Family Medicine Job In Logan, West Virginia
Outpatient Primary Care in the Beautiful Mountains of Southern WV
Great outpatient primary care position located in the beautiful mountains of southern West Virginia. Opportunity to grow a practice quickly given the need for primary care services in the community and a large patient referral area including southwestern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky.
- Hospitalist group in place 24/7
- Supportive administrative team in place to ensure your success.
- Teaching and lecturing available to rotating medical students and PA's.
Logan is surrounded by spectacular mountains, swirling rivers and scenic countryside. It is a community of people that enjoy a small town feel and a love for the outdoors with easy access to city amenities. Hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, skiing and four-wheeling opportunities are endless and Charleston is an easy commuting distance, just a short 60 mile drive away. The beautiful mountainous scenery and friendly hospitality that southern West Virginia has to offer, makes Logan a great place to live and practice medicine!
The city of Logan is alive with special events throughout the year. In the summer with live outdoor dramas such as “The Wizard of Oz” or “The Aracoma Story” at the Liz Spurlock Amphitheater located in Chief Logan State Park. The city hosts a Civil War Reenactment each September. During October, the Shawnee Trail Encampment features daily frontier living, exhibits by artisans, craftsmen and “Buckskinners” portraying characters from the 1780s to the 1800s.. During the holiday season, Chief Logan State Park becomes a winter wonderland, with beautiful lights on display as you drive through the park. Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College offers two-year associate degrees, in addition to certificates in more than 20 technical and occupational career fields. High school graduates from nine counties in southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky attend the college.
Camping, fishing, golfing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, tennis, youth soccer leagues, and more—West Virginia has it all. The state is famous for its white water rafting and has always been considered the greatest hunting area east of the Mississippi. The 4,000-acre Chief Logan State Park, located just four miles north of the city of Logan, is one of the most visited in the state park system. The park offers a 25-site campground, modern restaurant, outdoor amphitheater, conference center and wildlife center. The recreation enthusiast can enjoy 18 miles of hiking trails, a swimming pool with water slide, tennis and miniature golf. Some trails are open for mountain bike enthusiasts. Picnic shelters and playgrounds are found throughout the park. A bocce court is also available. Horseback riding is another popular pastime, with the park stables providing horses. Another attraction at the park is a wildlife exhibit which features animals native to West Virginia: black bears, bobcats, barred owls, red shouldered hawks, wild boar and reptiles. Nearby is the Hatfield and McCoy Trail Systems, open to ATVs, motorcycles, mountain bikers, horses and hikers.
Logan Regional Medical Center is a 140-bed acute care facility in Logan, West Virginia that is The Joint Commission (TJC) accredited. The hospital offers a full range of health care services in a recently expanded facility. A newly renovated $1.1 million Physical Rehabilitation Unit opened in 2003. A $20 million Emergency Department and Facility Renovation, completed in 2006, added approximately 42,000 square feet to the facility and renovated approximately 8,000 square feet within the existing hospital. The Emergency Department includes 22 rooms, a portable X-ray unit, a CAT scan, a portable ultrasound, X-ray rooms and three trauma rooms. The second floor includes the Women’s Center, with three labor and delivery suites, a staging area and a nine-bed nursery with the latest in safety and LDR security features. PACS Technology, which allows physicians in the Emergency Department to make consultations 24 hours a day with radiologists at other facilities across the country, has also been installed. Also, our Cath Lab and IR suite was opened in 2010. The hospital has purchased over $4.2 million in state-of-the-art medical equipment.