Physician, Trauma Surgery

WVU Medicine; West Virginia; On-site; USD 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

WVU Medicine seeks a Trauma Surgeon at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, WV, to practice in trauma, acute care surgery and critical care while delivering exceptional patient care and teaching medical students, residents and fellows.

The role offers opportunities for involvement in outreach, injury prevention and research within a Level One trauma center, with strong collaboration across the WVU Health System.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and eligible for state medical license.
• Completed general surgery residency and critical care fellowship.
• Board certified/eligible in surgery.
• Active involvement in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Responsibilities

• Practice in trauma, acute care surgery and critical care.
• Provide excellent patient care while teaching medical students, residents and fellows.
• Engage in outreach, injury prevention and research.

Skills

Trauma surgery

Teaching residents

Critical care

Education

MD/DO degree

General surgery residency

Critical care fellowship

Board certified/eligible in surgery

Job description

The West Virginia University Health System, the state's largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals throughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includes five institutes, as well as providing management services for other local hospitals through affiliate agreements.

Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the critical access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical centers, we are all one WVU Health System.

Work Here. Thrive Here.

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: The successful candidate will practice in the areas of trauma, acute care surgery and critical care. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

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 2100 admissions to the service each year. The service has support from dedicated advance practice providers. 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.

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. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org.

Build your legacy as you serve, teach, learn and make a difference from day one. To learn more, visit https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/surgery/faculty-and-staff/trauma-and-surgical-critical-care/ website and apply online at www.wvumedicine.org/careers.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Exempt/Non-Exempt

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.