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Weirton, West Virginia

Physician, Neurosurgery Weirton Medical Center

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on_site
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 4mo ago

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: West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Neurosurgery seek a Neurosurgeon qualified at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor rank. The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Weirton, WV.

As a full member of the WVU Health System (WVUHS), Weirton Medical Center (WMC) is part of a broad, integrated network of doctors, hospitals, clinics, and specialized institutes across West Virginia, Southwestern Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, and Ohio.

WMC is in the Northern panhandle of WV and serves not only West Virginia but Eastern Ohio and the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Two additional System hospitals provide service in this region.

Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, WV, is 30 miles south with 247 beds while Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Glen Dale, WV, 40 miles away, has 94 beds. Wheeling Hospital currently has two full-time Neurosurgeons, focusing on spine care and general neurosurgery.

This position would align closely with the practice based in Wheeling and could potentially provide some call coverage at Wheeling as they pursue level 2 trauma status. The city of Weirton is rich with small town charm, security, and warmth.

Enjoy the many outdoor recreational opportunities, museums, arts, and entertainment venues.

Consistently rated as one of the safest cities in the United States, the community is a mere 30 miles from the heart of downtown Pittsburgh and all the amenities a large city has to offer, and 25 miles from the Pittsburgh International Airport.

The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) is a comprehensive multidisciplinary patient care, education, and research institute providing neurological and mental healthcare through more than 300,000 visits annually.

The 300+ physicians and scientists of the RNI improve lives by pioneering advances in neuroscience, brain health, and therapeutics.

The RNI team uses the latest technologies with academic, government, and industry partners to make tangible progress to combat public health challenges ranging from addiction to Alzheimer’s disease.

The RNI’s flagship facilities are located on the WVU Health Sciences campus in Morgantown with more than 2,200 dedicated team members across seven departments, patient care units, and research laboratories. https://rni.wvumedicine.org/ Pursuing a career at West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest private employer, WVUHS (WVU Medicine), means you have access to many challenging and rewarding opportunities in Neurosurgery.

Today, the WVU Health System has more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, and nearly 35,000 employees. Anchored by an 880-bed academic medical center in Morgantown, the Health System includes 25 member hospitals that collectively serve a multi-state region.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the area of general neurosurgery with a heavy focus on spine care. All RNI community-based neurosurgeons are expected to cover eight nights of call per month.

Qualifications

Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical licensure. Successful candidate must have completed neurosurgery residency program and be board eligible/certified in neurosurgery. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

Build your legacy as you serve, teach, learn, and make a difference from day one. To learn more, please visit https://rni.wvumedicine.org and apply online at https://wvumedicine.org/careers/.

For additional information, please contact Pam Furbee, Senior Physician Recruiter & Talent Advisor, at pamela.furbee@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.

JR26-35448 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt) Company: UHA University Health Associates Cost Center: 8100 UHA Neuro Neurosurgery Address: 601 Colliers Way Weirton 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.

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University Health Associates (UHA) is a private, not-for-profit corporation composed of clinical faculty members of the WVU School of Medicine and School of Dentistry, and also advanced practice providers and other allied health providers. The organization is West Virginia’s largest multi-specialty physician practice.

UHA operates and staffs clinics and hospitals throughout West Virginia and surrounding states.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will practice general neurosurgery with a heavy emphasis on spine care at Weirton Medical Center. Responsibilities include providing patient care and covering eight nights of call per month.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and have completed a neurosurgery residency program. They must be board eligible or certified in neurosurgery and eligible for state medical licensure.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical Research

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 78% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% 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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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Weirton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$163k
Typical market rent
$831/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.0
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 · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Malpractice coverage
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