Float Pediatrician

PediatricsIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off & Paid Company Holidays
  • Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • $0 Copay for Legacy Provider visits
  • $0 Copay for prescriptions filled at Legacy Pharmacies
  • Travel Insurance & Pet Insurance
  • Subsidized Gym Membership
  • And much more!

Clinician-Specific Benefits Include

  • Paid Malpractice Insurance (Occurrence-Based)
  • CME Reimbursement + CME Time
  • Qualified FQHC Loan Repayment and other programs paying up to $180K
  • National Health Service Corps (NHSC) – Pays up to $50,000 for every 2 years of service at an FQHC
  • Texas Physician Education Loan Repayment Program (PELRP) – Pays up to $180,000
  • Access to dedicated onboarding and provider support for a smooth and successful start
  • Apply today in less than 3 minutes using your phone, tablet, or computer!
  • Location: Legacy Southwest - 6441 High Star Dr. Houston, TX 77074
  • Float Pediatrician - Job Overview
  • Schedule: 8AM-5PM

As a Float Pediatrician, you will provide compassionate, comprehensive clinical care to children and adolescents while building trusting relationships with patients, families, and your care team. Your expertise will help young patients grow healthier and support families as they navigate prevention, treatment, and ongoing wellness.

Join our family of dedicated healthcare professionals and bring your passion for pediatrics to a role where your work creates meaningful change in community healthcare. You will help strengthen the healthcare ecosystem through clinical leadership, patient and family education, quality improvement, and collaboration across disciplines.

Why This Role Matters

  • Provide pediatric care that supports the health and well-being of children and adolescents.
  • Build trusting partnerships with colleagues and families to deliver coordinated, culturally responsive care.
  • Contribute to clinical quality assurance, patient education, and continuous improvement.
  • Support the development of future healthcare professionals through student supervision and mentorship.
  • Help expand access to care through flexible clinic coverage, including days, evenings, and weekends as needed.

Grow professionally through clinical leadership, committee participation, and collaboration with multidisciplinary providers.

Your presence, sound clinical judgment, and commitment to prevention will help create healthier futures for young patients and meaningful outcomes for the community. If you are looking for work that combines professional growth, teamwork, and purpose, we invite you to join our family.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform assessments and provide treatment to clients of the clinic.
  • Keep scheduled hours for extended clinic coverage during days, evenings, and weekends.
  • Work hours to remain flexible according to the needs of clinic expansion.
  • Meet or exceed productivity requirements as set forth by the Chief Medical Officer.
  • Develop and maintain clinical diagnostic and treatment protocols for pediatric treatment.
  • Remain available by phone during regularly scheduled hours should assistance be required.
  • Assist in the review and development of patient education material.
  • Provide supervision of health care students assigned to the clinic for educational purposes.
  • Develop and maintain a program for clinical quality assurance.
  • Supervise non-physician providers, including Licensed Therapists, Certified Nurse Practitioners, and Certified Physicians Assistants, with respect to pediatric treatment.
  • Attend staff meetings and committees as directed and punctually.
  • Participate in the Performance Improvement Program.

Interview and advise patients regarding health and illness prevention, including FQHC-required voluntary family planning services and related preventative health services in compliance with funding requirements and state and federal laws, rules and regulations.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Medical Doctorate with current licensure.
  • Board certified or Board eligible in Pediatrics.

Provider shall obtain, maintain and participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, workers’ compensation, other federal and state reimbursement programs, and the payment plan of any commercial insurer, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, accountable health plan, and other health benefit program requested by Legacy.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

Possess an Interest in Working with Adolescents

  • Uphold the Code of Ethics of their professional licensing entity.
  • Must complete the minimum hours of continuing education to maintain professional license.
  • Must maintain good standing with professional licensing board.
  • Must demonstrate cultural competency and sensitivity to all populations served.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with staff, community, and the general public.
  • Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation,
  • Ability to remain calm under stressful conditions.
  • Must be able to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize
  • Adept in decision making responsibilities
  • Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities
  • Bilingual English/Spanish speaking preferred

About Legacy Community Health

The largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeast Texas, Legacy Community Health has delivered affordable, high-quality care for nearly 40 years across 50+ clinics in Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast. Our mission — driving healthy change in our communities — guides everything we do, and it starts with our people.

Approachable & Collaborative — Leads with humility, values diverse perspectives, and builds trust through teamwork.

Driven & Committed — Takes initiative and goes the extra mile to improve patient outcomes and drive continuous improvement.

Thoughtful Communicators — Pairs clinical/technical skill with emotional intelligence, navigating complex situations with empathy and professionalism.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Medical Doctorate with current licensure and be board certified or board eligible in Pediatrics. The role requires the ability to maintain good standing with professional licensing boards and demonstrate cultural competency in serving diverse populations.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical AssessmentDiagnostic ProtocolsCommunicationTime Management

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 68% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Pediatrics by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPediatrics median $255k (middle half $223k–$300k)90 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pediatrics listings in Texas56 active745 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 12% remote · 68% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$180k loan repaymentTexas Physician listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Pediatrics pay trend+11.8% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Pediatrician Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 19 employers
6
<$240k
4
$240k-275k
3
$275k-310k
6
$310k-345k
1
$346k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 19 employers
401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
75% this job
Relocation assistance
40%
Loan repayment
25% this job
Sign-on bonus
20%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$204k-$346k
#2

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$285k-$332k
#3

Physician – Pediatrician – St. Cloud, MN

$240k-$330k
#4

Pediatrician

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.3
Better work-life than 30% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 742 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends
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About Legacy Community Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Houston, TX
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
Paid Company Holidays
Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
$0 Copay for Legacy Provider Visits
$0 Copay for Prescriptions at Legacy Pharmacies

Living in Houston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$243k
Typical market rent
$1,544/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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