Adolescent Medicine Physician – Pediatrics

Position Highlights

• Faculty rank: Assistant, Associate, or Professor
• Join a growing adolescent medicine team (2 physicians)
• Mix of clinical care, teaching, and potential research
• Work within a major academic health system
• Opportunity to contribute to NIH- and privately funded research

Key Responsibilities

• Provide care for adolescent & young adult patients
• Practice primarily in a general adolescent clinic setting
• Teach and mentor medical students and residents
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary pediatric teams

Qualifications

• MD or DO (or equivalent)
• Eligible for state medical license
• Completed residency in:
• Pediatrics
• Medicine/Pediatrics
• Family Medicine
• Adolescent Medicine fellowship preferred (not required)

Facility & Resources

• Practice at WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital (150 beds)
• Features include:
• Pediatric ORs, cardiac cath lab, GI/endoscopy
• 34 pediatric beds, 54 NICU beds, 26 PICU beds
• Heart Center & Cancer Center
• Affiliated with J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital (880 beds)
• Only facility in WV with:
• Pediatric cardiac surgery program
• Pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit
• Magnet® nursing excellence designation

About WVU Health System

• West Virginia’s largest health system & employer
• 25 hospitals, 3,400+ beds, 35,000 employees
• Strong academic and research environment

Location Benefits – Morgantown, WV

• Top-rated small metro area for lifestyle & business
• Safe, family-friendly with excellent schools
• Close to:
• ~1 hour to Pittsburgh
• ~3 hours to Washington & Baltimore
• Outdoor recreation and affordable living

Additional Details

• Potential travel to regional sites (WV, MD, PA)
• Equal Opportunity Employer (AA/EO)

Contact

• Contact: Megan Core, Senior Physician Recruiter
  megan.core@wvumedicine.org

WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s is home to the state’s largest—and most experienced—group of pediatric primary care physicians and specialists. We offer expertise in nearly every childhood condition, no matter how rare or serious.

Our 150 bed Golisano Children’s Hospital has a full suite of pediatric operating rooms, cardiac EP and interventional catheterization lab, and GI-endoscopy with dedicated pediatric anesthesia staff. The hospital includes 34 pediatric beds, the only level 4 NICU in the state, a dedicated Cancer Institute, a Pediatric Emergency Department with Rapid Care, 15 PICU beds, and is the mainstay for WVU Medicine Children’s Heart Center of Excellence including 8 CICU beds. WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s is a Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center, with plans to become Level 1, as it is for adults currently. The Birthing Center houses a 30-bed obstetrical unit and the maternal-fetal medicine clinic. J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in West Virginia with a pediatric cardiac surgery program, the only epilepsy monitoring unit in the state equipped to serve children, and the only hospital in the state to receive Magnet status for nursing excellence.

Take a virtual tour of WVU Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital.

About the WVU Health System  

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, over 35,000 employees, and $7 billion in total operating revenues. The Health System is comprised of 25 hospitals and counting – including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia – and five institutes. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org. 

We invite you to view this video and reach out today to learn why our physicians believe WVU Medicine is Like No Other!