Emergency Medicine Physician- St. Joseph's Hospital

The West Virginia University Health System, the state’s largesthealth system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitalsthroughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includesfive institutes, as well as providing management services for otherlocal hospitals through affiliate agreements. Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the criticalaccess hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medicalcenters, we are all one WVU Health System. Work Here. Thrive Here. Additional Job Description: The Department of Emergency Medicine at West Virginia University(WVU), St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon, WV is currently seekingan Emergency Medicine (EM) physician to work with our growingteam! St. Joseph’s Hospital receives 24,000 Emergency Department (ED)visits per year where clinical opportunities and medical studentand resident teaching are available. Buckhannon, WV is apicture-perfect town for the career‑minded physician who desireslow stress of rural life yet demands high-quality care for his/herpatients and community members. St. Joseph’s Hospital is ranked inthe Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals for Best Practices in Qualityin the Nation by the National Rural Health Association. Qualified applicants must have an MD or DO degree (or its foreignequivalent) and be eligible to obtain an unrestricted West Virginiamedical license. Candidates must have completed an accreditedEmergency Medicine residency program and be board-certified orboard-eligible in Emergency Medicine. Faculty rank and salary will be commensurate with credentials andexperience. WVU offers a highly competitive and comprehensive recruitmentpackage. The Department of Emergency Medicine at WVU maintains a thrivingclinical practice—including West Virginia University Hospitals/RubyMemorial Hospital (55,000 visits/year, Level 1 Trauma Center),United Hospital Center (58,000 visits/year), St. Joseph's Hospital(24,000 visits/year), five WVU Urgent Care centers, WVU StudentHealth, WVU International Travel Clinic, Careers | UniversityHealth Associates and an internal locum tenens practice. Acrossthis myriad of EM practices, our faculty, fellows, residents, andadvanced practice providers care for more than 181,000 patients peryear. Our department is home to a competitive residency program of 30residents—attracting top‑notch house staff from medical schoolsacross the country. We also offer a state‑of‑the‑art emergencyultrasound fellowship program—again attracting some of thebrightest and most skilled young emergency physicians from aroundthe country. WVUHS is West Virginia’s largest private employer, and a nationalleader in patient safety and quality. WVU Medicine includes thephysicians, specialists, and sub‑specialists of the West Virginia University School of Medicine; four community hospitals; three critical access hospitals; and a children’s hospital, all anchoredby a 645‑bed academic medical center that offers tertiary andquaternary care. WVU Medicine has more than 1,000 active medicalstaff members and 15,000 employees who serve hundreds of thousandsof people each year from across the state of West Virginia and thenation. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt) Company: SMG System Medical Group Cost Center: 7650 SMG Emergency Department STJ Address: 1 Amalia Drive Buckhannon West Virginia Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries(collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer andcomplies with all applicable federal, state, and local fairemployment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does nottolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any othercovered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, nationalorigin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy,sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mentaldisability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service inthe uniformed services, genetic information, or any othercharacteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or locallaw. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives areprohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policyapplies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, butnot limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline,compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr West Virginia University