Physician Nocturnist - Ruby Memorial

WVU Medicine

54d•Hybrid

About The Position

The West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine seeks a hospitalist for full-time faculty Hospitalist & Nocturnist positions. The successful candidate will practice in Morgantown, WV and Fairmont, WV, with potential assignments in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, requiring travel. The role involves practicing Internal Medicine/Hospitalist Medicine, teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, and providing excellent patient care. This is an academic hospitalist position within a growing section at a large tertiary care center with extensive consultation support and numerous specialty service lines. The West Virginia University Health System is the state's largest health system and employer, with significant expansion in specialty care and a new Children's Hospital. Morgantown is recognized for its lifestyle and business climate, offering big-city amenities in a family-friendly environment, located near Pittsburgh, PA, and within driving distance of Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD.

Requirements

MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent.
Eligible for state medical license.
Completed an Internal Medicine residency program.
Board certified / eligible in Internal Medicine.
All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.
23.5 weeks annually of clinical duties.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Responsibilities

Practice in the areas of Internal Medicine / Hospitalist Medicine.
Provide excellent patient care.
Actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.
Practice in the primary locations of Morgantown, WV and Fairmont, WV.
Provide services at additional worksites in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, as needed.
Fulfill duties at additional sites, which may involve travel.
Provide night coverage, primarily admissions with cross-coverage responsibilities.
Teach residents, medical students, and advanced practice providers in one-on-one settings.
Round with teams covering inpatient consults for the Department of Medicine.
Manage a wide variety of patients including cardiovascular, oncology, end-stage renal disease, long-term antibiotic infusion, geriatric fracture service, complicated infectious disease, and post-acute care patients.