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Parkersburg, West Virginia

CCMC General Surgery Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

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The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and area of specialty.

The APP is responsible for delivering evidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes, maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supporting the clinical, educational, and operational goals of the department and organization.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center

7987 SMG General Surgery Southgate CCPC

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 Advanced Practice Professional provides high-quality, patient-centered care by assessing, diagnosing, and managing patients within a general surgery setting. They work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based care and support the clinical and operational goals of the department.

Requirements

The role requires a qualified Advanced Practice Professional capable of maintaining professional and regulatory standards in a clinical environment. Candidates must be able to function effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team to promote positive patient outcomes.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentDiagnosisTreatment PlanningPatient ManagementInterdisciplinary CollaborationClinical DocumentationRegulatory Compliance

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 76% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)40 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingWest Virginia index 89.5US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in West Virginia28 active4,456 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 76% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Physician Assistant listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Surgery hiring demand#6 of 6 specialtiespostings stay open a median 41 days · 6% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 107 postings, 230 closed
New Surgery listings791 in the last 30 days488 the 30 days before (+62%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend+2.6% 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.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 24 employers
401k / retirement match
79%
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
45%
Relocation assistance
17%
Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 365 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About WVU Medicine

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

Benefits & Perks

Collaborative Practice Agreement Required

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.