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Valley Health Systems
Fort Gay, West Virginia

OB/GYN Physician

OB/GYNIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

Starting salary: $275K plus incentive opportunity

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

OB/GYN Physician – Community-Focused Women’s Health

Valley Health Systems, Inc. – Fort Gay and Huntington, WV and surrounding communities

Valley Health Systems is seeking a dedicated OB/GYN Physician who is passionate about improving the health of women in our region. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we proudly serve women and families across southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and southeastern Ohio, ensuring access to high-quality, compassionate, and affordable care.

Why Join Valley Health?

Here, your work goes beyond delivering excellent clinical care—it shapes healthier families and stronger communities. You’ll be part of a team that values relationships, continuity of care, and patient trust.

Position Highlights

  • Full-time position with a focus on comprehensive, community-centered women’s care
  • Hospital privileges required
  • Participates in a supportive group call schedule, typically one call every 8–10 days and one weekend every 8–10 weeks.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Starting salary: $275,000 plus incentive opportunity
  • Sign-on bonus: $15,000
  • Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, and generous retirement contribution of up to $23,500
  • Generous paid time off with a starting accrual of 200 hours with additional time available in illness banks, personal time and birthday PTO.
  • CME funds and time off provided for continuing education
  • Eligibility for NHSC and state loan repayment programs

What You’ll Do

  • Provide a full scope of obstetric and gynecologic services, from prenatal care and delivery to ongoing women’s health needs
  • Serve patients of all ages and backgrounds, strengthening access to care in underserved communities
  • Collaborate with skilled providers, nurses, and support staff to deliver team-based, patient-focused care
  • Maintain accurate documentation within our Epic EMR system
  • Contribute to quality improvement efforts that advance women’s health services

Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree with board certification or eligibility for board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Current or eligibility for unrestricted West Virginia medical license
  • A heart for community care and a commitment to Valley Health’s mission of “Quality Healthcare in Your Neighborhood”

Ready to Make a Difference?

If interested in joining Valley Health, send your CV to cmeese@valleyhealth.org [cmeese@valleyhealth.org].

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide a full scope of obstetric and gynecologic services, including prenatal care and delivery, while serving diverse patients across underserved communities. Responsibilities also include collaborating with staff, maintaining accurate Epic EMR documentation, and contributing to quality improvement efforts.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Team-Based Care

OB/GYN — Physician Career Context

Valley Health Systems holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 7 active listings.

OB/GYN pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for West Virginia is 89.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$275k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $307k in an average-cost state. 62.5% of West Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top OB/GYN Jobs

6 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution6 jobs

1
$255k
1
$359k
2
$365k-420k
2
$420k-475k

Annual compensation range

#1

OB/GYN Physician

Beth Israel Lahey Health · Exeter, New Hampshire

$315k-$466k
#2

Physician, Chief of General Obstetrics & Gynecology (San Francisco, CA)

Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$425k-$465k
#3

Physician, OB/GYN – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
#4

OB/GYN Opportunity | Mississippi Gulf Coast

$300k-$400k
+ 4 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.4
Better work-life than 40% of Ob/gyn listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 844 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Fort Gay

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$146k≈ 0.5× annual pay
Median resident rent
$726/mo≈ 3% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.4
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Valley Health Systems

Non-profit Organizations
Huntington, West Virginia
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Starting salary $275,000 plus incentive
Sign-on bonus $15,000
Health, dental, vision, life insurance
Retirement contribution up to $23,500
Generous PTO starting at 200 hours
CME funds and time off
NHSC and state loan repayment programs