Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for a state medical license.
Candidate must have completed an Internal Medicine residency program and a Hematology/Oncology fellowship program.
Candidate must be board certified or board eligible in Hematology and Medical Oncology.
All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.
Responsibilities
Practice in Hematology and Oncology and provide patient care.
Actively participate in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.
Depending on operational needs, provide services at additional worksites in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, with expected travel to fulfill those duties.
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Additional Job Description:
Physician | General Hematologist/Oncologist
West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Medical Oncology seek a General Hematologist/Oncologist (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Keyser, West Virginia, Petersburg, West Virginia and Oakland, Maryland. (Potomac Valley Hospital, Grant Memorial Hospital and Garrett Regional Medical Center)
Depending on operational needs, a successful candidate may also be assigned to provide services at additional worksites in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. In such instances, travel would be anticipated and expected to fulfill said duties at these additional sites.
Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the areas of Hematology and Oncology. 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 candidates must have completed Internal Medicine Residency program, as well as a Hematology/Oncology fellowship program. Successful candidates must be board certified / eligible in Hematology and Medical Oncology. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.
Information on the department/practice:
Garrett Regional Medical Center (Oakland, MD), Potomac Valley Hospital (Keyser, WV), and Grant Memorial Hospital (Petersburg, WV) serve the Potomac Highlands region across Maryland and West Virginia. Together, they provide high-quality, community-focused care to a multi-county rural population, supported by modern facilities and access to specialty services.
Garrett Regional is nationally recognized for excellence in rural healthcare, while Potomac Valley and Grant Memorial serve as critical access hospitals delivering essential services including emergency care, oncology, surgical specialties, and primary care. The area offers an exceptional quality of life, with a low cost of living and year-round outdoor recreation such as hiking, skiing, boating, and world-class trout fishing in a close-knit community environment.
The WVU Cancer Institute was recently named one of the top cancer hospitals by Newsweek and provides care to more than 125,000 patients each year. Our multidisciplinary medical teams use the latest cancer therapies, sophisticated technologies, and patient-driven research to deliver the best possible treatment in state-of-the-art facilities. The Department of Medical Oncology currently includes more than 75 physicians and advanced practice professionals at 15 practice sites across our multi-state network. The Institute is committed to delivering cancer care closer to home and will continue to develop our capacity to provide local care in conjunction with over 900 community partners. Examples of our innovative, patient centered approach include nationally recognized programs such as Mobile Cancer Screening Program (Bonnie’s Bus and LUCAS).
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.
For additional information for questions, please contact Erica Lippencott: [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.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Shift:
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Exempt)
Company:
UHA University Health Associates
Cost Center:
8870 UHA Cancer Medicine Garrett Memorial
Address:
251 N 4th StreetOaklandMaryland
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