Faculty Physician / Clinician Educator (Chatham Hospital)
Company: UNC-Chapel Hill
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: April 1, 2026
|
|
|
Job Description:
Position Summary The Department of Family Medicine at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in association with
UNC Health Care System, is seeking candidates for a Faculty
Physician/ Clinician Educator based at Chatham Hospital in Siler
City, NC. This position primarily works with the maternity care
service, including deliveries, at Chatham Hospital which is a
21-bed critical access hospital with a 10-bed emergency department
and a hospitalist teaching service entirely staffed by UNC
Department of Family Medicine faculty physicians. This is a unique
opportunity to join an academically diverse and energetic faculty
engaged in the provision of care to a rural population while
training the next generation of physicians and other health care
providers to provide care to underserved populations. The mission
of the UNC Department of Family Medicine is to promote the health
of the people of North Carolina and the nation through leadership
and innovation in clinical practice, medical education, research
and community service. We are concerned with both current needs and
future generations, and have a special commitment to the
underserved, mothers and children, the elderly and other
populations at risk in a time of rapid changes in the organization
of health care. Learn more about the Department of Family Medicine
at: https://www.med.unc.edu/fammed/ The Faculty Physician/
Clinician Educator position will be an integral part of the
maternity care service at Chatham Hospital. Specific
responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: * Clinical:
The clinical responsibilities will include covering labor &
delivery, including surgical coverage. The applicant’s
qualifications and training must support the ability to provide
surgical coverage. Depending on the applicant’s qualifications and
training, other clinical responsibilities may include working as a
hospitalist, and/or continuity clinic. * Teaching & Education: This
will be a rich teaching environment which will include, residents,
medical students, and fellows. * Research: All faculty are
encouraged to develop a scholarly interest. Clinical faculty are
expected to produce a scholarly product, which may include national
presentations and should include manuscript submission, at a rate
of one every one or two years. * Supervision: This position likely
will involve supervision of a midwife, nurse practitioner, and/or
physician assistant. * Institutional Citizenship: All faculty are
expected to work as part of the larger team to improve access,
reduce cost, improve quality, and promote efficiency and better
health outcomes. You may be requested to engage in community
outreach and attend professional events to assist with program
development and building professional relationships with referring
providers. In addition, attention to timely and complete
documentation, patient satisfaction, and referring physician
satisfaction are expected of each faculty member in our department.
Faculty rank and salary is commensurate with qualifications and
experience, plus excellent UNC faculty physician benefits and
clinical incentive pay. Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, And
Experience The ideal candidate will be an early to mid-career level
faculty member with experience in outpatient clinical care,
teaching, clinical scholarship, maternity care, inpatient care, and
after-hours care.
Keywords: UNC-Chapel Hill, Rocky Mount , Faculty Physician / Clinician Educator (Chatham Hospital), Healthcare , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
