UNC Open Rank, Non-Tenure Track OB-GYN Hospitalist

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 primary purpose of this position is to work in the inpatient setting at UNC Women s Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC, covering Labor and Delivery, gynecologic consults, and gynecologic emergencies. Work duties will include twelve to fourteen 12-hour shifts per month (including nights, weekends and holidays). The person in this position will also teach medical students, OB-GYN residents and fellows in sub-specialty training. This person will join a multidisciplinary team including 3 other hospitalist ob/gyns as well as 4 inpatient-only CNMs. Our Labor and Delivery Unit is always staffed by two attending physicians from a pool of hospitalists, generalists, and MFMs.

Educational requirements include a MD or DO degree and completion of a 4-year ACGME approved residency in OB-GYN.

Candidates with previous obstetric and gynecologic hospitalist experience or training, a track record of strong clinical competence and independent practice will be given special consideration. Experience in an academic medical center is preferred, but not required.

Ability to meet technical standards for a general obstetrician and gynecologist, including night shifts and extended shifts (24 hours).

To apply electronically, please go to: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/249512

You will be prompted to upload a cover letter expressing your interest in this position and your experience that makes you an excellent candidate, your updated Curriculum Vitae and the contact information for at least four professional references. We will not contact references until the final interview stage. Initial interviews will be conducted remotely, with final candidates offered the option of in-person or remote interviews. The cover letter should be addressed to:

Kavita Arora, MD, MBE, MS

Associate Professor, Division Director & Search Committee Chair

UNC Department of OB-GYN

Chapel Hill, NC 27599

The UNC Department of OB-GYN web address is: http://www.med.unc.edu/obgyn/.