About this opportunity
UNC Health lists this Pediatric - Adolescent Medicine Physician (MD/DO) opportunity in chapel hill, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Department of Pediatrics seeks to hire an Adolescent Medicine physician to join the Adolescent Medicine Section within the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (GPAM) at the University of North Carolina. Applicants should be board-certified or board-eligible in Adolescent Medicine. This position is an open-rank, fixed-term faculty appointment in the School of Medicine at UNC Chapel Hill. As a faculty member, the individual will join a multidisciplinary section that includes board-certified Adolescent Medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs), and pediatricians with a strong interest in adolescent health. Clinical responsibilities focus primarily on outpatient adolescent medicine care, provided in Raleigh and/or Chapel Hill clinical settings. Inpatient consultative care is delivered on an as-needed basis, with plans for expansion as the section continues to grow.
The Adolescent Medicine Section also offers opportunities to:
Provide medical care in youth detention centers
Deliver care within a youth psychiatric inpatient facility
Collaborate in a Hematology-Adolescent Medicine clinic supporting reproductive healthcare for patients with possible bleeding disorders and other hematologic conditions
Partner with the UNC Center for Excellence for Eating Disorders, housed within the Department of Psychiatry
Open Rank, Open Track
Academic, Research, & Teaching Opportunities
In addition to clinical programs, GPAM has a nationally recognized record of excellence in research and education. Division-wide research focuses include the impact of social and contextual factors on health, childhood adversity, and health inequities.
Research interests within the Adolescent Medicine Section include:
Adolescent consent and confidentiality in telehealth
Decision-making tools for contraceptive care
Reproductive health autonomy
Global health and HIV prevention
Eating disorders treatment outcomes and quality improvement
Opportunities for broader adolescent health research are available through collaboration with the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the Sheps Center for Health Services Research. Faculty may also participate in medical education, including medical student and resident teaching, curriculum development, and supervision of clinical rotations. Additional opportunities exist to develop and participate in other outpatient specialty collaborative clinics based on program growth and faculty interests.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Completion of post-residency fellowship training in Adolescent Medicine
Board certification or board eligibility in Adolescent Medicine
Eligibility for medical licensure in the state of North Carolina
For additional information, please contact Laura Oakes at .
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity : UNC Faculty Physicians
Organization Unit : Network Physician Recruitment
Work Type : Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week : 40.00
Work Schedule : Day Job
Location of Job : US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime : Exempt: No
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
Worksite address
chapel hill, NC, 27517, US
Who can apply
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