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Sentara Health
Elizabeth City, North Carolina

General Surgery Physician, PRN, Sentara Albemarle Hospital on, Flex

SurgeryIncludes callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$257k-$590k

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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

Clinical carePatient careSurgical proceduresCollaborationQuality improvement

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).

Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$449k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Surgery listings in North Carolina30 active1,267 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 95% no call · 70% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k loan repaymentNorth 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 specialtiespostings stay open a median 42 days · 18% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, September 2026 · 329 postings, 188 closed
New Surgery listings820 in the last 30 days489 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Surgery pay trend−11.1% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 1.5
Below most Surgery listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,267 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
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About Sentara Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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

Living in Elizabeth City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k≈ 1.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,457/mo≈ 7% of gross pay
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.