Pediatrics Physician
Company: UNC Health
Location: Wilmington
Posted on: June 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Description UNC Health is currently seeking a Board Eligible/Certified
Pediatric Cardiologist to join our multi-specialty practice in
Wilmington, NC. The successful candidate will live and work
primarily in Wilmington, NC, to join our team to provide pediatric
and fetal care in communities throughout southeastern NC in
partnership with Novant Health - New Hanover Regional Medical
Center (NH-NHRMC). This facility houses a community-based,
multispecialty practice and a children's hospital that includes a
45-bed Level III NICU, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and inpatient
unit. The physician will also be expected to develop and perform
clinical activities in surrounding outreach locations in
Southeastern NC. As a top-tier academic medical center, UNC Children's upholds a
four-tiered mission to "CARE," aligning clinical care, advocacy,
research, and education to deliver world-class family-centered
care. Novant Health and UNC Health formed a partnership in early
2021 to broaden and enhance pediatric care in Southeast NC and
expand medical education at the Wilmington branch campus of the
School of Medicine. Through this collaboration, NH-NHRMC will
become the tertiary care referral hospital for children in Coastal
and Southeastern NC. The successful candidate will ideally have excellent outpatient
pediatric cardiology skills with preferred fetal echocardiography
expertise. This is a full-time position, with focus on outpatient
care, but also includes some inpatient consultation services. The
candidate must be board-certified / eligible in Pediatric
Cardiology. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of and
build a community-based practice in Pediatric Cardiology while
being part of an academic group and holding a UNC School of
Medicine faculty appointment. There is an opportunity to teach UNC
school of medicine students as well as Novant residents. The
physician will be expected to participate in faculty meetings and
case management conferences virtually with Chapel Hill. The
physician will join The UNC Children's Heart Center, encompassing a
dynamic multidisciplinary group, which cares for the fetus through
adulthood along the continuum of comprehensive care. Wilmington, NC, is a charming, coastal city of 125,000, known as
the Port City, located in the southeastern corner of North Carolina
between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean. It is a popular
destination because of its moderate, four-season climate, historic
preservation district, annual cultural events, and numerous
championship golf courses. The historic downtown offers a 1.75-mile
River walk, and the nearby Wrightsville, Carolina, and Kure Beaches
are all within half-hour drives from downtown Wilmington. For more information, please contact Laura Oakes at Other information: Education Requirements: REASONING ABILITY High-level quantitative and qualitative reason skills are
essential in order to diagnosis medical and clinical issues
presented by patients. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: North Carolina Medical
License, DEA License, BLS certification. Board certified in area of
specialty. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit,
use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. the employee
is occasionally required to stand, walk, kneel, bend and reach with
hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job
include close vision. Ability to lift up to 25 pounds required. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described
here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions. Physician generally works in a
medical office setting. The noise level in the work environment is
usually moderate. Reasoning Ability: High-level quantitative and
qualitative reason skills are essential in order to diagnosis
medical and clinical issues presented by patients. Job Details Legal Employer: STATE Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians Organization Unit: FP Pediatrics Statewide Novant Clinical
Advisory Council PT Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: US:NC:Wilmington Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with
UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of
another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or
the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those
plans at UNC Health. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected
veteran or political affiliation.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Professional Experience Requirements:
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and
employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants
and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are
invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email if you need
a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career
opportunity.
Keywords: UNC Health, Greenville , Pediatrics Physician, Healthcare , Wilmington, North Carolina
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