Physician, Infectious Diseases and Critical 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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Additional Job Description:

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Medicine and WVU Heart & Vascular Institute seek an Infectious Diseases/Critical Care physician (ranks available: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor or Professor).  The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Morgantown, WV.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the area of adult Infectious Diseases (ID) and Critical Care Medicine. Clinical responsibilities will include a mix of ID inpatient and outpatient and Critical Care Medicine.  The position will support 50/50 both ID 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. Candidate will also be expected to participate in scholarly activities.   

The ID Division has 15 faculty with diverse expertise, skills, and experience.  We also have excellent APPs who work closely with ID faculty and fellows.  The ID Division is recognized for valuable contributions to all our missions, education, service, and scholarship.  Many faculty have won teaching awards not only locally and regionally but also nationally.  Areas of expertise/focus include health care epidemiology, musculoskeletal infections, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, C, antimicrobial stewardship, Transplant ID, telehealth, OPAT, and COpAT.  ID Division has an active fellowship program with 100% ID Board pass rate. 

At the WVU Heart & Vascular Institute, you’ll join an exceptional team making an extraordinary difference in the lives of patients from West Virginia and the surrounding states. Our mission is to provide the best possible care for our patients, and we do so by recruiting the finest physicians from across the country, recognized leaders in their specialty; investing heavily in new technology; practicing and frequently developing the latest techniques; placing the highest emphasis on achieving quality outcomes. Our collaborative atmosphere allows you to practice advanced medicine in a highly satisfying academic environment.

• Intensivist managed CRRT
• High acuity patient population
• Growing transplant program
• Growing ECMO and mechanical cardiac support program
• Highly skilled support staff
• Opportunities to work in other ICUs
• Protected time for funded research work
• Clinical, basic science, and translational opportunities
• University, Institute, and industry support

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 as well as Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program and Critical Care Fellowship. Successful candidates must be board certified/eligible in infectious diseases and critical care. 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. We invite you to view this video and reach out today to learn why our physician’s believe WVU Medicine is Like No Other!

Build your legacy as you serve, teach, learn, and make a difference from day one.  Please apply online at https://wvumedicine.org/careers/.

For additional information, please contact Joe Lombardi, Senior Physician Recruiter at [email protected]. 

 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:

8067 UHA Medicine Infectious Diseases

Address:

1 Medical Center DriveMorgantownWest Virginia

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