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Wheeling, West Virginia

Radiation Oncologist - Wheeling Hospital

OncologyNo callFull-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

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Radiation Oncology Department seeks a Radiation Oncologist (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Wheeling, WV.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the areas of radiation oncology. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

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

The WVU Cancer Institute is West Virginia’s premier cancer treatment center. Multidisciplinary medical teams use the latest cancer therapies to deliver the best possible treatment to patients in West Virginia and adjacent border states. We have a very active clinical trials program, pharmaceutical studies, and emerging statewide clinical trials network.

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 eighteen member hospitals and three 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.

The WVU Health System has been ranked number 180 out of 500 businesses selected for the Forbes list of “America’s Best Employers 2021.”

Wheeling, WV is the largest city in the Wheeling-Belmont County (Ohio) Metropolitan Statistical Area that includes Ohio and Marshall Counties, WV, and Belmont County, OH. The comforts of a small town with the amenities of a big city are at your fingertips at a lower cost of living.

Wheeling is less than an hour from Pittsburgh, PA and two hours from Columbus, OH.

Through major art exhibitions, symphony concerts, theatrical productions, history programs, dance performances and hundreds of classes, workshops and seminars, Wheeling’s cultural community is committed to enriching lives through the arts and bringing enjoyment and inspiration to people of all ages.

From hundreds of fairs and festivals to arts and culture, there is something for everyone. Year-round activities include golf, hiking, biking, kayaking/water sports, running, skiing/snowboarding, and host of family activities.

Build your legacy as you serve, teach, learn and make a difference from day one. To learn more, https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/radiation-oncology/ and apply online.

For additional questions, please contact Nichole DeGasperi at nichole.degasperi@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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift

  • Exempt/Non-Exempt:
  • United States of America (Exempt)

Company

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center

8314 UHA Cancer Radiation Oncology Wheeling

Address

  • 1 Medical Park Drive
  • Wheeling
  • 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.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will provide high-quality radiation oncology patient care in Wheeling, WV. Additionally, they will be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and have completed a radiation oncology residency program. Applicants must be board certified or board eligible in radiation oncology and eligible for a state medical license.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical ResearchMedical EducationMultidisciplinary Teamwork

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Radiation Oncologist - Wheeling Hospital at WVU Medicine a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Oncology — ranked against 563 active Oncology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Oncology — Physician Career Context

Of the 34 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 15% are remote, 47% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.5% 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).

Top Oncologist Jobs

10 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution8 jobs

1
$450k
4
$515k-580k
1
$625k
2
$645k-710k

Annual compensation range

#1

Physician - Medical Oncology

Sanford Health · Bemidji, Minnesota

$700k
#2

Physician Radiation Oncology

MultiCare Health System · Olympia, Washington

$561k-$652k
#3

Urologic Oncologist Gig Harbor/Tacoma

$560k-$625k
#4

Surgical Oncology Physician

$407k-$572k
+ 8 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Oncology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 563 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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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.