Physical Medicine Rehab – 413401
Posting Open Date:
07/29/2022
Open Until Filled:
Yes
Position Type:
Permanent Faculty
Working Title:
Interventional Spine Physiatrist (Open Rank)
Appointment Type:
Fixed Term Faculty
Vacancy ID:
FAC0004133
Full-time/Part-time:
Full-Time Permanent
Hours per week:
40
FTE:
1
Position Location:
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range:
Commensurate with Experience
Proposed Start Date:
07/01/2023
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:
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.
Position Summary:
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a BC/BE Interventional Spine Physiatrist to practice at the UNC Hospitals Spine and Imaging Center. The physiatrist will primarily care for patients with back and neck pain, musculoskeletal problems, and acute / chronic spine disorders. Must be able to provide comprehensive clinical care management and trained in fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided procedures, including epidural, facet, and sacroiliac joint injections. The physiatrist will work closely with a multidisciplinary spine care team and departments with a focus on non-operative treatments such as physical and occupational therapy. This position will be expected to participate in educational, research, and administrative activities associated with their academic appointment and related area of expertise. Some on call responsibility and participation in quality improvement projects is required. Must have a strong interest in academic medicine to advance our research, education, and clinical activities.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
The successful candidate must be board eligible/certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation plus have completed either a Spine and/or Pain Fellowship. MD or DO with NC medical license or willingness to obtain state license.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:
The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a record of interdisciplinary collaboration, and have the desire to be involved in enhancing quality of patient care. Successful completion of a Spine and/or Pain fellowship and experience in an academic medical center is desired.
A mix of procedures will include, but not be limited to:
– SI joint injections, lumbar facet injections, lumbar medial branch blocks, lumbar RFA, lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections, lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections, cervical interlaminar epidural injections, cervical medial branch blocks, cervical RFA, peripheral joint injections.
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities:
Not Applicable.
Special Instructions:
Qualified applicants should submit an application on-line at https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/236535. The application should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV), and two letters of recommendation. Applicants are required to identify the names, titles, email addresses and phone numbers of two (2) professional references when applying. Reference providers identified by the applicant will be contacted via email with instructions for uploading their letters of support.
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