Acute Care Surgeon

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in higher education is seeking a dedicated Acute Care Surgeon to join their esteemed Department of Surgery. This role offers the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research, provide exceptional patient care, and contribute to the education of future healthcare professionals. Located in one of the best college towns in the U.S., this position not only promises a fulfilling career but also a vibrant community. With a commitment to diversity and excellence, the institution offers a supportive environment for professional growth and a comprehensive benefits package, making it an ideal place to thrive both personally and professionally.

Benefits

Professional training opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid leave

Health, life, and retirement plans

Discounts on local services

Qualifications

• MD required with a focus on trauma and acute care surgery.
• Research experience in clinical outcomes and health services is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical care in trauma and acute care surgery.
• Participate in education of medical students and residents.

Skills

Trauma Surgery

Critical Care

Acute Care Surgery

Research in Clinical Outcomes

Health Services Research

Education

MD

Job description

Posting Information

Posting Information

Department	Surgery - Acute Care Trauma - 414040
Posting Open Date	02/11/2025
Application Deadline
Open Until Filled	Yes
Position Type	Permanent Faculty
Working Title	Acute Care Surgeon
Appointment Type	Faculty
Vacancy ID	FAC0005465
Full-time/Part-time	Full-Time Permanent
Hours per week	40
FTE	1
Position Location	North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
Proposed Start Date	04/07/2025

Position Information

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

The Department of Surgery at the University of North Carolina is seeking applications for a full-time academic trauma, surgical critical care, and acute care surgeon to join our Division of General and Acute Care Surgery. The Division of General and Acute Care Surgery is among 9 clinical Divisions in the Department of Surgery. The Division currently includes 15 faculty members that provide a broad array of clinical services while caring for injured and critically ill patients as well as emergency general surgery patients. This will be Open Rank, this appointment may also be offered as a fixed term track, tenure/tenure track, or variable appointment between 0.5 and 1.0 FTE. Academic appointments will be commensurate with the candidate's experience.

Our current Surgical ICU and Intermediate Care floor is a 40-bed unit that houses trauma, emergency general surgery, and elective surgical patients from the Department of Surgery and many surgical subspecialties. Cardiovascular ICU is a 28-bed unit that houses cardiac, thoracic and vascular patients. Surgical attendings may have the opportunity to attend in the Cardiovascular ICU if desired. The Department of Surgery also has a one-year Surgical Critical Care fellowship with up to four fellows each year.

Faculty members within the Division of Acute Care Trauma Surgery must possess a desire to commit to all three missions of the department and school of medicine, including the clinical, education, and research missions. Regarding the education mission, faculty members are expected to regularly participate in the education of medical students, residents, and fellows in our Surgical Critical Care fellowship. Additionally, the Acute Care faculty participates in outreach to our many rural referring hospitals and to EMS providers from rural North Carolina counties. Regarding the research mission, a commitment to any one of a broad array of research interests is desirable, including but not limited to clinical, outcomes, health services, basic science, translational, ethics, education, or global surgery research. Regarding the clinical mission, faculty members must be committed to delivering high quality clinical care that is of value to the patients of UNC. The selected candidate will be team-oriented and have the ability to interact well with colleagues inside and out of the Division. Our faculty interact regularly with the hospitalist service, outpatient primary care physicians, surgeons and emergency medicine physicians from both UNC Healthcare and non-UNC referring hospitals.

MD

The ideal applicant will have an interest in trauma, critical care, and acute care surgery. ECMO experience or the willingness to become proficient in adult ECMO care is desirable. Applicants with research experience in clinical outcomes, quality and safety, health services research, and basic and translational research are strongly encouraged to apply. Focused expertise or interest in health service outcomes and injury prevention for the trauma patient is desired.

Be a Tar Heel!	A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn. One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community. University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.
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Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities	This position is designated as a Campus Security Authority in accordance with the Clery Act. This position will be required to report Clery crimes to the Clery Compliance Manager and complete annual training about reporting responsibilities.
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Department Contact Information

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University's Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost office at (919)-962-1091 or send an email to [e-mail].

Please note: The Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost office will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.

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