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Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Anesthesiology Physician -Sentara Albemarle Medical Center (Part-Time)

AnesthesiologyIncludes callIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

City/State

Elizabeth City, NC

Work Shift

  • First (Days)
  • Provider Specialty
  • Anesthesiology Physician

Overview

Sentara Anesthesiology Specialists is seeking a BC/BE Anesthesiologist to join our collegial and well-established team at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, a new, state-of-the-art hospital located in beautiful coastal North Carolina.

This is an excellent opportunity for physicians seeking a high-quality practice with a predictable schedule, supportive care team model, and outstanding work life balance.

  • Practice Highlights
  • Employed position with a compressed schedule: Monday through Friday, week on/week off
  • Only four weekend shifts per year
  • Bread-and-butter anesthesia practice
  • No cardiac, trauma, or acute pediatric cases
  • Care team model supporting eight sites daily
  • Seven operating rooms plus Labor and Delivery

Compensation and Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package
  • $75,000 sign-on and commencement bonus (prorated based on FTE)
  • Exceptional benefits including retirement plan with employer matching
  • Malpractice coverage with tail insurance provided
  • $7,500 annual CME allowance (prorated based on FTE)
  • 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Location Highlights

Elizabeth City offers the charm of a close-knit coastal community with easy access to outdoor recreation. Located along the Pasquotank River, the area is ideal for boating, fishing, and hunting, and is just a short drive to North Carolina’s Outer Banks beaches.

Local amenities include The Pines Golf and Country Club, Museum of the Albemarle, Encore Theater, historic waterfront districts, and a vibrant boating community. Elizabeth City is approximately 45 minutes from the metropolitan amenities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach.

Escape the pace of larger cities while practicing in a community where physicians are respected and genuinely valued.

Learn More About the Community At

https://visitelizabethcity.com/

If you are interested and would like to learn more, reach out today! Jarrett Heward, Physician Recruiter @jxheward@sentara.com.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k/403B with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Resources Plan
  • Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Providers at Sentara are eligible for special benefits such as Annual CME Allowance and 100% malpractice and tail coverage.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

  • In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
  • For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs providers in the following states:
  • North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Key Responsibilities

The anesthesiologist will provide anesthesia services within a care team model at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. Responsibilities include managing anesthesia for various surgical procedures and labor and delivery cases.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible (BC/BE) in Anesthesiology. The role requires a commitment to a compressed schedule including a week-on/week-off rotation.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient careClinical practiceLabor and delivery supportOperating room managementMedical documentationCollaborationCommunication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Anesthesiology Physician -Sentara Albemarle Medical Center (Part-Time) at Sentara Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Anesthesiology — ranked against 723 active Anesthesiology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 85% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Anesthesiologist Jobs

15 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution14 jobs · 11 employers

4
<$450k
4
$450k-525k
1
$550k
4
$600k-675k
1
$800k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks12 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
67% this job
Sign-on bonus
42% this job
CME allowance
25% this job
Relocation assistance
25%
Loan repayment
8% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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#3

Physician - Anesthesiology - Kelsey Sey bold Clinic at Springwoods Village

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Anesthesiology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 723 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Elizabeth City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$266k
Typical market rent
$1,402/mo
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Sentara Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
Emergency Backup Care
Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
Life Insurance
401k/403B with Employer Match