Physician - Orthopedic Surgery / Orthopedic Sports Surgery

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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: WVUHS Medical Group seeks an Orthopedic Surgeon.

The successful candidate will be expected to practice in the primary location of Charleston, WV and South Charleston, WV. Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the area of Orthopedic Surgery.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible to obtain state medical license. Successful candidates must have completed an orthopedic surgery residency, and a fellowship in orthopedic surgery, orthopedic sports surgery or orthopedic foot and ankle surgery.

Candidate must be board certified or eligible in orthopedic surgery. All qualifications must be met at the time of appointment. WVU Medicine is the state’s largest health system and private employer.

Founded in 1996 to unify academic medicine, clinical care, and community health initiatives, WVU Medicine has grown into a regional powerhouse with 25 hospitals across West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

It includes specialized institutes, such as the WVU Cancer Institute, WVU Critical Care and Trauma Institute, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, WVU Eye Institute, and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and employs over 35,000 people.

With more than 3,260 beds, the system delivers comprehensive care, ranging from primary services and advanced procedures like robotic cardiac surgery to mobile cancer screenings. WVU Medicine Thomas Orthopedic Hospital is located in downtown Charleston, WV.

We provide advanced orthopedic care to residents of Kanawha County and surrounding communities. West Virginia’s capital city is perfectly positioned at the confluence of the Kanawha and Elk Rivers. It is also where three major interstates converge, making it highly accessible.

Charleston boasts the history you would expect of a capital city, but a growing arts scene and its riverside position make it a hub for recreation and culture, too. For additional questions, please contact Sara Cloer @ sara.cloer@wvumedicine.org.

Scheduled

• Weekly Hours: 40
• Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt)
• Company: SMG System Medical Group
• Cost Center: 8622 SMG Orthopedics Blue Thomas Address: 4605 Maccorkle Ave SW South Charleston West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

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The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer with more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, 35,000 employees, and $7 billion in total operating revenues.

The Health System is comprised of 25 hospitals – including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia – and five institutes. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org.