Employment Type: Permanent Faculty
Vacancy ID: FAC0005934
Position Summary/Description:
This position will be part of an embedded emergency department-palliative care team comprised of dual-trained emergency medicine and palliative care physicians. Physicians will work 0.50 FTE traditional emergency department shifts and 0.50 FTE dedicated palliative care consults in the emergency department. Emergency department shifts will be conducted in both the Chapel Hill campus and Hillsborough campus emergency departments, treating both adult and pediatric patients. Embedded palliative care shifts will be at the Chapel Hill campus.
Physicians are required to assess and attend to patients who enter the hospital’s emergency room. They immediately treat any injuries, infections, or other conditions to stabilize patients. Emergency department doctors request medical tests for patients, create treatment plans, and recommend patients to appropriate specialists.