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South Charleston, West Virginia

Surgical Pathologist

PathologyFull-Time

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Job Description

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us! To apply to this position and be considered, click the Apply button located above this message and complete the application in full. Below, you’ll find other important information about this position.

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.

Additional Job Description

WVUHS Medical Group seeks an surgical pathologist. The successful candidate/candidates will be expected to practice in the primary location of South Charleston, WV.

Duties

The successful candidates will provide day-to-day anatomic (AP) sign-out and clinical (CP) services at Thomas Memorial Hospital. One of these positions have additional responsibilities as the CLIA Laboratory Director at Thomas Memorial Hospital and at Saint Francis Hospital and as such, is responsible for providing regulatory oversight and maintaining the quality of pathology and laboratory services at these facilities.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must have an MD, MD/PhD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible to obtain a state medical license. Candidates must be board certified/eligible in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic/Clinical Pathology. Training and experience providing surgical pathology (including frozen section intraoperative consultations) and other laboratory professional services are required.

About Thomas Memorial Hospital

WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals and its exceptional physician team has a history and dedication for caring for people across the communities we serve.

Thomas Health’s new affiliation with the WVU Health System allows us to take that care even further as we expand and share access to even more services and subspecialized care in the future.

As one, we will continue to serve our community, the region, and the state of West Virginia today and tomorrow as we work to be your first choice for medical care

About Charleston, West Virginia’s capital city, is perfectly positioned at the confluence of the Kanawha and Elk rivers. It’s also where three major interstates converge, making it a highly accessible destination for visitors looking for an affordable getaway. Charleston boasts the history you’d expect of a capital city, but a growing arts scene and its riverside position makes it a hub for recreation and culture, too.

About WVU Medicine

WVU Medicine is West Virginia University’s affiliated health system, West Virginia’s largest private employer, and a national leader in patient safety and quality.

The WVU Health System is comprised of fourteen member hospitals and seven hospitals under management agreements, anchored by its flagship hospital, J. W Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, a 700+ bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care.

WVU Medicine has more than 1,000 active medical staff members and 18,000 employees who serve hundreds of thousands of people each year from across the state of West Virginia and the nation.

To apply online at wvumedicine.org.

For additional questions, please contact Sara Cloer, Senior Physician-Provider Recruiter & Talent Advisor, WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals at Sara.cloer@wvumedicine.org.

West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center

7520 SMG Pathology Thomas

Address

  • 4605 Maccorkle Ave SW
  • South Charleston
  • West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

Key Responsibilities

The surgical pathologist will provide daily anatomic and clinical pathology services at Thomas Memorial Hospital. Additionally, the role includes regulatory oversight and quality maintenance for laboratory services at Thomas Memorial and Saint Francis Hospitals.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD, MD/PhD, or DO degree and be eligible for a state medical license. Board certification or eligibility in Anatomic or Anatomic/Clinical Pathology is required, along with experience in surgical pathology and frozen section consultations.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Laboratory Regulatory OversightCLIA Laboratory DirectionQuality AssuranceMedical Diagnosis

Pathology — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

The cost-of-living index for West Virginia is 89.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.5% of West Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $313k (middle half $205k–$413k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingWest Virginia index 89.5US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pathology listings in West Virginia7 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician listings in West Virginia294 active22,232 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWest Virginia physician listings (all specialties): 5% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment294 active listings, Nov 2026
Pathology hiring demand#24 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 37 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 88 postings, 75 closed
New Pathology listings63 in the last 30 days64 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend (all specialties)−2.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. West Virginia figures use all physicians: too few West Virginia Pathology postings state pay.

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 1.5
Below most Pathology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 243 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in South Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$184k
Typical market rent
$985/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.7
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Charleston, WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.