Pediatric Physician (MD/DO) - UNC Caldwell

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. Pediatric Physician Opportunity in Beautiful Western, NC

About the Role

Caldwell Physicians and UNC Health Medical Group provide the majority of primary care and select specialty care to our market from thirteen separate medical park locations and 137 bed hospital. The Emergency Department sees approximately 30,000 visits a year.

Responsibilities

• Collaborative team of 5 providers in a busy/mature practice!
• Clinic volume - 4 days a week, average of 20 patients a day. Mix of newborns, children and adolescents. Well checks and acute visits, including mental health.
• Call of 1 in 6- Call includes ED/UC calls, inpatient pediatrics and back-up triage calls for Mulberry and Falls patients (after nurse triage screens first).
• Typically less than 10 calls in a week, some nights with no calls.
• Limited general inpatient pediatric admissions from the ED, typically less than 15 admissions in a year.
• Located next to a Pediatric Urgent Care, the only one in the region. It is located in an Upper Suite at The Falls Pediatrics, open seven days per week with a dedicated staff.

Requirements

• BE/BC Pediatrician
• Location in the Blue Ridge Mountains – the heart of Northwestern North Carolina with a temperate 4 climate seasons
• A variety of things to do: outdoor recreation, art, music, cycling, water sports, hiking and more
• Proximity to higher education opportunities: Appalachian State University in Boone, NC; Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC; Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute in Hudson, NC; and an excellent pre-K thru 12 Public School System that includes an Early College High School
• Only 20 minutes to the North Carolina High Country and the mountain seasonal resort community of Blowing Rock

Qualifications

• Collaborative team of 5 providers in a busy/mature practice!
• Clinic volume - 4 days a week, average of 20 patients a day. Mix of newborns, children and adolescents. Well checks and acute visits, including mental health.
• Call of 1 in 6- Call includes ED/UC calls, inpatient pediatrics and back-up triage calls for Mulberry and Falls patients (after nurse triage screens first).
• Typically less than 10 calls in a week, some nights with no calls.
• Limited general inpatient pediatric admissions from the ED, typically less than 15 admissions in a year.
• Located next to a Pediatric Urgent Care, the only one in the region. It is located in an Upper Suite at The Falls Pediatrics, open seven days per week with a dedicated staff.

Skills

• Collaborative team of 5 providers in a busy/mature practice!
• Clinic volume - 4 days a week, average of 20 patients a day. Mix of newborns, children and adolescents. Well checks and acute visits, including mental health.
• Call of 1 in 6- Call includes ED/UC calls, inpatient pediatrics and back-up triage calls for Mulberry and Falls patients (after nurse triage screens first).
• Typically less than 10 calls in a week, some nights with no calls.
• Limited general inpatient pediatric admissions from the ED, typically less than 15 admissions in a year.
• Located next to a Pediatric Urgent Care, the only one in the region. It is located in an Upper Suite at The Falls Pediatrics, open seven days per week with a dedicated staff.

Benefits

• Collaborative team of 5 providers in a busy/mature practice!
• Clinic volume - 4 days a week, average of 20 patients a day. Mix of newborns, children and adolescents. Well checks and acute visits, including mental health.
• Call of 1 in 6- Call includes ED/UC calls, inpatient pediatrics and back-up triage calls for Mulberry and Falls patients (after nurse triage screens first).
• Typically less than 10 calls in a week, some nights with no calls.
• Limited general inpatient pediatric admissions from the ED, typically less than 15 admissions in a year.
• Located next to a Pediatric Urgent Care, the only one in the region. It is located in an Upper Suite at The Falls Pediatrics, open seven days per week with a dedicated staff.

Pay

Exempt From Overtime: Yes

Schedule

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Work Type

Full Time

Work Assignment Type

Onsite

Work Schedule

Day

Job Location

US:NC:Granite Falls