Job Summary
Job Description
This prestigious medical school in North Carolina is looking for an academic geriatric physician. 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.
We believe a team with diverse experiences and perspectives leads to an inclusive and supportive environment that empowers our learners, staff, and faculty to thrive. We seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty members skilled in the scholarship of research, teaching, leadership, clinical supervision, and the application of knowledge. We welcome all candidates who desire to join a team that values and respects the talents, backgrounds, and ways of living of its members.
Opportunity Highlights include:
- Seeking a BC/BE Family Physician or Internal Medicine Physician with additional qualifications in Geriatrics
- Fixed Term or Tenure Track faculty position at the rank/title of Clinical Assistant Professor Level or higher.
- Patient care in both the ambulatory geriatric clinic and inpatient settings, as well as one continuing care retirement community with skilled care beds
- Strong emphasis on teaching, mentoring, advising, supervision of residents, fellows, medical students, and other learners in Geriatrics
- Opportunities to develop administrative and scholarship 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 Community
The community is widely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina. The Arts District offers a vibrant arts, music, culinary and festival scene. Excellent affordability, convenient location and natural resources combined with all of the amenities of a metropolitan university town, make this the perfect place to live, work and play!
- Located inland off of the North Carolina coast, it 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 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 the downtown revitalization bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses, and residents to the area