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WVU Medicine
Barnesville, Ohio

Physician Hospitalist - Barnesville & Harrison

Hospital MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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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: WVU Medicine, West Virginia University Health System Medical Group (WVUHS Medical Group) is actively recruiting a Physician Hospitalist. The successful candidate will be based at Barnesville and Harrison Hospitals in Barnesville and Cadiz, Ohio.

Duties: Provide comprehensive inpatient clinical care to patients with disease and injuries of the human internal organ system and establish preventive health practices for patients.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree or foreign equivalent. Completed residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine and Ohio Medical License eligible. Board eligibility in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

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 four affiliated hospitals and nine member hospitals 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 learn more and apply online at wvumedicine.org or contact Ryan Groves at ryan.groves@wvumedicine.org WVU Medicine 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: 8010 SMG Hospitalist Address: 639 West Main Street Barnesville Ohio

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.

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University Health Associates (UHA) is a private, not-for-profit corporation composed of clinical faculty members of the WVU School of Medicine and School of Dentistry, and also advanced practice providers and other allied health providers. The organization is West Virginia’s largest multi-specialty physician practice.

UHA operates and staffs clinics and hospitals throughout West Virginia and surrounding states.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive inpatient clinical care to patients with diseases and injuries of the human internal organ system. Establish and implement preventive health practices for patients within the hospital setting.

Requirements

Must possess an M.D. or D.O. degree and have completed a residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Candidates must be board eligible in their specialty and eligible for an Ohio Medical License.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Quality Care

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
17%
Loan repayment
8%
PSLF eligible
8%
CME allowance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,196 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Barnesville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$171k
Median resident rent
$767/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.3
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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

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About WVU Medicine

Hospitals and Health Care
Morgantown, WV
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
Malpractice Coverage