Description

We are seeking a Medical Director to serve HealthNet Aeromedical Services and serve as core academic faculty within the Department of Emergency Medicine, and the department’s Division of Prehospital Medicine at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.

The West Virginia University Health System represents 25 hospitals across West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland while HealthNet Aeromedical serves the entirety of Central Appalachia from nine air bases, and eight ground bases and three managed county 911 operations across West Virginia. This partnership moves over 5,400 patients per year by air and 42,000 patients per year by ground making it the largest prehospital provider in Appalachia.

Job Highlights:

•         60% dedicated HealthNet; 40% dedicated EM at J.W Ruby Memorial Hospital
•         Oversight of Air, Ground and 911 Response Operations
•         Educational and Quality Assurance Programs
•         Academic Partner with WVUHS, DEM
•         EMR: EPIC
•         PSLF qualifications
•         CME, Life Insurance, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, 403 (B)
•         100% Dependent Tuition

Requirements

Qualifications: 

Candidates must have an MD, DO degree, or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical licenses in all states where HealthNet Aeromedical Services provides care. Successful candidates must have successfully completed an Emergency Medicine residency program, be ABMS board certified in Emergency Medicine, and furthermore have completed an accredited Emergency Medical Services fellowship and be subspecialty board certified/eligible in EMS.

Physical Demands:

Ability to lift, push, pull and transfer boxes or equipment up to twenty-four pounds.
Ability to twist upper body while moving boxes and/or equipment.
Ability to stand, walk climb, balance, reach, stoop, bend, and crouch for extended periods of time.
Ability to smell and identify odors.
Ability to use close, distant, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and visual focus.
Ability to lift, push, pull, and transfer patients of high weights with limited resources.
Ability to twist upper body while moving patients and/or equipment.
Ability to clearly hear and interpret voice, two-way radio, and telephone communication.
Ability to successfully complete initial and recurrent physical examination including body weights,
Ability to successfully complete initial and recurrent physical agility test.