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Buckhannon, West Virginia

APP - Nursery Hospitalist

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

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

0

Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company

STJ St. Joseph's Hospital

Cost Center

8607 STJ Hospitalists

Address

  • 1 Amalia Drive
  • Buckhannon
  • 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 Nursery Hospitalist will provide clinical care to patients within the nursery setting at St. Joseph's Hospital. They are responsible for maintaining high standards of patient care as part of the WVU Health System.

Requirements

Candidates must be qualified healthcare professionals capable of performing hospitalist duties in a nursery environment. Applicants are required to complete the full application process through the provided portal.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursery careHospitalist servicesClinical assessmentNeonatal care

Hospital Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 44% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $97k (middle half $87k–$116k)420 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingWest Virginia index 89.5US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in West Virginia13 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All nurse practitioner listings in West Virginia133 active15,570 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% remote · 44% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWest Virginia nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 9% offer loan repayment133 active listings, Nov 2026
Hospital Medicine NP hiring demand#4 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 42 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 119 postings, 207 closed
New Hospital Medicine NP listings135 in the last 30 days159 the 30 days before (−15%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+4.0% 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 nurse practitioners: too few West Virginia Hospital Medicine postings state pay.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

31 jobs · 21 employers
11
<$145k
0
$145k-150k
6
$150k
10
$160k-250k
4
$250k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 21 employers
401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Below most Hospital Medicine (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 359 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Buckhannon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$181k
Median resident rent
$885/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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