Neonatology Physician Per Diem (MD/DO) - UNC Health Nash

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The Department of Pediatrics at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)/ North Carolina Children's Hospital is seeking an individual for a Per Diem opportunity at our UNC Health Nash facility in Rocky Mount, NC.
The physician will provide inpatient clinical services primarily in the Special Care Nursery (SCN) at Nash UNC Health Care. This level II neonatal intensive care unit serves Rocky Mount, North Carolina and surrounding counties admitting close to 200 patients per year. UNC Health Nash is affiliated with the University of North Carolina, a quaternary referral center to which UNC Health Nash is linked by teleconferencing, for the purpose of consultations and continuing medical education.
The SCN at UNC Health Nash is housed in the Women's Center, which opened in May 2016. The Women's Center is a 47,048 square foot building designed in consultation with mother-baby experts, community members, and new parents, the Women's Center gives new families a "hotel like" experience. The facility features 6 labor and delivery suites with private bathrooms, a dedicated cesarean section suite with a spacious recovery room, 16 soothing mother-baby post-partum rooms with private bathrooms and ample space for family and friends and a large, innovative Special Care Nursery. The Special Care Nursery is comprised of twelve individual rooms for infant patients that include sleeping accommodations, private bathrooms, and hot meals for family members who are encouraged to stay with their babies. The unit is designed to care for the intermediate neonate, stable growing premature infant and readmitted infants < 30 days old. The SCN provides such care as: oxygen therapy, continuous monitoring, IV therapy, phototherapy, antibiotics, and OG/NG feedings. Monitoring capabilities include central cardiac/respiratory monitoring, apnea/bradycardia monitoring, pulse oximetry, blood pressure, glucose and thermoregulation. The successful candidate will be board certified in Pediatrics and BC/BE in Pediatric Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine with training and experience in clinical neonatology. This per diem position will be committed to patient care. A demonstrated commitment to quality improvement is expected for all faculty within the Division. Rocky Mount is located in beautiful Eastern NC at the junction of two national highways- US 64 and I-95. The state capital- Raleigh- and RDU airport is 50 miles west. Residents enjoy a low cost of living and convenient access to eastern NC beaches (120) miles and western NC ski slopes (190) miles. The opportunity provides a great work life balance with local access to fine dining, lakes for boating and fishing, beautiful parks and trails, visual and performing arts, outdoor concerts, sports complexes and educational activities for the family. Home of NC Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount is within 1 hour of NC State University, Duke University, East Carolina University and UNC Chapel Hill. For more information, please contact Laura Oakes at
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians
Organization Unit: FP Pediatrics Community Nash NPM Passthrough
Work Type: Per Diem
Standard Hours Per Week: Per Diem
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Rocky Mount
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
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