Physician - Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

WVU Medicine•Wheeling, IL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation are recruiting a Pain Medicine physiatrist. The candidate will practice in Wheeling, WV. Candidates should possess excellent clinical skills and a strong interest in education and research. Clinical and basic science research is encouraged and supported. Laboratory facilities are also available. All faculty are required to take an active role in our integrated residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Qualified candidates will have a special interest in the medical management of rehabilitation needs for neurologic, general rehabilitation patients, with procedural skills in spasticity management. Electrodiagnostic procedures are available. 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. 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.

Requirements

MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent.
Eligible for state medical license.
Completed physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program.
Board certified/eligible in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Completed one year of NASS-interventional spine and musculoskeletal fellowship, or ACGME pain medicine, or ACGME (interventional) Sports Medicine fellowship. Private practice fellowship is also acceptable.
All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.
ACGM E board eligible/certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and Pain Medicine or (interventional) Sports Medicine, or have a certificate of completion from a NASS-Interventional Spine and MSK program or other private interventional spine/pain fellowship program.

Nice To Haves

Special interest in the medical management of rehabilitation needs for neurologic, general rehabilitation patients, with procedural skills in spasticity management.

Responsibilities

Practice in the area of physical medicine and rehabilitation and interventional spine and pain management.
Provide excellent patient care.
Be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.
Take an active role in our integrated residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.