolina. Through operational support that helps each practice provide complete care to patients, UNC Health Medical Group makes the expertise and empathy of the UNC Health system available to more of North Carolina. REASONING ABILITY High-level quantitative and qualitative reason skills are essential in order to diagnosis medical and clinical issues presented by patients.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of medicine.
- DEA;MD
- BLS
- Language Skills: Should be able to communicate proficiently in English.
- North Carolina Medical License, DEA License, BLS/ACLS certification preferred.
- Board certified in Thoracic Surgery.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced endoscopic procedures and first rib resection or pectus repair a plus.
Responsibilities
- Provides professional medical services to patients.
- Exercises independent professional judgment in the care and treatment of patients.
- Orders and prescribes medical treatment, diagnostic testing, nursing care and other health and medical services. Prescribes medically appropriate pharmaceuticals.
- Consults and counsels with patients and families. Provides health and medical education to patients and families.
- Refers patients as needed to appropriate medical specialists and other health care professionals to assure appropriate multidisciplinary care is provided.
- Documents medical and clinical care in the patient's medical record. Assigns the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to permit third party insurance billing.
- Supervises other medical professionals.
- Adheres to the principles of medical ethics.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Hospitals
Education Level
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