General Surgery Physician, PRN, Sentara Albemarle Hospital on, Flex
Listed compensation
$257k-$590k
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
City/State
Elizabeth City, NC
Work Shift
- First (Days)
- Provider Specialty
- General Surgery
Overview
Be an integral part of a Healthcare System focused on quality, transformation, and innovation.
Sentara is recruiting a top General Surgeon to cover PRN shifts with our team in beautiful Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Exciting opportunity to join a regional center of excellence backed by Sentara, an award-winning, non-profit, innovative healthcare organization.
Named One of the Top Five Large Health Systems in the Country by IBM Watson Health and included On Forbes List of Best Employers!
Practice the full scope of bread and butter general surgery with 4 other productive surgeons.
You Can Expect
High Volume
- Beautiful Office Located on Campus of New State-of-the-Art Hospital
- Experienced Office and Clinical staff daVinci Xi Robot
- An outdoorsman’s paradise for hunting, fishing, and boating!!
Get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and come to a community where physicians are respected and truly appreciated. Elizabeth City is located along the Pasquotank River and only a short drive to North Carolina’s Outer Banks Beaches. Local attractions include The Pines Golf & Country Club, Museum of the Albemarle, Encore Theater, many historic sites and an excellent boating community. 45 minutes to the amenities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach!
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Contact Kay Miller; kmmille1@sentara.com
We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $256,880.00 - $589,680.00 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.
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
Perform the full scope of general surgery procedures as part of a team of five surgeons. Provide high-quality surgical care within a state-of-the-art hospital environment.
Requirements
Candidates must be qualified surgeons capable of performing bread and butter general surgery. Experience with robotic surgery, specifically the daVinci Xi system, is highlighted.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 95% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$449k in purchasing power | North Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in North Carolina | 30 active | 1,267 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 95% no call · 70% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $10k loan repayment | North Carolina Physician listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment506 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #10 of 26 specialties | postings stay open a median 42 days · 18% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, September 2026 · 329 postings, 188 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 820 in the last 30 days | 489 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Surgery pay trend | −11.1% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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