Inova Cares Children Physician (MD/DO)
Listed compensation
$225K - $245K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Inova Cares for Children – Sterling is looking for a dedicated Pediatrician to join the team. This role will be full-time from Monday – Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.
Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.
The Pediatrician provides comprehensive, family-centered primary care to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults at Inova Cares for Children. In this role, the physician delivers high-quality outpatient care while serving as a clinical educator by supervising and mentoring medical students and residents.
Working collaboratively with the Medical Director, Program Director, and interdisciplinary care team, the Pediatrician is committed to delivering evidence-based care, promoting child health and wellness, and supporting the organization's mission to serve the community. Direct patient care is provided within the scope of privileges granted by the medical staff of Inova Fairfax Hospital.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits
- Physician Led Organization: Potential for Physician leadership opportunities.
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Competitive Compensation Package: Competitive Base and Incentive program, opportunities for Sign On/Retention/Relocation.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. 457B retirement plan is also available for physicians in a 0.5 FTE and greater.
- CME Support: Up to $3,500 a year for CME support and up to 5 days of CME.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave.
- Competitive Compensation Package: Includes a market-competitive base salary, comprehensive performance incentive plan, compensation structure designed to reward quality, patient access, and clinical productivity. Additionally, opportunities for Sign-On, Retention, and Relocation bonuses.
Inova Cares Children Pediatrician (MD/DO) Job Responsibilities:
Physician Coverage and Responsibilities
- Performs duties as set forth in this agreement, as well as duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned by the medical director of the Inova Cares Clinic for Children and/or the president of the Pediatric Service Line.
- Provides professional services to Inova Cares for Children patients.
- Provides supervision of pediatric residents and participates in the didactic program of the pediatric residency program.
- Participates in coverage of Inova Cares for Children triage services on assigned nights and weekends in accordance with a published schedule.
- Participates in efforts to improve the effectiveness of pediatric services in collaboration with the medical director and the director.
- When the physician is engaged in full-time status with Inova Health System, the physician is prohibited from engaging in the private practice of medicine during the term of this agreement and from performing the same or similar professional and administrative services at any other hospital or entity.
Quality Improvement
- Participates in regular quality improvement and cost saving activities in collaboration with other professional members of the healthcare team at Inova Cares for Children.
- In conjunction with the Medical Director, Program Director and nursing staff, acts as a patient advocate in monitoring, tracking, assessing and evaluating the quality of care.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Graduate of accredited Medical Doctorate Program (MD/DO)
- Board Certification: Must be board certified or board eligible in Pediatrics
- Certification: Must obtain advanced certification in applicable modality within one year of training; BLS from the American Heart Association.
- Licensure: Currently hold or ability to obtain an unrestricted VA medical
Licensure
- Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
- Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in medical Spanish preferred but not required.
- Flexibility to provide coverage across multiple practice locations as needed.
- Interest in caring for underserved and culturally diverse patient populations.
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.
And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Key Responsibilities
The Pediatrician provides comprehensive, family-centered primary care to infants, children, and adolescents while supervising medical students and residents. They also collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to improve service effectiveness and monitor quality of care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and be board certified or board eligible in Pediatrics. Applicants are required to obtain unrestricted Virginia medical licensure and successfully complete credentialing processes.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inova Cares Children Physician (MD/DO) at Inova a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics — ranked against 726 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc.
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 57% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in pediatrics | ranked against 726 Pediatrics listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $225k–$245k | Pediatrics median $263k (middle half $223k–$304k)84 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$232k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pediatrics listings in Virginia | 16 active | 726 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 13% remote · 57% no call · 38% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · $10k loan repayment | Virginia physician listings (all specialties): 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 26% offer loan repayment741 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 | 1,138 in the last 30 days | 768 the 30 days before (+48%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pediatrics pay trend | +9.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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