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WVU Medicine
Charleston, West Virginia

Internal Medicine Physician

Internal MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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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

WVUHS Medical Group seeks an internal medicine physician. The successful candidate/candidates will be expected to practice in the primary location of Charleston, WV.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the area of internal medicine.

Qualifications: Applicants must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible to obtain state medical license. Applicants must have completed an Internal Medicine Residency program. Applicants must be board certified or eligible in Internal Medicine. All qualifications must be met at 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 a network of 25 hospitals and their affiliated clinics, anchored by its flagship hospital, J.W. Ruby Memorial in Morgantown, an 881-bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care.

The WVU Medicine System has more than 35,000 employees, 4,000 clinicians, and serves hundreds of thousands of people annually from across the region and the nation with more than 4.5 million patient visits annually.

We invite you to view this video and reach out today to learn why our physicians believe WVU Medicine is Like No Other!

To apply online go to http://wvumedicine.org/careers

For additional questions, please contact Sara Cloer, Senior Physician-Provider Recruiter and Talent Advisor at sara.cloer@wvumedicine.org

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift

Exempt/Non-Exempt

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

SMG System Medical Group

Cost Center

1606 SMG Non-Allocated Unassigned

Address

  • 4605 Maccorkle Ave SW
  • South Charleston
  • 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

The internal medicine physician will provide comprehensive medical care to patients at the Charleston, WV location. They are expected to maintain high standards of patient safety and quality within the WVU Health System network.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient careClinical practiceMedical diagnosisTreatment planningQuality assurance

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 48% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.3% 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 Internist Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution49 jobs · 35 employers

13
<$305k
9
$305k-340k
17
$340k-375k
6
$375k-410k
4
$410k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks44 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
84%
Sign-on bonus
68%
CME allowance
57%
Relocation assistance
48%
Loan repayment
36%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$370k-$425k
#2

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$100-$200/hr
#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,143 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$177k
Typical market rent
$1,369/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.7
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 · Charleston, WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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