LOCUMS BC Ophthalmologist Needed in Greenville, NC

Locum tenens opportunity in Greenville, NC for a board-certified Ophthalmologist (MD or DO).

About the role

ECU Health Physicians is seeking an Ophthalmologist residing in North Carolina to provide call coverage at ECU Health Medical Center. The provider must attend an orientation the day before the scheduled shift.

• Coverage need: November 20–27, 2026 (Friday 8 AM to Friday 8 AM)
• Evaluate all hospital and emergency department consults, including trauma evaluation and surgical treatment
• Inpatient and outpatient call duties only; no ICU or critical-care responsibilities
• 24-hour call coverage required
• Provider must remain within 20 minutes of ECU Health Medical Center while on call
• EPIC experience preferred
• Anticipated daily volume: 5–8 consults; average patient load: 5–6 per provider
• No code-response duties

Responsibilities

• Repair ruptured globe
• Repair eyelid lacerations
• Remove corneal foreign body

About the facility

ECU Health Medical Center is a 974-bed tertiary referral and academic medical center serving a 29-county region of eastern North Carolina. As the flagship hospital for ECU Health and the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, it holds Magnet® designation for nursing excellence and provides acute, intermediate, rehabilitation, and outpatient services to over 1.4 million residents.

About the area

Greenville, NC is the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina with a metropolitan population of nearly 100,000. Key features include:

• Home to East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, and Pitt Community College
• Dickinson Avenue Arts District with vibrant arts, music, culinary, and festival scenes
• Affordable cost of living below the national average and diverse housing options
• Mild climate ideal for year-round outdoor activities such as boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking, and camping
• Over $500 million invested in downtown revitalization, bringing new restaurants, shops, and businesses
• Convenient location 45 miles east of Interstate 95, just over an hour from Raleigh and the Crystal Coast beaches

About the organization

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving over 1.4 million people across 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system includes 13,000 team members, nine hospitals, and a physician group with over 1,100 providers in more than 185 clinics. ECU Health Physicians operates under both academic and community practice models, offering opportunities ranging from acute to ambulatory care, regional to rural settings.

For more information, contact Joyce Best at (252) 847-6044 or Joyce.Best@ecuhealth.org, or Cassandra Bryant at (252) 847-6756 or Cassandra.Bryant@ecuhealth.org.