Staff Physician, Pediatrician (PER DIEM)
Listed compensation
$103.59-$129.49/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join AltaMed as a Pediatrician – Per Diem in Santa Ana, California, United States. Grow Healthy If you are as passionate about helping those in need as you are about growing your career, consider AltaMed. At AltaMed, your passion for helping others isn’t just welcomed – it’s nurtured, celebrated, and promoted, allowing you to grow while making a meaningful difference.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $104/hr - $129/hr.
- Malpractice insurance covered.
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
- 403(b) Retirement savings plans with employer matching contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Commuter Flexible Spending
- Career Advancement & Development opportunities
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Paid CME Days
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
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Key Responsibilities
Provides medical services to patients in alignment with the AltaMed Team-Based Care Model. Focuses on population health, evidence-based medicine, and integrated delivery of care.
Requirements
Requires a valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in California and Board certification or eligibility. Candidates must hold a valid BLS certification and have experience with computer-based medical systems.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
Alta Med holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 81 active listings.
In California, the Pediatrics weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$265k (95 salary observations; 268 listings), vs ~$242k nationally (516 salary observations; 1,876 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 38% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$242k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $219k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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