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General Information

Location
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
1 Medical Center Blvd
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Care Delivery Brand
Atrium Health - Wake Forest Baptist

Description & Requirements

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is growing, and we’re excited to add an Academic Anesthesiologist to our team in central North Carolina. If you’re seeking a role that offers clinical variety, academic involvement, and long-term career growth, this opportunity delivers all three within a supportive, forward-thinking environment. Here, you’ll have the flexibility to shape your practice while working alongside a collaborative and highly skilled team.
Highlights
About this Opportunity:
  • Practice across a full spectrum of cases, from outpatient/ambulatory procedures to highly complex surgical cases at a major academic medical center
  • Opportunities to work in multiple facilities with varying case complexity, offering exposure and professional growth over time
  • Work alongside a large multidisciplinary team including CRNAs, trainees, and subspecialists
  • Structured, shift-based scheduling designed to provide clarity and predictability
  • Call responsibilities primarily based at the main academic medical center

Academic and Career Development Opportunities
  • Be part of a dynamic academic department with strong institutional support and funding
  • Opportunities to engage in clinical practice, medical education (teaching residents and fellows), and research or scholarly activity
  • Access to dedicated leadership and mentorship programs designed to support long-term career growth and development

Program Strength, Growth & Culture:

The Department of Anesthesiology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is comprised of approximately 135 faculty, along with extensive CRNA and trainee support. Our program has a longstanding reputation for stability and satisfaction, with many residents choosing to stay or return, reflecting the supportive environment and meaningful career opportunities available here. 

As part of a growing health system, you’ll benefit from ongoing investments in new ambulatory surgery centers, expanded surgical facilities, and approximately 120 anesthetizing locations, supporting over 100,000 cases annually. This growth is thoughtfully driven by both increasing demand and strategic expansion.
Equally important, our department is known for its collegial, team-oriented culture, with a strong emphasis on mentorship, long-term career growth, and work-life balance. Ongoing efforts are focused on further enhancing engagement and ensuring physicians feel supported, valued, and empowered throughout their careers.

Training and/or Experience Required
Qualifications:
  • BE/BC in Anesthesiology 
  • NC Medical License 

Benefits
  • Paid Time Off programs available for eligible positions
  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
  • Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options with employer contributions and access to financial wellness resources
  • Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family support benefits, which may include parental leave, adoption assistance, and surrogacy support
  • Educational assistance and professional development programs
  • Paid medical liability insurance 
  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowances
  • Relocation assistance

About Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem beautifully blends rich history with modern innovation, offering residents a vibrant and welcoming community. Known for its picturesque neighborhoods like West End and West Salem, the city features charming historic homes and tree-lined streets. The city boasts a thriving arts and culture scene, with galleries, theaters, music venues, and festivals that bring the community together year-round. Walkable neighborhoods make it easy to explore local shops, parks, and restaurants, supporting an active and healthy lifestyle. Winston-Salem offers a high quality of life with a cost of living below the national average and affordable housing options. It's home to excellent educational institutions such as Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, and Salem College, recognized among the South's best college towns. With over 3,500 acres of parks, 25 miles of greenways, and easy access to both mountains and beaches, Winston-Salem offers abundant outdoor recreation. Above all, residents take pride in their genuine southern hospitality, making it easy to feel at home and build connections in this dynamic and evolving city.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is one of the largest nonprofit integrated health systems in the United States, providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. With Wake Forest University School of Medicine as our academic core, we are shaping the future of health care through innovation, research, education and compassionate care.

When you join Advocate Health, you’re joining a team that’s committed to being a Best Place to Care—where clinicians are heard, supported and empowered to focus on what matters most: caring for patients. This enterprise-wide initiative is grounded in listening to care teams, removing barriers to excellent care, and fostering well-being and connection. It reflects our purpose—from discovery to everyday moments, we’re redefining care - for you, for us, for all—and lives through our values: lifting each other up, leading with purpose, thinking boldly together and embracing change with optimism. Here, you’ll find not just a job, but a career with meaning, growth and impact—for all.

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