Physician – Primary Care

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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.

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West Virginia University Health System (SMG) is actively recruiting a Primary Care Physician for Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville, WV. This primary care clinic is located inside of the hospital.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the area of primary care.

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 Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Medicine-Pediatrics residency program. Successful candidates must be board certified / eligible in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Medicine-Pediatrics All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

Location: WVU Medicine’s Wetzel County Hospital provides access to a range of medical specialties to residents of Wetzel and Tyler County, WV and Monroe County OH.

This is an opportunity to practice primary care in a small town with all of the resources of a large health system.  Wetzel County Hospital is a well-established practice with exceptional partners and support.

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.

Apply online at https://wvumedicine.org/careers/.  For additional information, please contact Sonya Petry at [email protected].

WVUHS is an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Additional Job Description:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center:

500 SMG Administration

Address:

3 East Benjamin DriveNew MartinsvilleWest Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS 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 WVUHS 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.