Physician, Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist

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Ruby Memorial Hospital (WVUH) time type:
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JR26-27463## Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us!

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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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Job Description:

**** West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics
** seeks a Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Morgantown, WV.A successful candidate will be joining the growing WVUM Pediatric Blood & Cancer Center (PBCC) with one other pediatric neuro-oncologist, four pediatric oncologists, two pediatric neurosurgeons, three advanced practice providers, two clinical nurse coordinators, two pediatric hematology/oncology pharmacists, two pediatric palliative physicians, two pediatric PM&R physicians, a neuropsychologist, a pediatric psychologist, a pediatric social worker, a clinical research associate and our PBCC facility dog, Rigatoni.

Our current growth also includes a separate Pediatric Blood & Cancer Center Inpatient unit in our new Children’s Hospital and an expanded PBCC Infusion center located in our new Children’s medical office building.

Duties:
The successful candidate will practice in the areas of pediatric neuro-oncology and general hematology/oncology. This is primarily a clinical position with multiple opportunities for clinical research and quality improvement. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and learners of other professions**.
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* Qualifications:

Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license. Successful candidate must have completed a pediatric residency program, as well as hematology/oncology fellowship program, and have additional training or experience in neuro-oncology.  Successful candidates must be board-certified / eligible in pediatric hematology/oncology.
All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

Our 150-bed WVUM Golisano Children’s Hospital has a full suite of pediatric operating rooms, cardiac catheterization lab/interventional radiology, and GI-endoscopy with dedicated pediatric anesthesia staff. The hospital includes 34 pediatric beds, 54 NICU beds, 26 PICU beds, Heart Center, and a dedicated Pediatric Blood & Cancer Center. The hospital is a Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center, with plans to become Level 1, as it is for adults currently.

There is also a Birthing Center including a 30-bed obstetrical unit and maternal-fetal medicine clinic.  WVUM Golisano Children’s 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 medical center in the state to receive Magnet status for nursing excellence.
** 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, 35,000 employees, and $7 billion in total operating revenues. The Health System is comprised of 25 hospitals – including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia…