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Commonwealth Medical Services
Grand Forks, North Dakota

Pediatric Hospitalist (MD/DO) - North Dakota/Minnesota

PediatricsIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Pediatric Hospitalist (MD/DO)

Position Summary

The Pediatric Hospitalist provides comprehensive inpatient medical care to hospitalized infants, children, and adolescents. This role focuses on the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of acute and chronic pediatric conditions, coordination of multidisciplinary care, and support of safe, efficient transitions throughout hospitalization while delivering family-centered, evidence-based care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide direct inpatient medical care to pediatric patients, including newborns, children, and adolescents
  • Evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute illnesses, injuries, and chronic conditions requiring hospitalization
  • Manage admissions, daily rounding, and discharge planning
  • Coordinate care with pediatric subspecialists, nursing staff, case management, and ancillary services
  • Lead or participate in interdisciplinary rounds and care coordination activities
  • Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans
  • Respond to changes in patient condition, including emergencies and rapid response events
  • Communicate effectively with patients and families regarding diagnoses, care plans, and discharge instructions
  • Ensure safe transitions of care and appropriate outpatient follow-up
  • Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation
  • Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and utilization initiatives
  • Supervise and educate residents, medical students, and advanced practice providers as applicable
  • Comply with all regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited medical school
  • Completion of an accredited Pediatrics residency program
  • Board-eligible or board-certified in Pediatrics
  • Ability to obtain and maintain unrestricted state medical licensure
  • DEA registration or eligibility

Skills and Competencies

  • Strong pediatric clinical judgment and inpatient decision-making skills
  • Ability to manage multiple patients in a fast-paced hospital environment
  • Excellent communication and family-centered care skills
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams
  • Commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and evidence-based care

Work Environment

  • Pediatric inpatient units within an acute care hospital
  • Shift-based scheduling, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout hospital units
  • Manual dexterity for bedside assessments and procedures as required
  • Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for patient assessment

Requirements

Must maintain state certification and/or licensure.

Must be legally licensed to practice medicine in North Dakota and/or Minnesota, depending on the location of the practice to which they are assigned.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 68% have no call, 22% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for North Dakota is 89.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.8% of North Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pediatrician Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution18 jobs

3
<$240k
7
$240k-290k
5
$290k-340k
1
$348k
2
$390k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs

401k / retirement match
78%
CME allowance
56%
Loan repayment
28%
Relocation assistance
28%
Sign-on bonus
22%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Full Time Pediatric Hospitalist

Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles, Washington

$344k-$396k
#2

Neonatology - Physician

CHOC Specialists · Orange, California

$260k-$390k
#3

Physician - Pediatrics

$210k-$348k
#4

Physician – Pediatrician – St. Cloud, MN

$240k-$330k
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 700 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Grand Forks

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$276k
Typical market rent
$1,172/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.7
State income tax
Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Grand Forks, ND-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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