ECU Health

Orthopedic Surgeons Needed-Experience A Relaxed Lifestyle In North Carolina

North Carolina

full-time
Inpatient and outpatient
Offers J1 and H1-B
Beds

ECU Health

Job Highlights

  • Area Is Warm Year-Round
  • Less than 1 Hour from a Large Lake
  • Less than 3 Hours from Hunting Areas
  • ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine are seeking BE/BC orthopedic surgeons to join established practices in Roanoke Rapids and Edenton, NC. The successful candidate will join the ECU Health Orthopedic Service Line, a large network of high-quality orthopedic surgeons providing orthopedic care across eastern North Carolina.

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    New graduates and visa candidates are welcome to apply.

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    Highlights include:

    •Employment by ECU Health Physicians

    •Privileges at an ECU Health Community Hospital

    •Strong support from the ECU Health Orthopedic Service Line and the orthopedic trauma team at ECU Health Medical Center

    •Established referral networks and strong primary care alignment

    •Broad-spectrum orthopedic practices with the ability to tailor subspecialty interests based on community need

    •Opportunities available due to retirement

    •Both locations are located in communities with access to water, ideal for boating and water sports

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    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.

    ECU Health Physicians

    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.

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    About 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.

    Compensation Details

    Competitive Compensation and Comprehensive Benefit Package to include: Annual Administrative Stipend, Relocation, Vacation, Sick, & Holidays, Malpractice (with tail), 401k matching program/ 457b, Medical, Dental & Vision, Disability & Life Insurance In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits plan, qualified applicants may also be eligible for loan repayment, sign-on bonus, income guarantees, and residency/fellowship paid commitment stipends.

    Posted July 1, 2026