Pediatric Hospitalist
Compensation
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Job Description
Company Description
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world.
We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail.
With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations.
Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.
Job Description
Henry Ford Medical Group is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Pediatric Hospitalist to join our collaborative, physician-led team at Henry Ford Hospital – Jackson, part of the Henry Ford Health System.
About the Position
This inpatient-only opportunity offers a rewarding role within a community hospital setting supported by one of Michigan’s most respected healthcare systems. Clinical responsibilities include:
- Attending deliveries with neonatal resuscitation
- Caring for healthy newborns and hospitalized children up to age 18
- Providing pediatric consultations in the Emergency Department
- Managing infants in our Level II Special Care Nursery, including:
- Prematurity (≥32 weeks)
- Low birth weight (>1500 g)
- Respiratory distress, infections, feeding issues, congenital anomalies
Procedures Performed
- Circumcisions
- Umbilical central lines
- Lumbar punctures
- Frenotomies
- Intubations
- Emergency pneumothorax decompression
- Schedule & Teaching
- 12-hour in-house shifts on a rotating schedule
- Opportunities for teaching medical students, transitional year interns, and Family Medicine residents
- No fellowship required
- About Henry Ford Hospital – Jackson
Located in Jackson, Michigan, Our Hospital Is
~55 minutes from Detroit Metro Airport
~40 minutes from Ann Arbor (home of the University of Michigan)
~77 minutes from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit
Since joining Henry Ford Health System in 2016, our campus has experienced tremendous growth and innovation, including:
- A new Surgical Patient Tower with 66 private rooms (Fall 2018)
- A cutting-edge Innovation Center with simulation and research labs
- Full Epic EMR implementation (inpatient and outpatient)
Join a Legacy of Care and Innovation
- Henry Ford Medical Group is one of the nation’s largest group practices, with 2,000+ providers. As part of HFMG, you’ll benefit from:
- A supportive, physician-led organization
- Access to academic and teaching opportunities
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- A well-integrated health system focused on innovation and excellence
Qualifications
Henry Ford Medical Group is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Pediatric Hospitalist to join our collaborative, physician-led team at Henry Ford Hospital – Jackson, part of the Henry Ford Health System.
Job Type: Full Time
Key Responsibilities
The Pediatric Hospitalist will provide inpatient care for newborns and children up to age 18, including attending deliveries and managing infants in the Level II Special Care Nursery. Responsibilities also include performing clinical procedures, providing emergency department consultations, and participating in the teaching of medical students and residents.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
Of the 46 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 50% have no call, 37% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $263k (middle half $223k–$304k)84 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Michigan index 96.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pediatrics listings in Michigan | 21 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All physician listings in Michigan | 642 active | 22,442 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 20% remote · 50% no call · 37% no weekends46 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Michigan physician listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 5% offer loan repayment642 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pediatrics hiring demand | #9 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 45 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 236 postings, 246 closed |
| New Pediatrics listings | 1,149 in the last 30 days | 779 the 30 days before (+47%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend (all specialties) | −2.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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