Physician - Internal Medicine

JOB DESCRIPTION

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Internal Medicine - Westwood is seeking a BC / BE Internal Medicine Physician to join their dynamic outpatient team located in High Point, North Carolina.

JOB SUMMARY :

Physicians work to care for patients in a variety of ways, from treating chronic illnesses to advising about preventative healthcare.

While physician specialties might vary, the commonality across specialties is that physicians primarily work to diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses.

They often do this by performing physical exams, taking medical histories, performing and interpreting diagnostic tests, and recommending a plan of treatment.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE :

• M.D. from an accredited medical school.
• Successful completion of residency and at an accredited healthcare institution.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and / or REGISTRATION :

• Current M.D. or D.O. license from the State of North Carolina.
• Board certification in primary care or related field from said residency.
• Certification in BCLS, ACLS required if stress tests performed or as required by specialty.
• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Department of Public Safety (DPS) registration, for prescription writing required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Typical clinical setting

COMMUNITY LIVING :

• Enjoy life in North Carolina’s beautiful Piedmont Triad, with a regional population of 1.6 million including Greensboro & Winston-Salem, both ranked in the top 60 Best Places to Live by US News & World Report with family friendly and affordable area (housing costs 31% below the national average).
• Residents enjoy a rich quality of life flavored by vibrant downtown and family-friendly communities, miles of walking and biking trails, nationally acclaimed golf courses, prestigious education, high-ranking school systems, arts community, cutting-edge Southern cuisine, artisan craft breweries, and wineries.

ABOUT US

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians;

and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond.

As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team.

Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments

Mission

To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing for all.

Vision

To be the first and best choice for care.

Culture Commitments

We create a space where all Belong

We Work as One to make great things happen

We earn Trust in all we do

We Innovate to better the now and create the future

We drive for Excellence always