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Palo Alto, California

Physician, Pediatrics Hospitalist (Palo Alto, CA)

PediatricsIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$248K–$275K /yr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 5mo ago

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.

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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

Board Certification

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).

Top Pediatrician Jobs

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Salary Distribution19 jobs · 14 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks15 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
80% this job
CME allowance
73%
Relocation assistance
47% this job
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
13% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 5.7
Better work-life than 60% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 733 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Palo Alto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$3.26M≈ 13.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,678/mo≈ 23% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 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 Sutter Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed salary for two years
Shareholder eligible after two years
Shift-based income
Schedule flexibility
Sabbaticals
Relocation allowance
Generous benefits package
401K