Pediatrician - Full-Time - Cedars-Sinai Medical Group - Playa Vista
Listed compensation
$233K - $305K
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Job Description
Cedars-Sinai Medical Group is seeking a Full-Time BE/BC General Pediatrics Physician to join our established practice in Playa Vista, California.
If you are seeking a rewarding opportunity with one of the leading medical groups in Los Angeles, we invite you to consider joining Cedars-Sinai Medical Group (CSMG).
About Cedars-Sinai
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a state-of-the-art, 958-bed tertiary acute care academic medical center located at the intersection of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. We are committed to excellence in compassionate patient care, research, education, and community programs that improve the lives of our patients.
Our robust academic enterprise brings together leading clinicians, researchers, and educators who are helping shape the future of medicine and redefine healthcare for generations to come.
Cedars-Sinai Health System is the largest private not-for-profit provider of healthcare on the West Coast, serving more than 9 million people throughout Los Angeles County.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was ranked #1 in California and has been named to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 11 consecutive years (2026-27).
Our Opportunity
The successful candidate will join an established Pediatrics practice providing comprehensive care to a diverse pediatric population, including patients with both common and complex medical conditions.
The physician will work collaboratively with families, primary and specialty care providers, and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality, patient- and family-centered care.
Scope of Practice
The Practice Includes
- Preventive Care: Providing comprehensive well-child and well-baby examinations, administering routine immunizations, monitoring growth and development, and performing developmental and behavioral screenings.
- Health & Wellness: Counseling families on nutrition, sleep, safety, healthy development, and age-appropriate wellness and parenting guidance.
- Acute Care: Diagnosing and treating common pediatric illnesses and conditions, including ear infections, viral and respiratory illnesses, minor injuries, and other routine pediatric concerns.
- Chronic Disease Management: Providing ongoing care for pediatric patients with chronic conditions such as asthma, allergies, and other common pediatric health concerns.
- Minor Procedures: Performing appropriate office-based procedures, including treatment of minor lacerations, simple abscesses, and administration of injections.
- Care Coordination: Facilitating referrals to pediatric subspecialists when patients require specialized evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment.
- Family-Centered Care: Supporting families through open communication, education, shared decision-making, and advocacy to promote the health and well-being of each child.
Newborn Care
The scope of practice includes rounding on newborns at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's nursery. This responsibility is shared among the physicians within the group.
What We Believe In
Our Practice Is Committed To
- Treating patients and their families with compassion
- Providing friendly, personalized patient visits
- Maintaining open and effective communication
- Promoting health, wellness, and preventive care
- Supporting the health and well-being of our community
- Empowering patients and families through education and technology
The Group offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits for physicians and their families. A shareholdership opportunity is available after two years.
Our patients also benefit from convenient access to more than 100 primary care physicians and 500 specialty care physicians, with seamless coordination of care across the Cedars-Sinai Health System.
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research.
Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients.
Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
With a growing number of primary urgent and specialty care locations across Southern California, Cedars-Sinai’s medical network serves people near where they live. Delivering coordinated, compassionate healthcare you can join our network of clinicians and physicians to improve the healthcare people throughout Los Angeles and beyond.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide comprehensive pediatric care, including preventive, acute, and chronic disease management for a diverse patient population. Responsibilities also include rounding on newborns at the medical center and coordinating care with subspecialists and families.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current California Medical License and have completed residency training in General Pediatrics. Board Certification or Board Eligibility in General Pediatrics is required, along with strong clinical and communication skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatrician - Full-Time - Cedars-Sinai Medical Group - Playa Vista at Cedars-Sinai a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pediatrics — ranked against 733 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc.
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
In California, the Pediatrics weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$264k (97 salary observations; 237 listings), vs ~$242k nationally (500 salary observations; 1,997 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 74% have no call, 46% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$269k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $243k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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