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San Antonio, Texas

Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist

Critical Care MedicineNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Pediatric CICU Physician sought for growing San Antonio, TX!

Responsibilities

Searching for full-time CICU Intensivist to join the growing team at Methodist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio, TX. We seek BC/BE physicians trained in PICU or Cardiology with either additional training or extensive time in CICU practice.

The Methodist Children’s Heart Institute takes a collaborative, patient-centric approach to care delivery and walks alongside patients and families on their treatment journey. The program leverages support from the Methodist Health System, the leading adult cardiac program in San Antonio, and HCA, as a member of a 4-program national pediatric congenital heart network.

About the CICU

  • New, dedicated PCCU – 12 beds, with expansion plans to 24! PICU colleagues on floor below
  • Close partnership with dedicated Cardiology partners
  • Clinical role with focus on direct patient care
  • Experienced NP coverage Mon-Fri, expanding to 7 days a week this summer
  • Hospital has full complement of subspecialty services, including ECMO, CRRT, TPE

MCHI program supported by Administrative Director, Clinical and Quality leads, dedicated Educator and Patient Navigator

About San Antonio

7th largest city in the US with 1.5 million people, the city has diversity and a reasonable cost of living

Easy access to outdoor activities, parks, extensive protected trail system and the San Antonio Riverwalk - a 15-mile stone path in the heart of the city

Diverse cuisine and culture: Designated a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in November 2017, only the second city in the U.S. to receive the designation and home to one of three Culinary Institute of America campuses

Family oriented with good public, private and bilingual school options

Qualifications

BE/BC Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

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.

Licensure & Certifications

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. Training in PICU or Cardiology with extensive CICU practice experience is required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient-Centric CareCritical Care Medicine

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 80% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$305k (434 salary observations; 2,858 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,507 salary observations; 55,834 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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

Location & Logistics

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

Top Critical Care Medicine Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 12 employers

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3
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
77% this job
CME allowance
39%
Sign-on bonus
19% this job
Relocation assistance
16% this job
Loan repayment
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 3.9
Better work-life than 70% of Critical Care Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 222 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in San Antonio

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$226k
Typical market rent
$1,386/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 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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5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Healthcare FSA