Physician, Neurosurgery Weirton Medical Center
Reported by 94 physicians · national cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Weirton Medical Center (WMCH)
- Schedule
- 40 hours weekly · Night call
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $850k – $1,100k
- Practice
- Community hospital within integrated health system · Hospital
94 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
The position is for a neurosurgeon with a focus on spine care practicing at Weirton Medical Center, requiring eight nights of call monthly and involvement in a community-based practice within a large integrated health system serving a multi-state region. Call coverage may extend to Wheeling Hospital, which is pursuing level 2 trauma status.
What the posting highlights
- Call coverage with potential coverage at Wheeling Hospital
- Care setting: General neurosurgery with community-based practice
- Patient population: Serves West Virginia, Eastern Ohio, and Pittsburgh suburbs
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $850k – $1,100k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 94 recent physician reports · national cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 94 recent, approved physician reports (national cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
WVU Medicine / West Virginia University Health System (WV)
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Community hospital within integrated health system
- Facility type
- Hospital
- Trauma level
- Potential pursuit of level 2 trauma status at Wheeling Hospital in the region
- Patient population
- Serves West Virginia, Eastern Ohio, and Pittsburgh suburbs
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Work Design
- Schedule
- 40 hours weekly
- Call burden
- Night call
- Shift type
- Exempt
- Inpatient / outpatient
- General neurosurgery with community-based practice
- Coverage model
- Call coverage with potential coverage at Wheeling Hospital
- FTE
- 1
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 2 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 80%
Full description
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 Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Neurosurgery seek a Neurosurgeon qualified at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor rank. The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Weirton, WV.
As a full member of the WVU Health System (WVUHS), Weirton Medical Center (WMC) is part of a broad, integrated network of doctors, hospitals, clinics, and specialized institutes across West Virginia, Southwestern Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, and Ohio. WMC is in the Northern panhandle of WV and serves not only West Virginia but Eastern Ohio and the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Two additional System hospitals provide service in this region. Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, WV, is 30 miles south with 247 beds while Reynolds
Memorial Hospital in Glen Dale, WV, 40 miles away, has 94 beds. Wheeling Hospital currently has two full-time Neurosurgeons, focusing on spine care and general neurosurgery. This position would align closely with the practice based in Wheeling and could potentially provide some call coverage at Wheeling as they pursue level 2 trauma status.
The city of Weirton is rich with small town charm, security, and warmth. Enjoy the many outdoor recreational opportunities, museums, arts, and entertainment venues. Consistently rated as one of the safest cities in the United States, the community is a mere 30 miles from the heart of downtown Pittsburgh and all the amenities a large city has to offer, and 25 miles from the Pittsburgh International Airport.
The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) is a comprehensive multidisciplinary patient care, education, and research institute providing neurological and mental healthcare through more than 300,000 visits annually. The 300+ physicians and scientists of the RNI improve lives by pioneering advances in neuroscience, brain health, and therapeutics. The RNI team uses the latest technologies with academic, government, and industry partners to make tangible progress to combat public health challenges ranging from addiction to Alzheimer’s disease.
The RNI’s flagship facilities are located on the WVU Health Sciences campus in Morgantown with more than 2,200 dedicated team members across seven departments, patient care units, and research laboratories. https://rni.wvumedicine.org/
Pursuing a career at West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest private employer, WVUHS (WVU Medicine), means you have access to many challenging and rewarding opportunities in Neurosurgery. Today, the WVU Health System has more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, and nearly 35,000 employees. Anchored by an 880-bed academic medical center in Morgantown, the Health System includes 25 member hospitals that collectively serve a multi-state region.
Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the area of general neurosurgery