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WVU Medicine
Buckhannon, West Virginia

General Surgeon PRN - Call Coverage Only

SurgeryIncludes callPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 1mo 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

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

STJ St. Joseph's Hospital

Cost Center

500 STJ Administration

Address

  • 1 Amalia Drive
  • Buckhannon
  • 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 general surgery call coverage for St. Joseph's Hospital. Ensure high-quality patient care within the WVU Health System network.

Requirements

The candidate must be a qualified surgeon capable of providing on-call medical services. Professional licensure and clinical expertise in general surgery are implied requirements for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical Operations

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Surgeon PRN - Call Coverage Only 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 Surgery — ranked against 988 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 47 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 96% have no call, 79% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% 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)). 62.5% of West Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 988 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Buckhannon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$184k
Median resident rent
$885/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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