Pulmonology and Critical Care Physician

Your Healing Mission Matters

As a Pulmonology/Critical Care physician with Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, NC, you will be inspired by the community you serve as a valuable member of the Lifepoint Health team, a nationally recognized healthcare organization centered on caring with a local heart for the communities we serve. You'll contribute to our positive, collaborative work environment as a culture champion while having access to the staff, resources and technologies you need to impact patient care.

You'll find yourself in a work environment where what truly matters is achievable – from your career goals to your own well-being.

• Join two physicians and two APPs
• Call is 10 days/month or shared equally among the providers.
• EBUS and Bronchoscopy onsite
• Clinic on hospital campus
• 9‑bed ICU
• Dedicated ICU coverage – 1 week per month
• Sleep lab
• Main office located in Sylva with satellite clinics in surrounding areas

We have a very busy pulmonary/critical care practice and have a current wait of 2+ months for new patients. We are seeking a physician who loves the great outdoors and loves being in a rural mountain community.

• Competitive base salary plus worked relative value unit (wRVU) production bonus
• Sign‑on bonus and relocation assistance
• Paid time off and retirement plan
• Comprehensive health and well‑being benefits
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Early‑commitment residency stipend
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance and days
• Paid professional liability and malpractice coverage
• Marketing and practice growth assistance

Harris Regional Medical Center is a 86‑bed hospital located in Sylva, NC, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. With a long‑standing reputation for excellent care, this fully accredited hospital has been providing care to western North Carolina residents since 1929.

Harris offers five major service lines, including orthopedics, cardiology, general surgery, women’s care, and emergency medicine, as well as many other areas of subspecialty care.

Sylva, NC is less than one hour west of Asheville and adjacent to the university town of Cullowhee, NC, home of Western Carolina University. Sylva and the surrounding area feature hundreds of miles of hiking and biking trails, waterfalls, and whitewater rafting and kayaking. Access to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Nantahala Outdoor Center, and the cultural legacy of Cherokee, NC.

Jackson County is known as the official North Carolina Trout Capital with clear mountain streams running throughout the county. Mountain golf and snow skiing are also within a few minutes’ drive.

• 50 min to Asheville
• 2 hrs to Knoxville
• 3 hrs to Charlotte

Harris Regional Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Harris Regional Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.