ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Beaufort Hospital, a Campus of ECU Health Medical Center, located in Washington, North Carolina are seeking an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work with their established hospitalist program as a nocturnist. New graduates will be considered but must have a strong healthcare background.

Washington, North Carolina is a quaint waterfront community offering an excellent work life balance. Combined with eastern North Carolina’s mild climate and affordable cost of living, Washington is a great place for physicians to call home.

Opportunity Highlights include:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital
• Established program with 6 physicians and 4 advanced practice providers
• Full spectrum of specialty support including oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, OBGYN, orthopedics, behavioral health, pulmonology, critical care, and urology.
• Open ICU
• 7 days on/ 7 days off schedule; 7pm - 7am
• No Call
• Anticipated volume: 10-20 inpatient cases per shift
• Clinical responsibilities include assisting with ED admissions, rounding on patients, assisting with patient/family education, communicating with the transfer center, and handling call backs
• Opportunity to do procedures including pic lines and central lines
• Ability to live in a beautiful waterfront community excellent for water sports and fishing with an affordable cost of living
• ACLS and BLS certifications from the American Heart Association will be required
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package to include: Annual Administrative Stipend, Relocation, Vacation, Sick, Malpractice (with tail), 401k matching program/457b, Medical, Dental & Vision & Life Insurance

ECU Health Beaufort Hospital

ECU Health Beaufort Hospital, a Campus of ECU Health Medical Center in Washington, NC is a 142-bed full-service hospital with an active medical staff of more than 50 physicians representing 20+ specialties, as well as more than 600 nurses, technicians and support staff. The hospital offers a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services including medical, surgical, intensive care, emergency, pulmonology, orthopedics, urology, cardiology, and women’s services. In addition there is a lab, diagnostic imaging services, physical and respiratory therapy. ECU Health Beaufort also features the Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center, offering leading-edge chemotherapy and radiation therapy, among other cancer services.

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. [Register to View]

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.

Washington, NC

Washington is a small town that honors its historic traditions while embracing the future. It features one of the state’s largest commercial and residential historic districts, featuring stunning antebellum homes and buildings. It’s located on the Tar and Pamlico rivers, serving as a gateway to the second largest estuary on the East Coast. Health care is an important industry in Washington and the surrounding area in addition to PCS Phosphate, Hackney Industries, Weyerhaeuser, and Fountain Powerboats.

• Beautiful waterfront community
• Located in the heart of the Inner Banks on the beautiful Pamlico Sound
• Only 20 miles east of Greenville, NC and 70 miles from the spectacular Crystal Coast beaches
• Flourishing waterfront downtown district offers unique, world-class restaurants, intriguing shops, art galleries and more
• Desirable climate with mild winters and all 4 seasons – ideal for outdoor enthusiasts
• Provides diverse and affordable housing, including waterfront homes and land
• A number of school options including public, charter, parochial and private
• Parks & Recreation Department offers a youth sports complex with baseball, softball and soccer fields, an aquatic and fitness center, waterfront parks and boat launching facilities

Contact Information

If you, or a colleague, is interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Fran Arrowood at [Register to View] or [Register to View]

General Information

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position. Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.