Hospital Medicine Physician - Nocturnist

Details
Client Name
ECU Health Medical Center

Job Type
Permanent

Offering
Advanced Practice

Profession
PA

Specialty
Neurosurgery

Job ID
15717020

Job Title
Nocturnist

Shift Details
Shift
7 On / Off

Scheduled Hours
84

Job Order Details
Start Date
10/31/2026

Job Description
ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Neurosurgery and Spine Center are seeking a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join their practice in Greenville, North Carolina. ECU Health's Neurosurgery team consists of 11 neurosurgeons and 10 advanced practice providers. The successful candidate will provide inpatient care at ECU Health Medical Center, a 974-bed level 1 trauma facility, regional leader for Neurosciences, and eastern North Carolina's only Comprehensive Stroke Center. New graduates will be considered. Experience candidates are preferred.
Nationally recognized by Becker's Healthcare as a top 100 program for neurosurgery ECU Health's Neuroscience Program uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide a range of services to include diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with neurological disorders. The hospital has specialty-trained staff in nursing, neurology, general neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, vascular and endovascular neurosurgery, complex spine surgery, neuroradiology (including 24/7 in-house neuroradiology coverage), neuro-critical care and neuro-oncology. The Neuroscience team takes great pride in their patient- and family-centered approach to care, which promotes optimization of patient outcomes.

Highlights include:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center
• 7 on / 7 off schedule, 7:00 pm - 7:00 am, Monday-Sunday
• Inpatient clinical responsibilities will include consults, first call, rounding, pulling of drains, admissions and discharges
• Established neuroscience team of 11 neurosurgeons, including 2 dual-trained cerebrovascular neurosurgeons, an interventional neurologist, inpatient stroke neurologists, 4 neurointensivists, neurologists, and nurse practitioners and physician assistants
• ECU Health Medical Center is home to a newly expanded 24-bed NSICU as well as a large rehab center providing both inpatient and outpatient support to neurology patients
• Dedicated team of NSICU NP/PA's providing 24/7 coverage
• Strong investment in technology including Gamma Knife, NeuroBlate, and RAPID
• Over 1,100 neurosurgical cases performed annually to include complex spine, cerebrovascular surgery and brain tumor resections
• Over 1,500 annual admissions with stroke as primary diagnosis
• Applicants will be required to have BLS certification from The American Heart Association

City
Greenville

State
NC

Zip Code
27834

Unit Details
Unit Description
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.