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South Charleston, West Virginia

Physician - Pulmonology Critical Care - Thomas (SMG)

Critical Care MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

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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

WVUHS Medical Group seeks a Pulmonary Critical Care Physician. The successful candidate will practice in the primary location of Thomas Hospitals Pulmonary in South Charleston, WV.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the area of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine. Candidate will offer outpatient pulmonary clinic, inpatient pulmonary consults, perform bronchoscopies, read pulmonary function tests and offer inpatient critical care services.

Qualifications: Applicants must have a MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible to obtain state medical license. Candidates must be board certified or eligible in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine. All qualifications must be met at the time of appointment.

The West Virginia University Health System, the state’s largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 20 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.

To apply online at http://wvumedicine.org/careers

For additional questions, please contact Sara Cloer, Senior Physician Recruiter & Talent Advisor, at sara.cloer@wvumedicine.org

Fayette Physician Network, Inc. d/b/a WVUHS Medical Group is an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift

  • Exempt/Non-Exempt:
  • United States of America (Exempt)

Company

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center

8628 SMG Medicine Pulmonary Associates of Charleston

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 physician will provide comprehensive pulmonary and critical care services, including outpatient clinic visits and inpatient consultations. Responsibilities also include performing bronchoscopies and interpreting pulmonary function tests.

Requirements

Applicants must hold an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for a state medical license. Candidates are required to be board certified or eligible in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Pulmonary MedicineBronchoscopyPulmonary Function TestingInpatient ConsultsPatient CareMedical Diagnosis

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 83% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% 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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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 50% of Critical Care Medicine listings

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  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in South Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$187k
Typical market rent
$946/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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.