Physician, Pediatrics Hospitalist (Palo Alto, CA)
Listed compensation
$248K–$275K /yr
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Job Description
Opportunity Information
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a 0.5-1 FTE board-certified, or board-eligible (General pediatrics and/or PHM boards), Pediatric Hospitalist as well as a Pediatric Nocturnist.
We are seeking an experienced BE/BC (Peds or PHM) Pediatric Hospitalist and Pediatric Nocturnist with an interest in newborn medicine and pediatric hospital medicine to join our well-established team of pediatric hospitalists.
Clinical responsibilities include caring for well term and preterm infants, premature infants requiring level II nursery support, in addition to performing circumcision and frenotomies. It also includes caring for general acute care pediatric patients admitted to a quaternary care pediatric hospital with trainees. This position may be shareholder track or employed with competitive benefits and salary.
Position Details
Clinical Care in a Top Children’s Hospital
Will work both in newborn nursery, level 2 intermediate care nursery and general pediatric ward (no attendance at deliveries)
Qualifications
- Board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatrics and/or Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Join Us and Enjoy
- Guaranteed salary for two years
- Shareholder eligible after two years
- Shareholders enjoy very competitive, shift-based income
- Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
- Relocation allowance
- Generous benefits package
- 401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA
Organization Details
This position will join our Medical Group practicing in Palo Alto, CA. Our multidisciplinary and collaborative Medical Group ensures the necessary support to deliver exceptional and personalized care to patients.
Come join a Medical Group, of more than 1,900 physicians practicing in primary care and more than 45 medical and surgical specialties, that received the highest possible rating for patient experience from the California Office of the Patient Advocate, and “elite” status by the California Association of Physician groups.
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a not-for-profit health care organization, providing operational and administrative support, including the latest technology, allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.
Equal Opportunity Statement
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We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide clinical care for term and preterm infants in the nursery and manage general acute care pediatric patients in the hospital. Responsibilities also include performing specific procedures such as circumcisions and frenotomies.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
In California, the Pediatrics weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$264k (97 salary observations; 237 listings), vs ~$242k nationally (500 salary observations; 1,997 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 64% have no call, 42% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$261k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $236k 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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