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CHOC Specialists
Orange, California

Critical Care Hospitalist - Physician

Hospital MedicineIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

CHOC Specialists is a private pediatric subspecialty group with 26 pediatric subspecialties. The group practices at Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) which is a premier healthcare system based in Orange County, Calif. CHOC is exclusively committed to the health and well-being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach and research that brings advanced treatment to pediatric patients.

Pediatric Critical Care

Hospitalist Physician

Pediatric Sub-Specialty Faculty (PSF), in conjunction with Rady Children’s Health is seeking a fulltime, Pediatric Critical Care Hospitalist Physician to join our growing team.

Responsibilities include providing quality care to pediatric critical care patients from birth to young adulthood in conjunction with and under the supervision of the Critical Care Attending Physician at all times. Our service is exclusively inpatient with shared rotating night and weekend call.

The successful candidate will be a pediatrician or pediatric critical care physician who is board certified/board eligible in general pediatrics or pediatric critical care and be eligible for an unrestricted California medical license.

PSF, a private pediatric subspecialty group, is composed of more than 450 physicians and advance practice providers within 29 pediatric subspecialties. This group practices at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), a premier healthcare system based in Orange County, Calif.

Named one of the best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report (2025-2026), CHOC is exclusively committed to the health and well-being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach and research that brings advanced treatment to pediatric patients.

Affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, CHOC’s regional healthcare network includes two state-of-the-art hospitals in Orange and Mission Viejo, several primary and specialty care clinics, a pediatric residency program, and four centers of excellence - The CHOC Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopedic and Hyundai Cancer Institutes.

CHOC earned the Gold Level CAPE Award from the California Council of Excellence, the only children’s hospital in California to ever earn this distinction, and was awarded Magnet designation, the highest honor bestowed to hospitals for nursing excellence. Recognized for extraordinary commitment to high-quality critical care standards, CHOC’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is the first in the United States to earn the Beacon Award for Pediatric Critical Care Excellence.

Orange County, California, is famous for its warm climate, with average temperatures of 70 degrees and up throughout most of the year. Orange County boasts unbeatable entertainment, shopping and attractions, and, with the beach, mountains and desert all within short driving distances, there is something for everyone.

Rate of pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, education, as well as position requirements.

CHOC Specialists is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, citizenship, national origin, ancestry (including language use restrictions), race, color, religion, religious creed, religious dress or grooming, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military and veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

Provide quality care to pediatric critical care patients from birth to young adulthood under the supervision of the Critical Care Attending Physician. Responsibilities include inpatient service with shared rotating night and weekend call.

Requirements

Candidates must be a pediatrician or pediatric critical care physician who is board certified or board eligible. Applicants must also be eligible for an unrestricted California medical license.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Inpatient CarePatient AdvocacyMedical ResearchPediatric MedicineCritical Care Medicine

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Hospital Medicine market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score4.2 / 10 · above average in hospital medicineranked against 1,187 Hospital Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedHospital Medicine median $351k (middle half $275k–$588k)70 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in California117 active1,191 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 78% no call · 42% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Physician listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 27% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Hospital Medicine pay trend+7.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,187 Hospital Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
19%
CME allowance
12%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 4.2
Better work-life than 70% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Orange

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.04M
Typical market rent
$3,037/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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