Pediatric Ophthalmology Greenville, NC

Overview

ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Ophthalmology-Greenville are seeking a full-time board certified/eligible, fellowship-trained pediatric ophthalmology specialist to join our expanding ophthalmology program in Greenville, NC. Candidates with an interest in resident education and residency program development are encouraged to apply.

ECU Health Medical Center is a tertiary referral center with a large population of patients with complex pediatric ophthalmic pathology. ECU Health Ophthalmology is hiring providers of all sub-specialties for a robust multi-specialty practice and plans to develop a teaching program on-site. There is a large hospital based and local optometrist and ophthalmologist-based referral network with few other pediatric ophthalmology specialists in the area.

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center and ECU Health Surgicenter
• Opportunity available due to programmatic expansion
• Opportunity for academic appointment through East Carolina University at the Assistant/Associate Professor rank
• 198-bed children’s hospital (52-bed NICU & 20-bed step down unit) and state of the art pediatric emergency department
• Children’s hospital medical staff includes Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric General Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, and Pediatric Plastic Surgery
• Outpatient clinic conveniently located near hospital with state-of the art equipment
• Responsibilities will include clinical practice, teaching of trainees and rotating call coverage
• Opportunities for research
• Competitive Compensation and Comprehensive Benefits include:
  Relocation, Paid Vacation, Sick, & Holidays, Malpractice/Tail Coverage, 401k matching/457, Medical, Dental, & Vision, Disability & Life Insurance. For eligible candidates: loan repayment, sign-on bonus, income guarantees, and residency/fellowship paid commitment stipends.

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center is a 974-bed tertiary referral center providing acute, intermediate, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

In recognition of its nursing excellence and high-quality patient care, ECU Health Medical Center has been designated a Magnet facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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.(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy.

This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.

Located in the heart of Eastern North Carolina, Greenville (pop. 91,495) is an ideal, family-oriented community that serves as a regional hub for education, entertainment, healthcare and shopping.

• Home to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant college community with an annual enrollment of more than 28,000 students
• Division…