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Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Beckley, West Virginia

Physician Office Assistant

PhysicianFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

The Physician Office Assistant performs basic medical procedures to assist physician in evaluation and treatment of patients.

Responsibilities

Prepare patient for examination and treatment. Take vital signs, height, weight, etc

May assist in minor surgery: clean and prep op-site. Set up sterile trays and assist in sterile procedures. Sterilize and wrap surgical instruments.

Obtain lab specimens, perform routine lab procedures, and operate lab equipment (autoclave, microscope centrifuge, and hemogloinometer)

Perform EKG’s and Basic Arrhythmia Recognition

  • Change sterile dressings, remove sutures and skin clips.
  • Administer injections,
  • General office bookkeeping, coding and filing insurance claims.
  • Practice Universal precautions.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School Diploma and Graduate of Medical Assistant Training Program. Ability to type a minimum of 30 words per minute accurately. Three (3) to six (6) months on-the-job training as required to attain proficiency of assigned duties and/or responsibilities.

Key Skills

Vital signs monitoringMinor surgery assistanceSterile techniqueLaboratory specimen collectionEKG performanceSuture removalInjection administrationMedical codingInsurance claims filingTyping

General Practice — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 73% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

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).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Physician Jobs

17 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution17 jobs · 11 employers

6
<$265k
2
$265k-320k
5
$320k-375k
4
$375k-430k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
69%
Sign-on bonus
50%
CME allowance
31%
Relocation assistance
6%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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MASC Medical · Brooksville, Florida

$420k
#2

Physician, Family Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

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$100-$200/hr
#3

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$100-$200/hr
#4

Physician

$341k-$385k
+ 15 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Physician roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,236 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Beckley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$169k
Typical market rent
$1,129/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.4
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 · Beckley, WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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