Neurology Job at ECU Health in Ahoskie, NC

ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Neurology in Ahoskie, NC are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide neurological care in an outpatient setting. The successful candidate will be part of the regional neurology outpatient practice providing general neurology patient assessments and management. Neurology experience is preferred. A neurology orientation with our established neuroscience team in Greenville, NC, will be required prior to being the sole onsite provider at ECU Health Neurology in Ahoskie, NC.

Highlights include:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Support from ECU Health Roanoke Chowan Hospital, a 114-bed community hospital offering full scope of services including General Surgery, OBGYN, Orthopedics, Primary Care, Oncology, Behavioral Health, Cardiology, Pain Management, Endocrinology, and Urology
• Outpatient only with a Monday–Friday schedule
• No call
• Supervision by a neurologist who will provide care via telemedicine
• Large referral network including over 185 ECU Health practices and 9 ECU Health owned hospitals
• Support from an established clinical neuroscience team of 10 neurosurgeons, including dual-trained cerebrovascular specialists and 20 + neurologists including an interventional neurologist, 4 vascular neurologists, 4 neurointensivists and 13 subspecialty neurologists. The subspecialties include pediatric neurology, epilepsy, movement disorders, headache, neuromuscular, sleep medicine, intraoperative monitoring and neuro-oncology. There is also a large team of inpatient and outpatient Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
• Comprehensive Benefit Package to include: Annual Stipend, Relocation Assistance, Vacation, Sick, & Holidays, Malpractice (with tail), 401k/457b, Medical, Dental, & Vision, Life Insurance

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 185 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. 

ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy.

This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.

Known as a trading center of northeastern North Carolina, Ahoskie offers a variety of professional options and affordable lifestyles. In addition to ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, it includes the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine satellite clinic, a federally qualified health center and. community college. Chowan University is just a few miles away. Friendly neighborhoods conveniently near the hospital, vast country acreage and waterfront homesites are just a few lifestyle options. Ahoskie is located less than 100 miles from the Outer Banks, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. It features:

• A desirable climate with mild winters and four distinct seasons – ideal for outdoor enthusiasts
• Outstanding recreation nearby including golf courses, community theater, water sports, hunting, camping, fishing, community and state parks
• General aviation airport nearby; one hour to major airports in Norfolk and Greenville
• Vidant Wellness Center – Ahoskie, a 21,000-foot facility which includes a lap pool, an exercise studio and the latest in cardiovascular and strength training equipment
• Recreation Center which includes little league baseball, lighted athletic fields and picnic area

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position. Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.