Physician – General Orthopaedic Surgeon

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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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Additional Job Description:

The West Virginia University School of Medicine and Department of Orthopaedics seeks a General Orthopaedic surgeon (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor) to practice at Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, WV.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the area of orthopaedic surgery.

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

WVU Medicine is West Virginia University’s affiliated health system, West Virginia’s largest private employer, and a national leader in patient safety and quality. The WVU Health System is comprised of a network of 25 hospitals and their affiliated clinics, anchored by its flagship hospital, J.W Ruby Memorial in Morgantown, an 881-bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care. The WVU Medicine System, has more than 35,000 employees; 4,000 clinicians; and serves hundreds of thousands of people annually from across the region and the nation with more than 4.5 million patient visits annually. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org

Since 1964, Jackson General Hospital has served patients throughout Jackson County and the surrounding areas. Our mission is saving and improving lives with quality healthcare, one family at a time. Through excellence in quality service, Jackson General Hospital is the community’s provider of choice.

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

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

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center:

8160 UHA Orthopaedics

Address:

122 Pinnell StRipleyWest Virginia

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