Description

Outstanding opportunity to be part of a multi-faceted General Surgery group in a rapidly growing and diverse community! 

UNC Health Rex is seeking an experienced general surgeon to be part of our 5-member team of General Surgeons, a subsection of our larger group, which includes bariatrics, endocrine, colorectal, breast, acute care, hepatobiliary, thoracic, and surgical oncology. The General Surgery Division focuses on treating a breadth of surgical illness, including intestinal surgery, foregut surgery, hernia repair, skin disease, robotics. We value hard work as well as life balance. In conjunction with our Acute Care Division, we have developed a system in which we take call on weekend days, while they cover the rest. As part of the University of North Carolina System, we enjoy some collaboration with our academic colleagues, but also maintain our local community excellence in the thriving, affordable, and vibrant city of Raleigh. An excellent opportunity awaits!

REQUIREMENTS

1. Provides professional medical services to general surgery patients  

2. Exercises independent professional judgment in the care and treatment of patients. 

3. Orders and prescribes medical treatment, diagnostic testing, nursing care and other health and medical services. Prescribes medically appropriate pharmaceuticals. 

4. Consults and counsels with patients and families. Provides health and medical education to patients and families. 

5. Refers patients as needed to appropriate medical specialists and other health care professionals to assure appropriate multidisciplinary care is provided. 

6. Documents medical and clinical care in the patient's medical record. Assigns the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to permit third party insurance billing. 

7. Supervises other medical professionals. 

8. Adheres to the principles of medical ethics. 

EDUCATION/LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 

?Unrestricted MD/DO license in NC or eligible, ACLS, DEA 

?BC/BE by the American Board of Surgery 

Recruiter: Tina McBee, tina.mcbee@unchealth.unc.edu

About UNC Health

UNC Health is charting a new course for the organization, one that reflects our aspirations, values and the high expectations customers have in today’s healthcare marketplace. These changes will help the organization adopt business and medical practices that will help us become a more responsive, customer-focused, integrated healthcare system. UNC Health and its 33,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation to life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.

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