Pulmonary Critical Care Physician - Uniontown, PA
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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 seeks a Pulmonary Critical Care Physician. The successful candidate will practice in the primary location of Uniontown, PA.
Duties
The successful candidate will practice in the area of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine. Will offer outpatient pulmonary clinic, in-patient pulmonary consults, perform bronchoscopies, read pulmonary function tests and offer inpatient critical care services.
Qualifications
Applicants must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible to obtain state medical license. Candidates must be board certified or eligible in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine. All qualifications must be met at the time of the appointment.
As a full member of our WVU Health System, Uniontown Hospital is part of a broad, integrated network of doctors, hospitals, clinics, and specialized institutes. 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.
WVU Health System Highlights
- Forbes ranks WVU Health System “Best Among America’s Large Employers”
- Ranked Top 150 Places to Work in healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare
- Recognized Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- To apply online visit: wvumedicine.org
For additional questions, please contact Sonya Petry, Senior Physician Recruiter & Talent Advisor, at sonya.petry@wvumedicine.org.
Fayette Physician Network, Inc. d/b/a WVUHS Medical Group 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
479 SMG Pulmonology
Address
- 500 W Berkeley Street
- Uniontown
- Pennsylvania
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 comprehensive pulmonary and critical care services, including outpatient clinics, inpatient consultations, and bronchoscopies. Additionally, they will be responsible for interpreting pulmonary function tests and managing inpatient critical care needs.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree or a foreign equivalent and be eligible for a state medical license. Applicants are required to be board certified or board eligible in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$317k (281 salary observations; 2,755 listings), vs ~$309k nationally (10,147 salary observations; 64,000 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $353k (middle half $275k–$588k)139 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pennsylvania vs national | $317k median in Pennsylvania | $309k nationally (+3%)281 state / 10,147 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Critical Care Medicine listings in Pennsylvania | 8 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All physician listings in Pennsylvania | 938 active | 22,415 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 93% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania physician listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $65k) · 15% offer loan repayment938 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Critical Care Medicine hiring demand | #12 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 35 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 76 postings, 77 closed |
| New Critical Care Medicine listings | 94 in the last 30 days | 79 the 30 days before (+19%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend (all specialties) | −5.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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