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Parkersburg, West Virginia

Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency MedicineFull-Time

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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

WVUHS Medical Group and the Department of Emergency Medicine seeks an Emergency Medicine Physician to join our community emergency medicine practice at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Since our founding in 1898, Camden Clark has provided the finest possible health care to the people of our community. Camden Clark Medical Center serves the Mid-Ohio Valley and surrounding region through a 302-bed, not-for-profit, acute care facility.

We provide a broad range of services, offering the latest in medical technology and a highly trained staff.

As the community’s hospital for more than a century, Camden Clark maintains a leadership role as the region’s primary source for advanced health care and wellness programs and has earned accreditation from The Joint Commission.

The mission of Camden Clark Medical Center is to meet the healthcare needs of the community for a lifetime.

Qualifications

Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license. Successful candidate must have completed an accredited emergency/internal/family medicine residency program. Successful candidates must be board certified / eligible via a recognized board within ABMS. 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 eleven member hospitals and five hospitals under management agreements, 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.

Competitive private practice compensation with the mission, vision, values, and connections to an academic health system. Practice emergency medicine with the right people for the right reasons.

To learn more and apply online at wvumedicine.org or contact Lindsay Spaur, Senior Physician & Talent Advisor at lindsay.spaur@wvumedicine.org.

WVUHS Medical Group is 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

7402 SMG Emergency Department CCMC

Address

  • 800 Garfield Ave
  • Parkersburg
  • 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 emergency medical care to patients at the Camden Clark Medical Center. They will work as part of the WVUHS Medical Group to deliver high-quality, safe healthcare services to the Mid-Ohio Valley region.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for a state medical license. Applicants must have completed an accredited residency program and be board certified or eligible via a recognized ABMS board.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Quality improvementClinical careMedical diagnosisEmergency department operations

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 46 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 87% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

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).

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 9 employers

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$300k
24
$350k
2
$390k-435k
5
$435k-480k
3
$480k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
19%
Sign-on bonus
6%
Relocation assistance
6%
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,047 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Parkersburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$165k
Typical market rent
$1,015/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.1
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 · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 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

Competitive private practice compensation
Academic health system connections