Spinal Cord Injury Physician

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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 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a fixed-term full-time physiatrist trained in spinal cord injury to join our expanding academic department. Faculty rank will be based on experience and qualifications. This position will require collaboration with the existing SCI physician to further grow our specialty SCI Rehabilitation program. This position will provide inpatient consultations and outpatient care for adults with SCI. They will maintain a busy outpatient SCI practice that includes spasticity management, ITB pump management, and care for adult spina bifida patients. They will be developing a specialty consult service for SCI patients with the goal being SCI-specific care from acute admission through discharge from acute inpatient rehab. Faculty will also participate in teaching, research, and administrative activities associated with an academic appointment and related areas of expertise. The individual will participate in existing programs as well as help develop further interdisciplinary programs that would benefit wholistic healthcare for the SCI population within the UNC Healthcare system. The successful candidate will be board eligible/board certified in PM&R plus be subspecialty board eligible/certified in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine.

The successful candidate will be board eligible/board certified in PM&R plus be subspecialty board eligible/certified in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. MD or DO with NC medical license or willingness to obtain state license.

The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a record of interdisciplinary collaboration, and the desire to be involved in enhancing quality of patient care.

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 facultyrecruitment@unc.edu.

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

If you have any questions about the job requirements or the hiring department notify the Department Contact.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.