Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician - 1521735

Pediatric PM&R Academic opportunity in North Carolina

 

Seeking an experienced board certified/board eligible Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician to provide care on the inpatient CARF-accredited unit.  Fixed term or tenure track positions are available. 

 

The PM&R Department serves the rehabilitation needs of the 1.4 million people in a 29-county region of eastern North Carolina and is located within Health Rehabilitation Center at the Health Medical Center with Spinal Cord, Brain Injury, General Rehab, and Pediatric Rehabilitation Units. The Medical Center's 75-bed inpatient unit is one of few rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in eleven or more specialty areas. 

 

Job Highlights include:

• Employed position - Academic Employment Model
• 974-bed level 1 trauma center
• Growing 9-hospital physician led healthcare system
• Established division inclusive of 9 faculty members
• State of the art 75-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit inclusive of dedicated pediatric rehab beds
• Inpatient and outpatient clinical responsibilities
• Participation in the training of residents, medical students, and other allied health students
• Research is supported and is a valued component of the position
• 29-county catchment area with large built-in referral network

 

The Children’s Hospital is designed to care for children from newborns to 18 years of age (and up to 21 years of age is patient is being followed by a pediatric physician).  The facility provides highly specialized services including a pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, kids immunosuppressed specialty unit, specialty care nursery, mother-baby unit, pediatric ECMO services, 24/7 children’s emergency department, acute dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy, pediatric radiology, pediatric rehabilitation, general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, and craniofacial surgery.  The Children’s Hospital is a designated Children’s Miracle Network hospital, placing it among the nation’s top children’s facilities.

 

The School of Medicine provides accredited education programs for medical students, residents and fellows, doctoral students in the basic medical sciences, and practicing physicians.  The hallmarks of these programs are close-faculty student interaction, experiential learning, and development of students’ ability to continue learning even after they leave the formal educational setting.  Our education programs are consistent with our missions of enhancing generalist training and offering opportunities in medicine to minority and disadvantaged students.

 

The Medical Center is a tertiary referral center with a large population of patients with complex pathology. Hiring providers of all 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 specialists in the community.

 

Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package to include: Annual Stipend, Relocation Assistance, Vacation, Sick, & Holidays, Malpractice (with tail), 401k/457b, Medical, Dental, & Vision, Life Insurance

 

Located inland off of the North Carolina coast, Greenville is 45 miles east of interstate 95, just over an hour to Raleigh, a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of NC

• Home to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 students
• Numerous waterways and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
• Mild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activities
• Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and private