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WVU Medicine
Wheeling, West Virginia

Physician, Pediatric Hospitalist

PediatricsFull-Time

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Job Description

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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

Additional Job Description

WVU Medicine, West Virginia University Health System Medical Group (WVUHS Medical Group) is actively recruiting a Physician Pediatric Hospitalist, at Wheeling Hospital located in Wheeling, WV.

Duties: Provide comprehensive inpatient clinical care to patients with disease and injuries of the human internal organ system and establish preventive health practices for patients.

As a full member of our WVU Health System, Weirton Medical Center is part of a broad, integrated network of doctors, hospitals, clinics, and specialized institutes. Whether you care for our patients at one of the critical access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical centers, we are all one WVU Health System.

Successful candidates must have an MD, MD/PhD or DO degree (the employer accepts foreign educational equivalent) and be eligible to obtain a state medical license. Candidates must have completed an accredited pediatric or pediatric/internal medicine residency program as well as a pediatric hospital medicine fellowship.

Successful candidates must be board eligible or certified in pediatrics and will be expected to become board certified in pediatric hospital medicine within five years.

WVU Medicine is West Virginia University’s affiliated health system, West Virginia’s largest private employer, and a national leader in patient safety and quality.

The WVU Health System is comprised of eleven member hospitals and five hospitals under management agreements, anchored by its flagship hospital, J. W Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, a 700+ bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care.

WVU Medicine has more than 1,000 active medical staff members and 18,000 employees who serve hundreds of thousands of people each year from across the state of West Virginia and the nation.

To learn more and apply online at wvumedicine.org or contact Victoria DiBias at victoria.dibias@wvumedicine.org

WVU Medicine 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

8649 SMG Pediatrics Wheeling Ave RMH

Address

  • 1 Medical Park Drive
  • Wheeling
  • 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

Provide comprehensive inpatient clinical care to patients with diseases and injuries of the internal organ system. Establish and maintain preventive health practices for all patients within the hospital setting.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD, MD/PhD, or DO degree and have completed an accredited pediatric or pediatric/internal medicine residency program. A pediatric hospital medicine fellowship is required, along with board eligibility or certification in pediatrics.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Quality Improvement

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 45 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 20% require no weekends.

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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$390k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks14 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
43%
Sign-on bonus
36%
Relocation assistance
29%
Loan repayment
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 667 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Wheeling

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$167k
Typical market rent
$829/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), Zillow market rents (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.