Overview
Cape Fear Valley Health is seeking a Bariatric Surgery Medical Director to lead our established hospital-based bariatrics program.
Join a superb, fully accredited weight management team of compassionate surgeons, behavioral health specialists, dietitians, and certified bariatric support staff in an ever-expanding program dedicated to exceeding our weight loss patients' goals for improved health and lifestyle!
Cape Fear Valley Health’s Bariatric Program is an established, thriving outpatient program that offers weight loss management including Bariatric Surgery, medical weight management, education, medication initiation, managing medication and vitamin levels for post-op Bariatric Surgery, pre and post operative support, exercise physiology and dietary planning. The office provides a comprehensive, team-based approach which includes certified Bariatric Coordinators / Navigators, Mental Health Counselors, Registered Dietitians, and Clinical Practitioners and Hospital Based Bariatric Case Managers. Physician candidates should have great leadership skills and work well with all members of the care team. This position will treat adult patients and enjoy access to sub-specialty care in our communities. This position will engage on a regular basis with community outreach initiatives, education and marketing endeavors for the program and health system.
The selected candidate will primarily work with patients in the outpatient setting /OR and participate in General Surgery Call. The schedule for this full-time opportunity is Monday – Friday.
Interested candidates should be Board Certified, hold a North Carolina license and DEA, and hold ACLS and BLS certifications. Training and/or certification in Bariatric, Metabolic Weight Loss is highly preferred.
Facility Description
ABOUT CAPE FEAR VALLEY
Cape Fear Valley is a 1,000+ bed, 8-hospital regional health system, with more than 1 million inpatient and outpatients annually. A private not-for-profit organization with 7,400 employees and 1,300 physicians on our medical staff, it includes Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health Care, Bladen County Hospital, Hoke Hospital, Health Pavilion North, Health Pavilion Hoke and Harnett Health.
Cape Fear Valley has been nationally recognized by:
Healthgrades as a Top 100 Hospital for Cardiac Care and Coronary Intervention
IBM Watson as a Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital
The Leapfrog Group Grade-A for Patient Safety: Hoke Hospital
North Carolina-Designated Level Three Trauma Designation
The Joint Commission: Disease Specific Certification in Hip Replacement Surgery (Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and Hoke Hospital)
The Joint Commission: Disease Specific Certification in Knee Replacement Surgery (Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and Hoke Hospital)
The Joint Commission: Disease Specific Certification in Heart Failure
The Joint Commission: Disease Specific Certification in Advanced Stroke
The Joint Commission: Disease Specific Certification in Advanced Primary Heart Attack Center
The Joint Commission: Disease Specific Certification in Pneumonia (Cape Fear Valley Medical Center & Bladen County Hospital)
The Joint Commission: Disease Specific Certification in Advanced Perinatal Care
The Joint Commission: Disease Specific Certification in Sepsis (Cape Fear Valley Medical Center & Bladen County Hospital)
The Joint Commission: Disease Specific Certification in Wound Care