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Alexandria, Virginia

Inova Cares Children Physician (MD/DO)

PediatricsIncludes callIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$225K - $245K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Inova Cares for Children – Mount Vernon is looking for a dedicated Pediatrician to join the team. This role will be part-time, Monday – Friday. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.

The Pediatrician provides comprehensive, family-centered primary care to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults at Inova Cares for Children. In this role, the physician delivers high-quality outpatient care while serving as a clinical educator by supervising and mentoring medical students and residents.

Working collaboratively with the Medical Director, Program Director, and interdisciplinary care team, the Pediatrician is committed to delivering evidence-based care, promoting child health and wellness, and supporting the organization's mission to serve the community. Direct patient care is provided within the scope of privileges granted by the medical staff of Inova Fairfax Hospital.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

  • Physician Led Organization: Potential for Physician leadership opportunities.
  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Competitive Compensation Package: Competitive Base and Incentive program, opportunities for Sign On/Retention/Relocation.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. 457B retirement plan is also available for physicians in a 0.5 FTE and greater.
  • CME Support: Up to $3,500 a year for CME support and up to 5 days of CME.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave.
  • Competitive Compensation Package: Includes a market-competitive base salary, comprehensive performance incentive plan, compensation structure designed to reward quality, patient access, and clinical productivity. Additionally, opportunities for Sign-On, Retention, and Relocation bonuses.

Inova Cares for Children Physician (MD/DO) Job Responsibilities:

Physician Coverage and Responsibilities

  • Performs duties as set forth in this agreement, as well as duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned by the medical director of the Inova Cares Clinic for Children and/or the president of the Pediatric Service Line.
  • Provides professional services to Inova Cares for Children patients.
  • Provides supervision of pediatric residents and participates in the didactic program of the pediatric residency program.
  • Participates in coverage of Inova Cares for Children triage services on assigned nights and weekends in accordance with a published schedule.
  • Participates in efforts to improve the effectiveness of pediatric services in collaboration with the medical director and the director.
  • When the physician is engaged in full-time status with Inova Health System, the physician is prohibited from engaging in the private practice of medicine during the term of this agreement and from performing the same or similar professional and administrative services at any other hospital or entity.

Quality Improvement

  • Participates in regular quality improvement and cost saving activities in collaboration with other professional members of the healthcare team at Inova Cares for Children.
  • In conjunction with the Medical Director, Program Director and nursing staff, acts as a patient advocate in monitoring, tracking, assessing and evaluating the quality of care.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: Graduate of accredited Medical Doctorate Program (MD/DO)
  • Board Certification: Must be board certified or board eligible in Pediatrics
  • Certification:  Must obtain advanced certification in applicable modality within one year of training; BLS from the American Heart Association.
  • Licensure: Currently hold or ability to obtain an unrestricted VA medical

Licensure

  • Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
  • Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proficiency in medical Spanish preferred but not required.
  • Flexibility to provide coverage across multiple practice locations as needed.
  • Interest in caring for underserved and culturally diverse patient populations.

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.

And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The physician provides comprehensive, family-centered primary care to pediatric patients and serves as a clinical educator for medical students and residents. They also collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to monitor quality improvement and ensure effective pediatric service delivery.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree, be board certified or eligible in Pediatrics, and possess an unrestricted Virginia medical license. Additionally, applicants must obtain BLS certification and successfully complete the credentialing process for medical staff and third-party payors.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical educationPatient advocacyEvidence-based medicineMedical supervision

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inova Cares Children Physician (MD/DO) at Inova a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics — ranked against 646 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc.

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 65% have no call, 25% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$235k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $232k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks13 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
38% this job
Relocation assistance
31% this job
Loan repayment
15% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 646 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Alexandria

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$703k≈ 3.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,285/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Inova

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Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
CME allowance up to $3,500/year
5 days CME
Tuition assistance up to $5,250/year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Paid time off
Paid parental leave