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WVU Medicine
Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Physician Nocturnist - Uniontown

Hospital MedicineFull-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

Job Description

West Virginia University Medicine is seeking a Hospitalist for WVUHS Medical Group. Positions are based at Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, PA.

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.

  • West Virginia University Medicine is seeking Hospitalists for WVUHS Medical Group. About the positions:
  • Located in Uniontown, PA
  • 150 bed facility
  • Competitive salary with quality and productivity incentive
  • Paid malpractice insurance
  • 403 (b) retirement plan
  • Flexible schedule with Week on week off rotation- no mandatory night shifts for daytime physicians
  • Closed ICU
  • No procedure requirement
  • On site inpatient Rehab Unit
  • Excellent subspecialty support

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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.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree or foreign equivalent. Completed residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine and Pennsylvania Medical License eligible. Board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

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 four affiliated hospitals and nine member hospitals 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.

Uniontown Hospital is a compassionate, dedicated community hospital providing a full range of medical care to residents of Fayette County and the surrounding areas for more than a century. Health care services provided at our acute and specialty care hospital include an award-winning Cardiology Department and catheterization lab, an award-winning Stroke Center, and a state-of-the-art Wound Healing Center.

Send resume to: Ryan Groves, Senior Physician Recruiter and Talent Advisor at ryan.groves@wvumedicine.org

WVUHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center

7506 SMG Hospitalists Uniontown

Address

  • 500 W Berkeley Street
  • Uniontown
  • Pennsylvania

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 implement preventive health practices for patients within the hospital setting.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an M.D. or D.O. degree and have completed a residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Applicants must be board certified or board eligible and eligible for a Pennsylvania Medical License.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Quality improvement

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

In Pennsylvania, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$314k (26 salary observations; 133 listings), vs ~$306k nationally (581 salary observations; 3,317 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Hospital Medicine market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.5 / 10 · top 5% in hospital medicineranked against 1,207 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedHospital Medicine median $300k (middle half $275k–$345k)15 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Pennsylvania vs national$314k median in Pennsylvania$306k nationally (+3%)26 state / 581 national salary observations
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in Pennsylvania39 active1,218 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 76% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Hospital Medicine pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Implied production pay~$250k$50/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,207 Hospital Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Nocturnist - Uniontown at WVU Medicine a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,207 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 15 employers
5
<$290k
18
$290k-330k
4
$330k-370k
3
$370k-410k
3
$410k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
11%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
7%
CME allowance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Vituity · Everett, Washington

$275k-$900k
#2

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$275k-$900k
#3

CDI Physician Advisor, Greater East Bay

$278k-$445k
#4

Hospitalist

$118k-$400k
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 7.5
Among the best 10% of Hospital Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,207 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

Competitive salary with quality and productivity incentive
Paid malpractice insurance
403(b) retirement plan
Flexible schedule with week on/week off rotation
No mandatory night shifts for daytime physicians
Closed ICU
No procedure requirement
On site inpatient Rehab Unit

Living in Uniontown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$190k
Typical market rent
$904/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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