Academic Physician Hospitalist - JW Ruby Memorial

wvumedicine; Evansdale (WV); On-site; USD 270,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Medicine seek a hospitalist for full-time faculty positions, based in Morgantown, WV and Fairmont, WV, with possible duties at additional West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania sites. Inpatient service with teaching responsibilities for residents, fellows, and students.

The role offers academic appointment at Assistant/Associate/Professor ranks, with strong collaboration across subspecialties and a broad range of clinical and

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and eligible for state medical license.
• Completed Internal Medicine residency program.
• Board certified / eligible in Internal Medicine.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Practice in Internal Medicine / Hospitalist Medicine.
• Teach medical students, residents, and fellows.
• 26 weeks annually of clinical duties on inpatient hospitalist service; night coverage involves admissions with cross coverage.
• Participate in teaching residents and students in both one-on-one and rounding teams.
• Opportunities for subspecialty fellowship training through cross‑department collaboration.
• Manage a wide variety of patients across multiple service lines.

Education

MD/DO degree or foreign equivalent

Internal Medicine residency

Board certified / eligible in Internal Medicine

Job description

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine seeks a hospitalist for a full-time faculty hospitalist positions (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to practice in the primary locations of Morgantown, WV and Fairmont, WV. Depending on operational needs, a successful candidate may also be assigned to provide services at additional worksites in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. In such instances, travel would be anticipated and expected to fulfill said duties at these additional sites.

Duties

• Practice in the areas of Internal Medicine / Hospitalist Medicine.
• In addition to providing excellent patient care, be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Position is on our inpatient hospitalist service, with the expectation of 26 weeks annually of clinical duties. The night coverage is primarily admissions with cross coverage responsibilities.
• We are a growing academic hospitalist section that affords the faculty member teaching opportunities of residents, medical students, and advanced practice providers in both a one‑on‑one setting, as well as rounding teams covering inpatient consults for the Department of Medicine.
• We are a large tertiary care center that has extensive consultation support and cross‑department/section collaboration for those faculty members interested in subspecialty fellowship training.
• Section has numerous specialty service lines that offer an opportunity for providers to manage a wide variety of patients including cardiovascular, oncology, end stage renal disease, long‑term antibiotic infusion, geriatric fracture service, complicated infectious disease, and post‑acute care patients.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license.
• Successful candidate must have completed an Internal Medicine residency program.
• Successful candidates must be board certified / eligible in Internal Medicine.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer. The System has undergone significant expansion in specialty and sub‑specialty care in areas such as cancer, heart and vascular, and neuroscience, among many others. The Health System operates West Virginia’s first and only multi‑organ transplant center, and opened a new, 150‑bed Children’s Hospital in September 2022.

Morgantown is consistently rated as one of the best small metropolitan areas in the country for both lifestyle and business climate. The area offers the cultural diversity and amenities of a large city in a safe, family‑friendly environment. There is also an excellent school system and an abundance of beautiful homes and recreational activities. Morgantown is located just over an hour south of Pittsburgh, PA and three hours from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD.

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West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.

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Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt)

Company: UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center: 8066 UHA Medicine Hospitalist Service

Address: 1 Medical Center Drive Morgantown West Virginia

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