Physician - Pediatrician
Compensation
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Job Description
About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years.
We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals.
Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.
Orange Park Pediatrics is located in one of the fastest-growing areas in Northeast Florida. As a pediatrician in our practice, you will have the advantage of a broad-based support system through Baptist Health to provide excellent care to your patients.
What You Can Expect
- Receive a competitive compensation package
- 20-25 patients per day
- Dedicated and experience MA on staff
- Maintain a voice in your practice
- Epic EHR System
- All About the Benefits
- Physician-led, professionally managed enterprise
- Collaborative work environment
- Share our commitment to quality patient care
- Continue professional growth through CME
What You Will Need
- MD or DO
- Board certified or board eligible
- Active/unrestricted medical license
Who We Are - Baptist Primary Care
For more than 25 years, the Baptist Health leadership and governing bodies have focused on a collaborative relationship with physicians in our community for the benefit of patients. Baptist Primary Care had its foundation as an employed physician group that started in 1985.
We have gradually expanded and now have over 60 primary care offices, 160+ physicians, and 55+ APPs. The close relationship with Baptist Health has allowed for a higher degree of collaboration in managed care contracting and integration through the support of Baptist Physician Partners.
Our group includes Endocrinology, Rheumatology, and Infectious Disease subspecialties and the core group of Family Practice, General Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics.
Physicians with our group will support specialty physicians such as Orthopedics, Cardiology, Baptist MD Anderson, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Behavioral Health, and ENT.
Primary Location
BPC - Orange Park Peds Smith 2140 Smith St Orange Park, FL 32073 United States of America
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality pediatric care to patients in a collaborative, physician-led practice environment. Manage a patient load of 20-25 patients per day while utilizing the Epic EHR system.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and be board certified or board eligible. An active, unrestricted medical license is required to practice.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 62% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Pediatrics median $260k (middle half $223k–$304k)77 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Florida index 103.4 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pediatrics listings in Florida | 75 active | 738 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 62% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Florida Physician listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pediatrics hiring demand | #9 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 45 days · 29% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 236 postings, 246 closed |
| New Pediatrics listings | 1,222 in the last 30 days | 752 the 30 days before (+63%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pediatrics pay trend | +4.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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