PM&R - Academic

(Physician/MD qualifications required) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - General PM&R Academic opportunity in North Carolina

Seeking an experienced board certified board eligible Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician to physician to join their expanding faculty. The successful candidate will provide care on a CARF-accredited General Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury, and or Traumatic Brain Injury inpatient unit as well as in an outpatient clinical setting.

The PM&R Department serves the rehabilitation needs of the 1.4 million people in a 29-county region of eastern North Carolina and is located within Health Rehabilitation Center at the Health Medical Center with Spinal Cord, Brain Injury, General Rehab, and Pediatric Rehabilitation Units. The Medical Center's 75-bed inpatient unit is one of few rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in eleven or more specialty areas.

Job Highlights include:

Employed position - Academic Employment Model

974-bed level 1 trauma center

Growing 9-hospital physician led healthcare system

Established division inclusive of 9 faculty members

State of the art 75-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit inclusive of dedicated pediatric rehab beds

Multiple outpatient clinical settings including pain clinic, lifestyle medicine clinic, wound clinic, and neurosurgery clinic.

Participation in the training of residents, medical students, and other allied health students

Research is supported and is a valued component of the position.

29-county catchment area with large built-in referral network

Opportunities exist for performance of EMGs and ultrasounds and other outpatient clinical needs including outpatient musculoskeletal clinics in our newly developed Ortho Musculoskeletal service line, amputee care, spasticity management including baclofen pumps, Botox and phenol, EMG NCS, and wound hyperbaric medicine

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.

The Medical Center is a tertiary referral center with a large population of patients with complex pathology. Hiring providers of all specialties for a robust multi-specialty practice and plans to develop a teaching program on-site. There is a large hospital based and local optometrist and ophthalmologist-based referral network with few other specialists in the community.

Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package to include: Annual Stipend, Relocation Assistance, Vacation, Sick, & Holidays, Malpractice (with tail), 401k 457b, Medical, Dental, & Vision, Life Insurance

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

Visa: U.S. Citizen,Green Card