Physician - Primary Care (New Martinsville, WV)
Compensation
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Job Description
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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.
Work Here. Thrive Here.
Additional Job Description
- Scheduled Weekly Hours:
- 40
Shift
- Exempt/Non-Exempt:
- United States of America (Exempt)
Company
SMG System Medical Group
Cost Center
7355 WTZ Primary Care Rural Health Clinic WTZ
Address
- 3 East Benjamin Drive
- New Martinsville
- 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 physician will provide primary care services to patients at the rural health clinic in New Martinsville. They will work as part of the broader WVU Health System to ensure high-quality patient care and clinical excellence.
Requirements
The candidate must be a qualified physician capable of working in a rural health clinic setting. Professional medical licensure and relevant clinical experience are required for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Primary Care (New Martinsville, WV) at WVU Medicine a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Primary Care — ranked against 1,241 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc.
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 50% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 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).
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Living in New Martinsville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $153k
- Median resident rent
- $688/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- State income tax
- Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.