WVU Medicine·Wheeling, Illinois
The Hospitalist will provide comprehensive inpatient clinical care to patients suffering from diseases and injuries affecting the human internal organ system. Duties also include establishing preventive health practices for these patients.
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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.
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West Virginia University Medicine is seeking a full-time Hospitalist based at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, WV.
Provide comprehensive inpatient clinical care to patients with disease and injuries of the human internal organ system and establish preventive health practices for patients.
M.D. or D.O. degree or foreign equivalent. Completed residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine and West Virginia Medical License eligible. Board eligibility in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. 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 eleven member hospitals and five hospitals under management agreements, anchored by its flagship hospital, J.W Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, a 700+ bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care. WVU Medicine has more than 1,000 active medical staff members and 18,000 employees who serve hundreds of thousands of people each year from across the state of West Virginia and the nation.
Wheeling Hospital provides premium health care to residents of Wheeling, WV, Northern Panhandle of WV, and Eastern Ohio. Wheeling Hospital provides a wide range of services, including its Surgical Center, Center for Pediatrics, Center for Women’s Services, Emergency/Level 2 Trauma Center, as well as a comprehensive cancer center and full-service cardiac catheterization lab, Stroke Care and is certified as a STEMI and Chest Pain Center. Founded in 1850, Wheeling Hospital has been a health care provider longer than any other hospital in West Virginia.
To learn more and apply online at http://wvumedicine.org [http://wvumedicine.org/] or contact Ryan Groves at ryan.groves@wvumedicine.org [ryan.groves@wvumedicine.org]
WVU Medicine is an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt)
Cost Center: 7508 SMG Hospitalists Wheeling
Address: 1 Medical Park Drive
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.
Candidates must possess an M.D. or D.O. degree or foreign equivalent, along with completed residency training in either Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Eligibility for a West Virginia Medical License and Board eligibility in the respective specialty are also mandatory requirements.
Market context
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