Gastroenterology Physician

Gastroenterology Physician at ECU Health summary :

ECU Health Physicians is seeking a board-certified Gastroenterologist to lead the Division of Gastroenterology, embracing both clinical leadership and academic teaching opportunities at the Brody School of Medicine. The role includes oversight of a comprehensive GI service, collaboration with fellows and faculty, and involvement in strategic growth and quality initiatives within a supportive healthcare system. Greenville, NC offers a family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and access to beautiful coastal areas, making it an ideal place for both professional and personal pursuits.

ECU Health Physicians, located in Greenville, NC, is seeking a board-certified Gastroenterologist to lead their growing practice. The successful candidate will serve as chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at the Brody School of Medicine and as the Service Line Executive Director-Metabolic and Digestive. Applicants should have a desire to foster a collaborative teaching and research environment between fellows and faculty and have a proven record of clinical leadership.

Greenville is a family-friendly mid-sized community located 80 miles east of Raleigh and 80 miles northwest of North Carolina s beautiful Crystal Coast. With a mild climate that includes 4 seasons, close proximity to waterways, excellent school options, and an affordable cost of living-Greenville is the perfect place to call home.

Highlights include :

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Opportunity for academic appointment with East Carolina University s Brody School of Medicine
• Growing 9-hosptial physician-led private not for profit healthcare system
• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a 974-bed tertiary referral center
• Opportunity to lead an active GI service inclusive of an outpatient clinic, ASC, inpatient endoscopy suite, and will assist with oversight of regional gastroenterology services
• Established practice with 9 experienced gastroenterologists and 2 Nurse Practitioners
• State of the art outpatient endoscopy center and newly renovated inpatient GI lab inclusive of 3 interventional rooms and 20 pre and post procedure bays
• Inpatient support by GI hospitalist program
• Opportunity to participate and lead recruitment efforts, quality initiatives, strategic growth, and provider development
• Protected weekly procedure days
• Procedures will include general gastroenterology cases with support from three advanced endoscopists
• Ability to teach and to be supported by the Gastroenterology Fellowship program that includes 6 fellows as well as residents
• Full motility study program
• Large referral network including over 110 ECU Health Physicians practices and 9 ECU Health owned hospitals
• Ability to live in a vibrant university community with close proximity to the beautiful North Carolina beaches
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package to include : guaranteed base salary, potential bonus structure, annual stipend, relocation assistance, vacation, sick, holidays, malpractice (with tail), 401k, 457b, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance

In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits plan, qualified applicants may also be eligible for loan repayment, sign-on bonus, and income guarantees.

ECU Brody School of Medicine

The Brody 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 ECU Brody School of Medicine is affiliated with ECU Health Medical Center. ECU Health Medical Center 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

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.

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.

Greenville, NC

Widely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is the 10th largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of nearly 100,000. The Dickinson Avenue Arts District offers a vibrant arts, music, culinary and festival scene in the Uptown Greenville district. Greenville is also home to East Carolina University, the Brody School of Medicine, and Pitt Community College. Excellent affordability, convenient location and natural resources combined with all of the amenities of a metropolitan university town, Greenville is the perfect place to live, work and play!

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

Investment of more than $500 million in downtown Greenville s revitalization bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses, and residents to the area

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