Breast Surgeon

The Department of Surgery is a multi-faceted organization in a complex organizational structure. It is a department within the School of Medicine with the attendant responsibility for patient care, medical education and research.

The department includes full-time faculty members in the sections of: general & bariatric surgery, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, surgical oncology, transplant surgery, trauma & acute care surgery. The department faculty provide surgical care to the people of eastern North Carolina, including pre-operative and post-operative care. The department provides surgical education to medical students and residents every day of the year. The department also has a vibrant research program including funded grants and clinical trials. The employees in the department support the clinical, education and research work of the department.

The Department of Surgery has a high-quality general surgery residency program with five categorical residents in each year who are competitively prepared for fellowships, academic positions, and direct entry into private practice. The Brody School of Medicine matriculates 92 students each year and is approved for class size expansion and construction of a new medical education building.

ECU Health Physicians and the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a fellowship-trained breast surgeon. The successful candidate will join an established academic division with either a fixed term or tenure track faculty position.

* Employment by ECU Health Physicians-Academic employment model

* Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a 974-bed academic medical center

* Established division of three surgical oncologists, two colorectal surgeons, one breast surgeon, and one PhD faculty member

* Division is clinically productive, highly respected, and actively involved in the training of medical students, residents and fellows
- Opportunity available due to program expansion

* High volume surgical program

* Clinical practice treating both benign and malignant breast conditions

* Well established multidisciplinary American College of Surgeons-Commission on Cancer ( ACS- COC) accredited cancer program with identified disease specialists in all areas of oncology including breast oncology

* National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers certified

* Dedicated breast imaging center and multidisciplinary tumor board

* Wireless localization and other state-of-the art techniques available

* Opportunity to operate at the ECU Health Surgicenter

* 29-county referral network

* 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

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. www.ecuhealth.org

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.

ECU Health Cancer Care is ECU Health's system-wide approach to eliminating cancer throughout eastern North Carolina, one patient at a time. ECU Health Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower in Greenville, located on the campus of ECU Health Medical Center, serves as the hub of ECU Health Cancer Care across the system. The 418,000-square-foot facility features 96 inpatient rooms, 60 infusion areas with a view of outdoor healing gardens and 58 different clinics centered on patient care. An image renewal center provides access to wigs, prosthetics, compression sleeves and garments. A resource center offers additional services to patients and families, including psychotherapy, support groups and complementary therapies.

MD or DO from an appropriately accredited institution and conferred by the time of hire, or completed foreign medical education accepted and recognized for ECFMG Certification.

Eligibility for medical licensure in the State of North Carolina.

Applicants should be board-eligible or board-certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Completion of an SSO-approved Breast Surgical Oncology fellowship or Complex Surgical Oncology fellowship is required.

North Carolina Medical License

Board certified or board eligible with the American Board of Surgery

Interest and experience with ultrasound-guided office-based procedures and development of a high risk breast program desired.

East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. In addition to submitting a candidate profile online, please submit online the required applicant documents:

Curriculum Vitae

Letter of Interest

List of Three References (noting contact information)

At the time of employment two or three original letters of reference, official transcripts, a criminal background check, and proper documentation of identity and employability are required. Please be aware that if selected for an interview, an automatic e-mail will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the References section of the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system. Letters of reference submitted via the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system will be verified and considered towards meeting this requirement.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

East Carolina University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer who is committed to workforce success and cultivating a culture of care, belonging and opportunity for our faculty, staff and learners and all stakeholders. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race/ethnicity, color, genetic information, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, or veteran status.

Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act ( ADAAA) should contact the ADA Coordinator at (252) 737-1018 (Voice/ TTY) or ADA-Coordinator@ecu.edu.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.