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St George, Utah

Neonatologist

NeonatologyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$381k-$447k

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Job Description

When you join us, you’ll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible.”

About This Role

As a Neonatologist with Intermountain Health, you will work with a team of healthcare professionals committed to providing quality care and excellent patient experience.

You will serve in St George Regional Hospital's 24 bed level III NICU, as one of four local Neonatologists working closely with eight Neonatal APPs. We are located in St George, Utah.

We work in a highly collaborative model, believing strongly in family integrated, multidisciplinary care.

You’ll be supported by our qualified staff of RNs, Respiratory Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Social Workers, Dietitians, and Pharmacists, among others.

Shifts are taken in 24-hour increments. We often work 5-10 shifts in a row for continuity of patient care.

When on service, you’ll be on site during the day for interdisciplinary rounds, admits, discharges, and other needed clinical care. After-hours, you will take unrestricted call, consulting or coming in only as needed. Our experienced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners are on site 24/7.

Schedule will average 10 24-hour shifts per month. While not often required, additional shifts are compensated.

How We'll Support You

Base annual salary will be commensurate with your experience, ranging from $381,425.00 to $447,137.00.

You will receive a starting bonus of $15,000.00, and up to $20,000.00 in relocation assistance

We care about your well-being, which is why we provide our caregivers with a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer flexible scheduling, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development.

What You’ll Bring

  • MD or DO degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
  • Board certified or boards eligible Neonatologist
  • Active, unobstructed Utah medical license, or the ability to obtain one
  • U.S. ACGME Pediatric Residency
  • Fellowship training in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certification

Live Where Others Vacation

St. George offers an unmatched combination of career opportunity and lifestyle. Enjoy over 300 days of sunshine each year, no long winters, and immediate access to some of the nation's most spectacular outdoor recreation. Whether your passion is hiking, mountain biking, golfing, trail running, boating, rock climbing, or exploring Zion National Park, adventure is just minutes from your doorstep.

With a growing population, excellent schools, family-friendly neighborhoods, and convenient access to Las Vegas and Salt Lake City, St. George provides the perfect balance of professional fulfillment and personal quality of life.

About Us

Intermountain Health is a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 400 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across six states in the mountain west.

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain.

Intermountain Health was recently recognized by the American Medical Association’s Joy in Medicine award for our commitment to physician wellbeing. We also received the Lorna Breen Wellbeing First Champion award.

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?

It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver, learner, and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in medical education, research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.

Location: St George Medical Park

Work City

St George

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$7.25 - $999.99

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations.

If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment.

I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain.

Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Key Responsibilities

The Neonatologist will provide high-quality clinical care in a 24-bed level III NICU, participating in interdisciplinary rounds and managing patient admissions and discharges. The role involves working in a collaborative model with a multidisciplinary team and taking 24-hour shifts with on-site and on-call responsibilities.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school and be board certified or eligible in Neonatology. An active, unobstructed Utah medical license and completion of a U.S. ACGME Pediatric Residency and Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Neonatology — Physician Career Context

In Utah, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$356k (69 salary observations; 377 listings), vs ~$307k nationally (10,219 salary observations; 63,576 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 66% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score2.4 / 10 · above average in neonatologyranked against 80 Neonatology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$381k–$447kPhysician median $257k (middle half $223k–$304k)75 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Utah vs national$356k median in Utah$307k nationally (+16%)69 state / 10,219 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$419k in purchasing powerUtah index 98.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Utah145 active22,773 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 66% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$15k sign-onUtah Physician listings: 54% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment145 active listings, Nov 2026
New Neonatology listings56 in the last 30 days59 the 30 days before (−5%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend−4.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (80 Neonatology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Neonatology Jobs

18 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

18 jobs · 10 employers
3
<$230k
6
$230k-270k
2
$270k-310k
6
$310k-350k
1
$373k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs · 10 employers
401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
71% this job
Relocation assistance
41% this job
Sign-on bonus
35% this job
Loan repayment
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Appeals M.D. – Pediatrician Required (Remote)

UnitedHealth Group · Tampa, Florida

$249k-$373k
#2

Pediatrician - Reliant Medical Group

UnitedHealth Group · Auburn, Massachusetts

$204k-$346k
#3

Pediatrician (Part-Time)

$300k-$325k
#4

Pediatrician

$300k-$325k
+ 16 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 2.4
Better work-life than 70% of Neonatology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 80 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Intermountain Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Starting bonus $15,000
Relocation assistance up to $20,000
Generous benefits package
Flexible scheduling
License reimbursement
Malpractice insurance coverage
Annual CME allowance

Living in St. George

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$446k≈ 1.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,798/mo≈ 6% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. George, UT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.