Duke Health·Burlington, North Carolina
The physician will manage both inpatient and outpatient duties, including monthly 7-day ICU shifts and a weekly outpatient clinic seeing 20-25 patients. Responsibilities include performing lung cancer screenings, managing post-COPD discharges, and overseeing sleep lab and PFT lab activities.
Kernodle Clinic, part of the Duke Health network in Burlington NC is seeking a BC/BE Pulmonary and Critical Care physician to join their clinical practice.
Candidates must be BC/BE, have fellowship training in pulmonary critical care and their critical care certification.
Sleep medicine certification is preferred.
Experience or training in IP or robotic bronchoscopy is a plus The selected individuals will be actively involved in both inpatient and outpatient duties: Monthly shifts of 7 days in the ICU at Cone Health/Alamance Regional Medical Center located across from the clinic 5 days of outpatient clinic per week averaging 20-25 patients per day.
Off Friday afternoons for protected administrative time Inpatient consults / 10 days assigned to KC for unassigned call / split between the two physicians Outpatient clinic also includes CT Lonos lung cancer screening & post COPD discharge to decrease readmissions Sleep medicine certification preferred to help maintain sleep lab Clinic has a PFT lab overseen by a respiratory therapist Present practice is staffed by 2 MDs and one NP Fixed base salary with additional incentives for wRVUs and quality improvement.
Additional income for supervising Advanced Practice Provider Kernodle Clinic is a 55-physician, 40-APP multi-specialty clinical affiliate of Duke Health.
It is Duke Health’s largest community-based practice with 15 specialties across three locations.
The main clinic in Burlington enjoys a growing community 30 miles from Chapel Hill, Durham, and Greensboro.
Home to Elon University, three hours from the coast and two hours from the mountains, Burlington is ideally located for work, home, and play.
To learn more about 75-year-strong Kernodle Clinic visit: https://www.kernodle.com/ To learn more about Burlington and the Alamance County region visit: https://www.alamance-nc.com/ Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
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Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pulmonary and Critical Care with the necessary fellowship training and certification. Sleep medicine certification and experience in robotic bronchoscopy are preferred.
Market context
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