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Morgantown, West Virginia

(Evergreen) Emergency Medicine Physician - J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital

Emergency MedicineIncludes callFull-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

The West Virginia University Department of Emergency Medicine seeks an Emergency Medicine Physician to join the community faculty in our emergency department located in Morgantown, WV.

The successful candidate will be appointed to the appropriate rank in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the West Virginia University School of Medicine.

Duties include clinical shifts in the emergency department at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital along with didactic and bedside education of residents and medical students.

The candidate will join a department composed of a three-year residency program, three fellowship programs, and divisions of education, emergency medical services, pediatric emergency medicine, research, sports medicine, and ultrasound.

Qualifications: Candidate must have an MD or DO degree and be eligible for West Virginia state medical license. Candidate must have completed residency in emergency medicine and be board eligible/board certified in emergency medicine. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, the largest hospital in the WVU Medicine family, provides the most advanced level of care available to the citizens of West Virginia and bordering states. Our staff consists of highly trained, dedicated professionals who are experienced in the latest techniques and technologies and the art of caring.

WVU Medicine’s flagship hospital, J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, is ranked the No.1 hospital in West Virginia by US News & World Report, and has received its fourth Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer. The System has undergone significant expansion in specialty and sub-specialty care in areas such as cancer, heart and vascular, and neuroscience, among many others.

The Department of Emergency Medicine through its academic and community practices oversee over 550,000 acute care visits per year. Today, the WVU Health System has more than 2,400 licensed beds, 3,900 providers, and nearly 30,000 employees.

Anchored by a 700-bed academic medical center in Morgantown, the Health System includes more than 20 member hospitals that collectively serve a multi-state region that includes West Virginia, Western Maryland, Eastern Ohio, and Southwestern Pennsylvania. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org/careers.

For additional information, please contract Karen-Marie.Johnson@wvumedicine.org.

West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Shift

  • Exempt/Non-Exempt:
  • United States of America (Exempt)

Company

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center

8280 UHA Emergency Medicine WVUH

Address

  • 1 Medical Center Drive
  • Morgantown
  • West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

University Health Associates and its subsidiaries (collectively "UHA") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

UHA 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 UHA 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 perform clinical shifts in the emergency department at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. Additionally, the role involves providing didactic and bedside education to medical students and residents.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and be eligible for a West Virginia state medical license. Completion of an emergency medicine residency and board eligibility or certification in emergency medicine is required.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical careMedical educationBedside teaching

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 48 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 83% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
76%
CME allowance
34%
Relocation assistance
21%
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
14%

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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 979 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Morgantown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,360/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.3
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 · Morgantown, WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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