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Children's Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Physician - Primary Care - Forest Home

Primary CareFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.
  • Our pediatricians and primary care offices offer parents a level of care that cannot be obtained at other places:
  • Affiliation with the #4 children's hospital in the country (according to Parents magazine)
  • Board-certified pediatricians (learn what it means to be 'board-certified')
  • Many locations spread throughout southeast Wisconsin
  • Commitment to population health and an increased role for pediatricians in the care of children
  • Doctors who are very active in their local communities
  • Access to many health and wellness programs designed to keep kids safe and healthy

We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today.

Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: instagram.com

Job Summary Provides appropriate pediatric care services to patients. Responsible for examining, diagnosing, and treating children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses. Routine check-ups for patients with the intent of monitoring a child's growth and development from birth to adulthood.

Essential Functions - Understands and satisfies the needs of the neonatal, infant, toddler, pre-school, school-age, adolescent and/or adult patient in regards to their growth and development process. - Performs appropriate history, physical exam, assessment and plan, and documents legible, concise and pertinent entries in the medical record according to appropriate policies, rules and regulations.

May be requested to perform ambulatory pediatric consultation by non pediatrician-physicians and surgeons. - Responds to significant changes in assigned patient’s condition as medically appropriate Participates, when requested, in conducting nursing "inservice" education. - Participates, when requested, in medical education activities for pediatric nurse practitioners, students, residents and others. - Remains available to the nursing staff requests for urgent/emergent action Responds to request for mutual assistance from an intern/resident. - Participates in answering third party payor and utilization review questions Documents all procedures in the medical record for billing purposes. - Consistently completes assignments without necessity for reassigning work to others. - Handles patient needs in a timely manner and communicates well with the parents, patients, etc. regarding the patient’s care. - Complies with patient care service guidelines.

Education: - Terminal Degree (PhD, MD, etc.) Medical Degree required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Current malpractice insurance at a level of $400,000/$1,000,000 as well as participation in the Patient

Compensation

Fund. - CHW medical staff membership in the Department of Medicine with core privileges in pediatrics. - Demonstrated proficiency in skills necessary to manage urgent care patients normally acquired during pediatric residency training. - Must demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with fellow physicians, nurses, patients, families and other staff. - Good medical record documentation skills as demonstrated by legibility, concise and pertinent entries. - Demonstrated ability and interest in teaching, which will include student level and professionals (nurses, pediatric nurse practitioners, interns/residents).

Licenses and Certifications: - BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required - + one of the following: - N/A - License DO (21) - State of Wisconsin - License MD-Medical Doctor (20) - State of Wisconsin - License MD-Medical Doctor (320) - State of Wisconsin Patient Care Responsibility - Provides care appropriate to patient population and as described in applicable policies and procedures.

Required for All Jobs: - This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be requested in the performance of this job. - Employment is at-will. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.

Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.

Key Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive pediatric care services, including examining, diagnosing, and treating children for various injuries and illnesses. Monitors patient growth and development from birth to adulthood while maintaining accurate medical records for billing and clinical purposes.

Requirements

Requires a medical degree (MD, DO, or equivalent) and current medical licensure in the state of Wisconsin. Candidates must possess BLS certification and demonstrate proficiency in pediatric urgent care management and clinical documentation.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient examinationDiagnosisTreatment planningGrowth and development monitoringClinical assessment

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 38% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Primary Care market look like in Wisconsin?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPrimary Care median $275k (middle half $254k–$305k)188 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in Wisconsin12 active1,378 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 14% remote · 38% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Primary Care pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Primary Care Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

49 jobs · 37 employers
12
<$295k
6
$295k-340k
22
$340k-385k
8
$385k-430k
1
$458k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs · 37 employers
401k / retirement match
84%
Sign-on bonus
63%
CME allowance
50%
Relocation assistance
42%
Loan repayment
24%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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+ 47 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,364 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Children's Wisconsin

Hospitals and Health Care
Milwaukee, WI
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice Insurance ($400K/$1M)
Patient Compensation Fund Participation

Living in Milwaukee

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$232k
Typical market rent
$1,443/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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