Physician - Orthopedic Medical Optimization

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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.

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West Virginia University Health System (SMG) seeks a Physician-Orthopaedic Medical Optimization. The successful candidate will be expected to practice in South Charleston, WV and Charleston, WV, at Thomas Hospitals;
Thomas Memorial Hospital and Thomas Orthopedic Hospital, and provide medical optimization services for orthopaedic patients within WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals.

Qualifications:

Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license. Successful candidates must have completed an internal medicine or primary care residency program. Successful candidates must have board certified / eligible in internal medicine or family medicine. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

• Provide outpatient pre-operative medical risk assessments and optimization for patients scheduled for orthopaedic surgery.
• Collaborate with orthopaedic surgeons, anesthesia, and consulting services to ensure appropriate surgical readiness.
• Participate in selective inpatient peri-operative medical management as needed.
• Contribute to the continued growth and refinement of the Orthopaedic Medical Optimization Program.
• Provide clinical teaching to medical students and residents, contributing to the academic mission of WVU.
• Engage in clinical research and quality improvement efforts, with institutional support available.
• Utilize EPIC for all clinical documentation and care coordination.

West Virginia’s capital city is perfectly positioned at the confluence of the Kanawha and Elk Rivers. Three major interstates converge, making it a highly accessible destination for visitors looking for an affordable getaway. Charleston boasts the history you would expect of a capital city, but a growing arts scene and its riverside position makes it a hub for recreation and culture, too.

Thomas Health is part of WVU Medicine’s broad, integrated network of doctors, hospitals, clinics, and specialized institutes across West Virginia, Southwestern Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, and Ohio. The WVU Health System has more than 20,000 employees; 2,815 providers; 25 member, managed, and affiliate hospitals; and more than 2.5 million patient visits annually. WVU Medicine is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer.

At Thomas Health, we know who we are, where we have been and where we are going. Like hospitals all over America, we are changing, redefining and restructuring. We are two hospitals with more than 30 locations, 450 providers, 1,700 employees, and we have a goal. Working as one, we are striving to be the best community health system in the region we serve.

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.

Today, the WVU Health System has more than 2,400 licensed beds, 3,900 providers, and nearly 30,000 employees. Anchored by a 700-bed academic medical center in Morgantown, the…