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Facility: ECU Health / BSOM
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Greenville, NC
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Opportunity Criteria
Specialty: Pathology : Forensic
Candidate Type: MD, DO
Visas Accepted: J-1 or H-1B
Loan Repayment: Not Specified
Salary Range: Not Specified
Employment Type: Full Time
Bonus Offered: None
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Forensics Pathology in Greenville NC
ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Medical Center, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a BE/BC forensic/autopsy pathologist. Applicants should be board certified by the American Board of Pathology in either anatomic pathology (AP) or anatomic and clinical pathology (AP/CP) and if not already certified in forensic pathology (FP), are expected to obtain certification within one year of hire. Knowledge of principles, practices, techniques, and advances in the field of forensic pathology and medicolegal death investigation is necessary. New graduates and visa candidates are encouraged to apply.
New graduates and visa candidates are welcome to apply.
The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, in conjunction with ECU Health Medical Center (formally Vidant Medical Center), provides a broad range of clinical services in anatomic pathology and clinical pathology for hospital and clinic patients. The Department houses residency, cytopathology, forensic pathology, and surgical pathology fellowship programs. The mission of the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is to improve the health and well-being of the citizens of Eastern North Carolina and beyond by delivering high quality pathology services, by providing exemplary education for medical students, residents, and other health care professionals, and by creating new knowledge through research. As the field of Pathology continues to evolve, the Department will continue to uphold its commitment to provide the best diagnosis and treatment monitoring services to the citizens of eastern North Carolina.
Highlights Include
• Employment by ECU Health Physicians – community employment model
• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a level 1 trauma, 974 bed Academic Medical Center, 2nd largest in NC
• Established program with two forensic pathologists and one pathologist assistant in the Eastern Regional Autopsy Center in Greenville, North Carolina
• Eastern Regional Autopsy Center completes 600 -650 medical examiner autopsies and 500-550 external examinations annually
• Center also serves at the autopsy service for ECU Health Medical Center, teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine, by completing 80-100 medical autopsies each year
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package to include: annual administrative stipend, relocation assistance, vacation, sick, and holidays, malpractice (with tail), 401k, 457b, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
Clinical Responsibilities
• Reviewing investigative reports to determine jurisdiction.
• Determining the need for and extent of postmortem examination.
• Direction of assistants in preparing bodies for autopsy including appropriate photography for documentation.
• Performing autopsies and obtaining appropriate specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Performing microscopic analysis when appropriate.
• Determination of cause and manner of death.
• Preparation and completion of reports of findings in a timely manner.
• Review of current literature as necessary to assist in formulation of decisions.
• Provide expert witness testimony in court
• Teaching of medical students, residents, fellows and law enforcement personnel.
• Consult with prosecution and defense attorneys in preparation for court proceedings.
ECU Health
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. www.ecuhealth.org
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.
Greenville, NC
Widely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is the 10 th largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of nearly 100,000. The Dickinson Avenue Arts District offers a vibrant arts, music, culinary and festival scene in the Uptown Greenville district. Greenville is also home to East Carolina University, the Brody School of Medicine, and Pitt Community College. , Excellent affordability, convenient location and natural resources combined with all of the amenities of a metropolitan university town, Greenville is the perfect place to live, work and play! Find Yourself in Good Company!
• Located inland off of the North Carolina coast, Greenville is 45 miles east of interstate 95, just over an hour to Raleigh, a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of NC
• Home to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 students
• Numerous waterways and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
• Mild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activities
• Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and private
• Investment of more than $500 million in downtown Greenville’s revitalization bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses, and residents to the area
Ashley Rudolph
If you, or a colleague, are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Ashley Rudolph at (252)558-3763 or Ashley.Rudolph@ecuhealth.org .
General Information
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.
