Description

UNC Health Lenoir is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified General Cardiologist to join UNC Cardiology at Lenoir, located in eastern North Carolina. This is an employed, full-time opportunity with a growing cardiology program and strong institutional support. This position will play a key role in establishing and expanding general cardiology services for a community with significant patient need, with the opportunity to work closely alongside interventional cardiology colleagues.

Financial & Benefits Package

• Competitive guaranteed base salary with RVU production bonus and quality incentive
• Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance

Qualifications

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in General Cardiology
• Interest in program growth and building a community-based cardiology practice strongly desired
• Open to experienced physicians or new graduates with strong institutional support

Practice

• Outpatient-focused General Cardiology practice with inpatient consult coverage
• Collaboration with Interventional Cardiology for procedural and STEMI-related care
• 14 days of call coverage, shared with UNC cardiology partners and community providers
• No in-house call required
• Join a collegial team including Interventional and Non-Invasive Cardiologists, with APP support and plans to expand APP coverage
• APPs manage their own clinic panels and support inpatient consults
• New cath lab opening March 2026, supporting comprehensive cardiovascular care
• No onsite CV surgery; established transfer agreement with ECU Health in Greenville
• Typical schedule includes clinic-based practice, manageable daily patient volumes, and protected administrative time

Kinston & Eastern North Carolina

Kinston offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a rural, underserved community while enjoying a collaborative medical environment and strong UNC Health backing. Physicians can quickly establish themselves, build a loyal patient base, and help shape the future of cardiovascular care in the region. The area provides easy access to Raleigh, an international airport, and North Carolina?s coast, along with strong private school options and a relaxed coastal lifestyle-ideal for those with ties to eastern North Carolina or a love of the beach.

Please Contact

Tina McLaughlin | UNC Health Physician Relations & Recruitment Liaison

C) 919-576-7225 

tina.mclaughlin@unchealth.unc.edu

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About UNC Health

UNC Health is charting a new course for the organization, one that reflects our aspirations, values and the high expectations customers have in today’s healthcare marketplace. These changes will help the organization adopt business and medical practices that will help us become a more responsive, customer-focused, integrated healthcare system. UNC Health and its 33,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation to life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.

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