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WVU Medicine
Burbank, California

Physician Hospitalist

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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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

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center

7500 UHAE Hospitalist Berkeley

Address

  • 2500 Hospital Drive
  • Martinsburg
  • West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

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

UHA 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 UHA 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

Provide comprehensive medical care to patients within the hospital setting as part of the WVU Health System. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient outcomes across regional and academic medical centers.

Requirements

Candidates must be qualified physicians capable of performing hospitalist duties in a clinical environment. Professional licensure and relevant medical credentials are required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Hospital MedicinePatient CareClinical PracticeMedical ManagementInpatient Care

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 43 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 72% have no call, 23% require no weekends.

What does the Hospital Medicine market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedHospital Medicine median $367k (middle half $306k–$588k)134 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in California108 active1,113 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 72% no call · 23% no weekends43 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia physician listings (all specialties): 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $90k) · 28% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Hospital Medicine hiring demand#18 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 49 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 402 postings, 440 closed
New Hospital Medicine listings420 in the last 30 days395 the 30 days before (+6%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Hospital Medicine pay trend−6.6% 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.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

19 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

17 jobs · 9 employers
4
<$185k
0
$185k-245k
9
$300k
3
$305k-365k
1
$900k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs · 9 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
Loan repayment
31%
Sign-on bonus
25%
CME allowance
19%
PSLF eligible
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Physician - Hospital Medicine - Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Vituity · Everett, Washington

$275k-$900k
#2

Hospitalist

Intermountain Health · Billings, Montana

$355,080+
#3

Physician (Hospitalist) GP-0602-14

$165k-$336k
#4

$305k Plus starting Salary Physician Hospitalist

$305k
+ 17 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,111 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Burbank

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.24M
Typical market rent
$2,752/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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