Academic Hospital Epidemiologist-Infectious Disease Physician

Additional Job Description

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Medicine, section of Infectious Diseases seeks applicants qualified for appointment at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor rank. This is a faculty position with additional responsibilities as Hospital Epidemiologist for J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Morgantown, WV.

• Practice in the areas of Infectious Diseases with additional responsibilities as Hospital Epidemiologist for J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.
• The WVUH Hospital Epidemiologist is responsible for providing the necessary leadership to promote the safety of patients, personnel, trainees and visitors.
• Decrease the risk for healthcare associated infections to the irreducible minimum by limiting unprotected exposure to pathogens throughout WVUH.
• Minimize the risk of transmission of infections associated with the use of procedures, medical equipment and medical devices.
• Actively involved in the teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows.

• MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible to obtain an unrestricted state medical license.
• Completed an accredited internal medicine residency program and infectious diseases fellowship.
• Hold board certification in internal medicine by the time of appointment.

Our well-established Infectious Diseases section offers clinical responsibilities that include a highly active in-patient and ambulatory care program including outreach. The Section's educational programs include a Global Health and Tropical Medicine Program in addition to a two-year accredited fellowship in Infectious Diseases.

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 qua ternary 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.

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1. 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.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Shift: M/A
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Exempt)
Company: UHA University Health Associates
Cost Center: 8067 UHA Medicine Infectious Diseases
Address: 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, West Virginia

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