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General Information

Location
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
1 Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Care Delivery Brand
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Description & Requirements

Join the Department of Pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine working at Brenner Children’s Hospital on the campus of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The position offers a Wake Forest University School of Medicine academic appointment at the rank commensurate with experience and credentials. You will serve the booming population of North Carolina - the 9th most populous state and the 3rd fastest growing.
Highlights
About Us:
The Wake Forest Pediatric Nephrology practice offers a well-rounded, intellectually challenging, supportive, and collaborative environment at a major U.S. academic institution. You will join a team that supports a kidney transplant program, an outpatient maintenance dialysis program that actively encourages peritoneal dialysis, a level 1 pediatric trauma center, a burn center, an ECMO program, and a level IV NICU. The practice has a robust virtual health clinic to meet the regional needs of the state with the 2nd highest rural population in the country and the national needs of a pediatric kidney specialist shortage.

About the Department:
You’ll join a department well-staffed across the range of specialties, including 4+ pediatric rheumatologists and two pediatric urologists. There are multi-D clinics and conferences for Tuberous Sclerosis, Uronephrology, and Lupus, and opportunities to start and lead others given the high volume of patients, the diversity of conditions, the wide-ranging catchment area, and the range of specialists.

About the Team:
You’ll join a 4-physician team with 3 APPs (one inpatient, 2 outpatient), a nephrology RN who was formally a dialysis RN, renal dietician, a renal social worker, and a pediatric transplant coordinator. An additional peds/adult transplant SW and dialysis unit SW also support our programs.

Our outpatient dialysis unit is a dedicated section within a larger Wake Forest adult unit. In addition to maintenance dialysis, you will provide in-hospital CRRT, acute HD, acute PD, and PLEX. (If you didn’t get training on PLEX, we will train you). For biopsies of native and transplant kidneys, IR does about 2/3 and we do 1/3. We use Epic as our EHR. Our CKD, dialysis, and transplant summer camp partner is Camp Victory Junction.

We are members of NAPRTCS and the main coordinating center for the SUPERHERO hypertension registry. Our medical education mission includes our own pediatric nephrology fellowship and teaching of house staff, medical students, and APP and pharmacy students.

Additional Highlights:
Research and collaborative opportunities exist in what only a top U.S academic institution can provide: the world-renowned Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, (developer of the lab-grown bladder), the Hypertension and Vascular Research Center, the Cardiovascular Sciences Center, Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, Center for Healthcare Innovation, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Center for Vaccines at the Extremes of Aging, Center on Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Center for Remote Health Monitoring, and Center for Precision Medicine.
Training and/or Experience Required
  • BC/BE Pediatric Nephrologist
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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