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Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Pulmonary Critical Care Physician - Uniontown, PA

Critical Care 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

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

Board Certification

Key Skills

Pulmonary medicineBronchoscopyInpatient careOutpatient clinic managementClinical consultationMedical diagnosis

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).

What does the Physician market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician 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 livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Critical Care Medicine listings in Pennsylvania8 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician listings in Pennsylvania938 active22,415 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 93% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania 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 specialtiespostings stay open a median 35 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 76 postings, 77 closed
New Critical Care Medicine listings94 in the last 30 days79 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
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. Pennsylvania figures use all physicians: too few Pennsylvania Critical Care Medicine postings state pay.

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About WVU Medicine

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

Benefits & Perks

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives
Integrated network access

Living in Uniontown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$187k
Typical market rent
$854/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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