• Clinical Assistant Professor

    University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)


    Employment Type: Permanent Faculty

     

    Vacancy ID: FAC0005345

    Position Summary/Description:

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks 1 BE/BC Pediatric Gastroenterologist to join 10 faculty and 5 advanced nurse practitioners in expanding the academic and clinical mission of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology. The position is fixed term at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Exceptional individuals interested in building outstanding clinical programs are particularly encouraged to apply. Candidates should have demonstrated excellence in clinical care, teaching, and academic scholarship. Diagnostic endoscopic skills are required. Interventional endoscopy skills (especially banding of esophageal varices and hemostasis) are desirable.

     

    The selected candidate will have completed a fellowship in Pediatric Hepatology after completion of their general pediatric gastroenterology training. There are ample opportunities to develop clinical programs in liver disease associated with cystic fibrosis and in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, in addition to strengthening our liver transplantation program. The candidate will work closely with UNC pediatric and transplant surgery to build upon the pediatric liver transplantation program. The position will have inpatient and outpatient responsibilities. The primary outpatient practice location for the position is 301 Wendover Ave E # 311, Greensboro, NC 27401. Qualified candidates may also work at the UNC main campus and one or more of our satellite clinics. On call responsibilities are discharged at The North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

     

    The inpatient team also sees hospital consults. The on-call physician works closely with our fellows and residents. The number of on-call weeks is divided among faculty depending on percent clinical full time equivalent. A total of 6 weeks on call per year is anticipated for full clinical faculty. The on-call physician does not have assigned outpatient clinical time.

     

    Our hospital yearly serves more than 70,000 children from all 100 North Carolina counties for over 200,000 visits for diagnosis and treatment. This family-focused hospital serves as the primary teaching facility for UNC pediatric residents. The pediatric inpatient service has an 88-bed capacity and 5,900 surgical and pediatric admissions each year. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit has a 20-bed capacity, and the Newborn Critical Care Center has a 58-bed capacity with approximately 850 admissions yearly.