Medical Director, Outpatient Adult Psychiatry Opportunity in Greenville, NC
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- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Greenville, North Carolina
- Background
- MD / physician
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- Medical
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Job description
Location
Facility: ECU Health / BSOM
Address
Greenville, NC
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Opportunity Criteria
Specialty: Psychiatry : Adult
Psychiatry : Medical Director
Psychiatry : Outpatient
Candidate Type: MD, DO
Visas Accepted: H-1B
Loan Repayment: Not Specified
Salary Range: Not Specified
Employment Type: Full Time
Bonus Offered: None
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NOT ACCEPTING CANDIDATES FROM SEARCH FIRMS Medical Director, Outpatient Adult Psychiatry Opportunity in Greenville, NC
ECU Health Physicians and The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a BE/BC Psychiatrist. The successful applicant will join a growing academic division. Applicants with at least three years of experience are preferred. H1B Visa Candidates are eligible to apply.
ECU Health is a 9-hospital health system serving 29 eastern North Carolina counties and 1.4 million people. Greenville is located 80 miles west of the beautiful North Carolina coastline and 80 miles east of Raleigh.
With an affordable cost of living, mild winters and close proximity to the North Carolina Coast, Greenville is an excellent place to call home.
Highlights Include
- Employment by ECU Health Physicians
- Academic appointment with East Carolina University’s Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.
- Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a 974-bed academic medical center and home to the James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital, and at the nearby ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital
- Growing Behavioral Medicine Division inclusive of 25 physicians and 3 advanced practice providers
- Work with growing multidisciplinary and collegial department
- Outpatient clinical responsibilities will include seeing adult patients at the ECU Health Behavioral Health outpatient clinic, ECU Student Health clinic, as well as at the ECU Health Infectious Disease clinic.
- Inpatient clinical responsibilities will include providing consults in the ECU Health Medical Center Emergency Department and inpatient behavioral health unit (less than 10% of the opportunity)
- Weekend in house call rotation and night call rotation by phone
- Opportunity to work with medical students, residents and fellows
- Competitive Compensation and Comprehensive Benefits to include: Administrative Stipend, Relocation, Paid Vacation, Sick, & Holidays, Malpractice/Tail Coverage, 401k matching/457, Medical, Dental, & Vision
For more information, please contact Shelly Harrington at 252-417-8975 or by email Shelly.Harrington@ecuhealth.org.
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 more than 15,000 team members, nine hospitals, a children's hospital and a physician group that encompasses over 1,200 academic and community providers practicing in over 220 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 120 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center and ECU Health’s Maynard Children’s Hospital – both Level I Trauma Centers – 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. For more information, visit careers.ecuhealth.org.
ECU Health Physicians, the employed provider group of ECU Health, is comprised of over 1,200 physicians and advanced practice providers across more than 120 locations in eastern North Carolina. The group provides the infrastructure and leadership needed to manage a modern medical practice, including processes for billing and collection, group contracting, electronic medical records and other technologies.
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
The Brody School of Medicine has trained physicians for more than 50 years as the only allopathic medical school in North Carolina’s Atlantic Coastal Plain. The school’s mission is to increase the supply of primary care physicians to meet the state’s medical needs, especially in the east. It is consistently recognized as a Tier 1 institution for primary care and family medicine by U.S. News & World Report. Each year, Graduate Medical Education trains approximately 450 residents and fellows across three dozen programs. In 2021, the state of North Carolina appropriated $265 million for a new facility, the Brody Center for Medical Education, set to open in 2027. Visit medicine.ecu.edu to learn more.
Greenville, NC
Widely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is the 11th largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of more than 95,000. Mild winter temperatures make it perfect for year-round golfing and park outings, while the summer months offer easy beach getaways with short drives to the picturesque Outer Banks and the stunning Crystal Coast. With an array of excellent restaurants, fascinating museums, charming art galleries, and unique antique shops, Greenville offers an exceptional quality of life that is hard to beat.
- Named one of Livability’s Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2025 and 2026
- Conveniently located 45 miles east of I-95, about an hour and half from Raleigh and from the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast
- Home to East Carolina University (ECU) – a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 students – and The Brody School of Medicine, one of the most diverse medical schools in the country
- Numerous waterways, parks and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
- Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and private
- Investment of more than $500 million in downtown Greenville’s revitalization bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses, and residents to the area
General Information
It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position. Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name ECU Health in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
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