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Parkersburg, West Virginia

CCMC Academic Hospitalist and P/T Program Director

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

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center

8010 SMG Hospitalist

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 Academic Hospitalist and Program Director will provide clinical care to patients at the medical center while overseeing the hospitalist program. This role involves balancing direct patient care duties with administrative leadership responsibilities to ensure high-quality medical services.

Requirements

The candidate must be a qualified medical professional capable of performing hospitalist duties in an academic setting. Experience in clinical leadership or program management is required for the director component of the role.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Hospital MedicineAcademic MedicineMedical Administration

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 44% 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).

What does the Hospital Medicine market look like in West Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in hospital medicineranked against 1,187 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedHospital Medicine median $110k (middle half $94k–$178k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingWest Virginia index 89.5US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in West Virginia18 active1,196 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 78% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWest Virginia Physician listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment284 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,187 Hospital Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs · 15 employers
6
<$230k
1
$250k
18
$285k-340k
2
$340k-395k
3
$395k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
22%
Loan repayment
19%
CME allowance
11%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Vituity · Everett, Washington

$275k-$900k
#2

Physician - Hospital Medicine - Nocturnist

Med America · Warner Robins, Georgia

$275k-$900k
#3

Physician, Adult Hospitalist (Castro Valley, CA)

$180-$190/hr
#4

Physician Advisor 10am-6pm

$160-$180/hr
+ 30 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 60% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Parkersburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$162k
Typical market rent
$1,024/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.