Nags Head, North Carolina, Emergency Medicine Medical Director/Department Chair Job
Emergency Medicine Medical Director / Department Chair – Nags Head, North Carolina
Setting: Community Hospital Emergency Department
Position Type: Full-Time, Leadership + Clinical
Quick-Screen Requirements
Licenses & CertificationsAble to provide direct clinical care in addition to administrative duties
Candidate Fit
Leadership + Clinical Responsibilities
Leadership Duties Include:
ED & Team Structure
Compensation & Benefits
Additional incentives may include:
Loan repayment
Sign-on bonus
Income guarantees
Residency/fellowship commitment stipends
Location – Nags Head / Outer Banks, North Carolina
RecruitWell's Core Values:
Setting: Community Hospital Emergency Department
Position Type: Full-Time, Leadership + Clinical
Licenses & Certifications
- Board Certified in Emergency Medicine – REQUIRED
(Not accepting BE for this leadership role)
- Experienced Emergency Medicine physician with prior leadership, director-level, or administrative experience
- Proven capability in:
- Operational management
- Staffing oversight
- Budget/financial management
- Performance improvement
- Quality & safety initiatives
- Strong communicator, collaborative leadership style
- Comfortable overseeing a diverse ED team
- Values work–life balance and coastal living lifestyle
Leadership Duties Include:
- Medical Director + Department Chair oversight
- Staffing & schedule management
- Financial management / operational oversight
- Quality, safety & performance improvement initiatives
- Collaboration with system leadership & academic partners
- Support from East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine
- Direct patient care in the ED
- Working alongside existing physician and APP teams
- 21-bed Emergency Department
- Annual patient volume: ~23,100 visits/year
- Team: 6 Emergency Medicine physicians + 9 APPs
- Telestroke support
- Highly competitive leadership compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including:
- Annual stipend
- Relocation assistance
- Vacation, sick time & holidays
- Malpractice with tail coverage
- 401k / 457(b)
- Medical, dental, vision
- Life insurance
- One of the top U.S. coastal regions to live and work
- 175 miles of beaches and crystal-clear water
- Outdoor lifestyle: fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, hang gliding
- Scenic landmarks: historic lighthouses, expansive dunes, wildlife preserves
- Excellent public school system
- Ideal for physicians seeking work–life balance in a coastal community
- Open communication
- Sense of urgency
- Teamwork
- Accountability
- Driven to win
- Higher consciousness