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Glen Dale, West Virginia

Physician - Gastroenterology (North WV)

GastroenterologyIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

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Additional Job Description: Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt) Company: SMG System Medical Group Cost Center: 8457 SMG Gastroenterology Wheeling Address: 800 Wheeling Avenue Glen Dale West Virginia

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The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer with more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, 35,000 employees, and $7 billion in total operating revenues.

The Health System is comprised of 25 hospitals – including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia – and five institutes. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide specialized gastroenterology care within the West Virginia University Health System. Responsibilities include clinical patient management and contributing to the medical services provided at the designated hospital facilities.

Requirements

Candidates must be qualified physicians specializing in gastroenterology. The role requires a commitment to the health system's standards of care and professional conduct.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical CarePatient CareMedical PracticePhysician Services

Gastroenterology — Physician Career Context

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 Gastroenterologist Jobs

6 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution6 jobs · 4 employers

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<$495k
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$500k
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$575k-655k
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$655k-735k
1
$736k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution6 jobs · 4 employers

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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Gastroenterologist, NY

UnitedHealth Group · Middletown, New York

$371k-$736k
#2

Gastroenterologist - Atlantic Health Gastroenterology - Wayne, New Jersey

Atlantic Health System · Wayne, New Jersey

$425k-$500k
#3

Gastroenterologist - Atlantic Health Gastroenterology at Metuchen

$425k-$500k
#4

Full Time Gastroenterologist

$425k-$450k
+ 4 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Gastroenterology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 368 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Glen Dale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k
Median resident rent
$839/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.3
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Wheeling, WV-OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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