Family Medicine/Internal Medicine- Geriatric Medicine

Job Description

Job Description

Seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Family Physician or Internal Medicine Physician, with additional qualifications in Geriatrics, to join their growing department.

This opportunity is a fixed term, or tenure track, academic position at the rank / title of Clinical Assistant Professor Level or higher.

The mission of the Geriatrics Division is to care for our older population and prepare all levels of learners for the challenges of caring for older patients.

The Department of Family Medicine is one of 11 clinical departments at the School of Medicine and is a nationally recognized leader in Family Medicine education.

Located in a 120,000 sq. ft. facility, the department provides a wide variety of comprehensive primary care services for all age groups to include : geriatrics, sports medicine, obstetrical care, office-based procedures, nutrition services, counseling, and psychological support in an integrated care model.

Opportunity Highlights include :

Employment

Hospital privileges

Patient care will be provided in an ambulatory geriatric clinic, inpatient setting, and in a continuing care retirement community with skilled care beds.

Strong emphasis on teaching, mentoring, advising, supervision of residents, medical students, and other learners

Opportunities to develop administrative and scholarly skills.

Comprehensive benefits including relocation assistance, vacation & sick PTO, CME days & reimbursement, malpractice (with tail), retirement benefits, state health plan health insurance, employer paid dependent health insurance, medical and dental reimbursements, employer paid AD&D, disability, and life insurance.

Additional supplemental insurance benefits options Accident, AD&D, Cancer, Critical Illness, Dental, FSA for Healthcare and Dependent Care Expenses, Life, and Vision

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.

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 Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the School of Medicine

GREENVILLE, NC

Located inland off 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.

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.