Physician, Trauma Surgery

WVU Medicine; South Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

UHA University Health Associates in South Charleston, WV seeks a Trauma Surgeon (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor) to practice at Thomas Memorial Hospital. The role includes trauma, acute care surgery, and critical care, with teaching responsibilities for medical students, residents, and fellows.

The Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center is a Level One center with dedicated staff and a broad range of services, part of WVU Medicine’s academic health system.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree required and eligibility for state medical license.
• Completed general surgery residency and a critical care fellowship.
• Board certification or eligibility in surgery required by appointment.

Responsibilities

• Practice in trauma, acute care surgery and critical care.
• Provide excellent patient care.
• Teach medical students, residents and fellows.
• Involve in trauma, surgical critical care, elective and emergency general surgery.
• Opportunities for outreach, injury prevention, pre-hospital education and research.

Skills

Teaching

Clinical leadership

Education

MD/DO degree

General surgery residency

Critical care fellowship

Board certified/eligible in surgery

Job description

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us!

Additional Job Description

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, and Critical Care seek a Trauma Surgeon (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to practice at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, WV.

Duties

• Practice in the areas of trauma, acute care surgery and critical care.
• Provide excellent patient care.
• Actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Responsibilities include trauma, surgical critical care, and elective and emergency general surgery.
• Opportunities for involvement in outreach, injury prevention, pre-hospital education and research are all available and encouraged.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license.
• Successful candidate must have completed a general surgery residency program, as well as critical care fellowship program.
• Successful candidates must be board certified / eligible in surgery.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

The Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center is one of only 2 Level One trauma centers for the state of WV. The Center treats over 3,000 trauma patients per year with approximately 2,100 admissions to the service each year. The service has support from dedicated advance practice providers.

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.

Today, the WVU Health System has more than 2,400 licensed beds, 3,900 providers, and nearly 30,000 employees. Anchored by a 700-bed academic medical center in Morgantown, the Health System includes more than 20 member hospitals that collectively serve a multi-state region that includes West Virginia, Western Maryland, Eastern Ohio, and Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Exempt/Non-Exempt

United States of America (Exempt)

Shift

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center

8240 UHA Surgery

Address

4605 Maccorkle Ave SW
South Charleston
West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

University Health Associates and its subsidiaries (collectively "UHA") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. UHA strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All UHA employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.