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WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Raleigh, North Carolina

Physician, Pediatric Intensivist

Critical Care MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

WakeMed Physician Practices is a multi-specialty group with over 500 physicians in a variety of specialty areas. Our organization places a high value on quality, caring and compassionate physicians and we are committed to providing state-of-the-art health care to our patients and the community we serve.

We are currently seeking physicians with an interest and fellowship training in Pediatric Intensive Care to join our group in Raleigh, NC. Our team currently consists of 10 physicians. Our physicians provide inpatient pediatric critical care at WakeMed as well as a pediatric sedation service.

A typical full-time schedule consists of both day and night shifts in house, with 24-7 coverage by attending pediatric intensivists. Fantastic opportunity for those who have an interest in clinical teaching as our physicians also supervise second-year ED residents who rotate through our pediatric ICU. Qualified candidates must be BE/BC.

The WakeMed Physician is responsible for providing quality clinical care to patients cared for by their division. The Physician may be responsible for providing teaching and supervision to residents, medical students and/or APP's within their division.

The Physician is responsible for appropriate coding and corporate compliance and may be responsible for some general administrative responsibilities of the practice.

Physician reports directly to the Director of their assigned division and understands and supports the mission values, and management of WakeMed Physician Practices and WakeMed.

Department Description

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit wakemed.org.

EOE

Licensure

Licensed Medical Physician And Board Certification in Area of Practice Required

Education

Doctorate Medicine Required

Experience

Fellowship/Internship/Residency - Related Area Required

Key Responsibilities

The physician provides inpatient pediatric critical care and sedation services while supervising residents and medical students. They are also responsible for maintaining clinical quality standards, accurate medical coding, and corporate compliance.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctorate of Medicine and be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Pediatric Intensive Care. Completion of a relevant fellowship or residency program is required for this position.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Critical Care MedicinePatient Care

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 38 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 95% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physician market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $325k (middle half $275k–$588k)165 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in North Carolina507 active22,663 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 95% no call · 63% no weekends38 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Physician listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment507 active listings, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+2.4% 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 Critical Care Medicine Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 12 employers
7
<$345k
20
$350k
1
$415k
2
$455k-510k
3
$510k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 12 employers
401k / retirement match
91%
Sign-on bonus
24%
CME allowance
21%
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Critical Care Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 233 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Raleigh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$369k
Typical market rent
$1,572/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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