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WVU School of Medicine, Department of Medicine seeks a board-certified hospice and palliative care medicine physician to serve as Section Chief of the Palliative and Supportive Care service. Successful candidates must have an MD, MD/PhD or DO degree (the employer accepts foreign educational equivalent) and be eligible to obtain an unrestricted West Virginia medical license. Candidates must have completed an accredited fellowship in hospice and palliative care medicine. Applicants should have strong leadership skills to oversee programmatic and faculty development. Responsibilities also include providing excellent patient care and active involvement in the division’s Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Fellowship programs. This position allows you to pursue your academic goals through educating future physicians and participating in clinical research projects.

Our well established and growing interdisciplinary Adult Palliative and Supportive Care Service (there is a separate mature Pediatric service) makes an extraordinary difference in the lives of patients not only locally, but also across our entire state and region. The WVU Medicine Palliative and Supportive Care Service provides statewide leadership to the West Virginia Center for End-of-Life Care, the West Virginia Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) program, and the West Virginia e-Directive Registry. West Virginia’s innovative system for supportive care is a national model with the e-Directive Registry and POST Paradigm anchoring one of only two mature programs in the country. This position provides an opportunity for significant involvement with these programs. Inpatient care responsibilities include inpatient consults at Ruby Memorial Hospital and inpatient telemedicine consult services to system hospitals across the state. Outpatient supportive care responsibilities include services at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and the WVU Physician Office Center in a chronic disease clinic of your interest.

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 a network of 25 hospitals and their affiliated clinics, anchored by its flagship hospital, J.W Ruby Memorial in Morgantown, an 881-bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care. The WVU Medicine System, has more than 35,000 employees; 4,000 clinicians; and serves hundreds of thousands of people annually from across the region and the nation with more than 4.5 million patient visits annually. We invite you to view this video and reach out today to learn why our physicians believe WVU Medicine is Like No Other!

The WVU Health System has been ranked number 180 out of 500 businesses selected for the Forbes list of “America’s Best Employers 2021.”

Morgantown is consistently rated as one of the best small metropolitan areas in the country for both lifestyle and business climate.  The area offers the cultural diversity and amenities of a large city in a safe, family-friendly environment. There is an excellent school system, an abundance of beautiful homes and recreational activities. Morgantown is located just over an hour south of Pittsburgh, PA and three hours from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD.

Build your legacy as you serve, teach, learn and make a difference from day one. To learn more, https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/medicine/sections-of-medicine/geriatrics-palliative-medicine-hospice/ and apply online at http://wvumedicine.org/morgantowncareers/

For additional questions, please contact Joseph Lombardi, Senior Physician Recruiter, at joseph.lombardi1@wvumedicine.org

West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.

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