Physician – Primary Care – West Fairmont

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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.

Work Here. Thrive Here.

Additional Job Description:

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Community Practice seek a Primary Care Physician (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to practice at our West Fairmont Center in Fairmont, WV.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice primary care medicine. 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 to obtain a West Virginia medical license. A successful candidate must have completed a family medicine, internal medicine, or med-peds residency program. Successful candidates must be board certified/eligible in family medicine, internal medicine or med-peds. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

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.

Fairmont is conveniently located 20 miles south of Morgantown WV. The area offers the cultural diversity and amenities of a large city in a safe, family-friendly environment.

Build your legacy as you serve, teach, learn, and make a difference from day one.  To learn more, visit https://wvumedicine.org/outpatient-clinics/west-fairmont/  and apply online at www.WVUmedicine.org/careers.

For additional information, please contact Jontell Harris, Physician Recruiter & Talent Advisor 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center:

8331 UHA Community Practice Marion Medical Associates

Address:

1377 Locust Avenue

Fairmont

West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

 

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