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Pediatrix
Columbia, South Carolina

Neonatologist

NeonatologyIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

Enjoy an Active Lifestyle, Wonderful Weather and an Affordable Cost of Living!

Responsibilities

Join a thriving and collaborative team of neonatologists and neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) in beautiful Columbia, South Carolina.

We are seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Neonatologist to become part of our well-established practice providing neonatal care at Prisma Health Richland, Prisma Health Baptist Medical Center and Lexington Medical Center.

Due to continued growth, we are expanding our team to include additional full-time Neonatologist and NNP coverage across all locations.

Position Highlights

  • Full-time Neonatologist position within a high-acuity, collegial practice
  • Responsibilities shared between Prisma Health Richland, Prisma Health Baptist Medical Center and Prisma Health Baptist Medical Center

Neonatologists Provide In-house Coverage During the Day

  • Experienced NNPs provide in-house overnight coverage, with Neonatologist back-up available from home
  • Support from a comprehensive team of pediatric subspecialists, including pediatric surgery
  • Opportunity to practice within a regional referral network serving communities throughout South Carolina
  • Prisma Health Richland
  • Regional perinatal center serving 16 counties across the Midlands of South Carolina
  • Approximately 2,400 deliveries annually
  • More than 800 NICU admissions each year
  • 70-bed Level III NICU with an average daily census of 62
  • Active Maternal Fetal Medicine program with 4 physicians on staff
  • Active Pediatric Surgery program supported by 4 Pediatric Surgeons

Advanced Services Include

  • Conventional ventilation
  • High-frequency ventilation
  • Inhaled nitric oxide therapy
  • ECMO
  • Therapeutic hypothermia (brain cooling) program
  • Prisma Health Baptist Medical Center
  • 26-bed private-room Level III NICU
  • Intermittent responsibilities at surrounding practice locations

Support for an additional Level I Nursery at Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge with approximately 1,100 deliveries annually

Services Include

  • Conventional ventilation
  • High-frequency ventilation
  • Inhaled nitric oxide therapy
  • Lexington Medical Center
  • 20-bed private Level II NICU with an average daily census of 10
  • Approximately 4,000 deliveries annually
  • Neonatologists provide daytime in-house coverage and remote call coverage after hours
  • Support from the Maternal Fetal Medicine team at the Regional Perinatal Center
  • Access to pediatric subspecialty support through the Children's Hospital

Qualifications

Board Certified or Board Eligible

Benefits and Compensation

Our clinicians enjoy a competitive compensation package, with many locations offering sign-on bonuses and relocation.

Take great care of the patient, every day and every way. TM At Pediatrix & Obstetrix, that’s not only our motto at work each day; it’s also how we view our employees and their families. We know that our greatest asset is YOU.

We take pride in offering comprehensive benefits in a vast array of plans that fit your life and lifestyle, supporting your health and overall well-being.

Benefits offered include, but are not limited to: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA and HSAs, as well as a 401k plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Some benefits are provided at no cost, while others require a cost share between employees and the company.

Employees may also select voluntary plans and pay for these benefits through convenient payroll deductions. Our benefit programs are just one of the many ways Pediatrix & Obstetrix helps our employees take care of themselves and their families.

About Us

Pediatrix Medical Group is one of the nation’s leading providers of highly specialized health care for women, babies and children. Since 1979, Pediatrix has grown from a single neonatology practice to a national, multispecialty medical group.

Pediatrix-affiliated clinicians are committed to providing coordinated, compassionate and clinically excellent services to women, babies and children across the continuum of care, both in hospital settings and office-based practices.

The group’s high-quality, evidence-based care is bolstered by significant investments in research, education, quality-improvement and safety initiatives.

Please Note: Fraudulent job postings/job scams are becoming increasingly common. All genuine Pediatrix job postings can be found through the Pediatrix Careers site: pediatrix.com.

Pediatrix Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Neonatal Intensive CareMechanical VentilationExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationPerinatal CareMaternal-Fetal Medicine CollaborationPediatric Subspecialty CollaborationNeonatal Nurse Practitioner Collaboration

Neonatology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 64% have no call, 32% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
85% this job
CME allowance
70%
Relocation assistance
35% this job
Sign-on bonus
20% this job
Loan repayment
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 5.1
Better work-life than 90% of Neonatology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 75 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$220k
Typical market rent
$1,479/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.7
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 · Columbia, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Pediatrix

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Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision
Life Insurance
Disability
Healthcare FSA
Dependent Care FSA
HSA
401k plan
Employee Stock Purchase Program