Physician-Pediatric Neurosurgery
Additional Job Description
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.
About the Role
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Neurosurgery seek a Pediatric Neurosurgeon (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). Senior candidates will be considered for the position of Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. The candidate will be expected to practice in Morgantown, WV.
Responsibilities
- Practice in Morgantown, WV
- Collaborate with colleagues in the pediatric surgical subspecialties, child and adolescent behavioral medicine/ neuropsychology, physiatry and rehabilitation, and neuroradiology
- Provide compassionate patient care and advanced medicine through education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve
- Participate in the development of innovative solutions for neurological and psychiatric conditions across the lifespan
- Work within the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, which is made up of a team of over 280 dedicated faculty in Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
Requirements
- An MD or DO degree (foreign educational equivalents are considered)
- Eligible for state medical licensure
- Completed a neurosurgery residency program, pediatric neurosurgery fellowship, and be board certified/board eligible in pediatric neurosurgery
Qualifications
- All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment
Skills
- Comprehensive care
- Excellent clinical care
- Professional growth
- Teaching
Benefits
WVU Medicine maintains 2 Level IV Comprehensive Epilepsy Programs both for Adults and for Children. The Epilepsy Center includes hardwired video-EEG monitoring units. The facility also features neuroimaging support including spectroscopic MRI and functional MRI and quantitative PET scans. Our new WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital opened in September 2022 and is the premier site within the state for primary through tertiary care of children.
Pay
Details TBD
Schedule
United States of America (Exempt) Shift: United States of America (Exempt)