Surgeon Pediatric Regional - San Diego
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Job Description
Competitive Compensation and Benefit Package
The comprehensive benefits and longevity-based compensation package offered by Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) enables physicians to focus on what they do best – provide their patients with exceptional care.
- Medical/dental/vision coverage
- Supplemental medical coverage
- Special dependent coverage
- Vacation/holiday/sick/education time and leave (prorated to work schedule)
- Retirement and savings plans
- Relocation package
- Professional liability coverage
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible
Partnership of SCPMG
- Transition to a Partner/Owner of SCPMG
- Eligible after three consecutive years of full-time employment (six consecutive years of part-time employment)
- Increased benefits (e. g., compensation, retirement, life insurance)
- Voting rights on organizational decisions
Additional Information
- Board Certified or Board Eligible
About the Area
San Diego captures the essence of coastal living with its beachside communities and lively downtown. The city's coastal climate allows for year-round visits to the San Diego Zoo, Sea World, and Legoland. For culture seekers, San Diego features a range of culinary delights and unique architectural landscapes influenced by the city's proximity to Mexico and Spanish history.
Working Here
The San Diego service area is one the region’s largest, with impressive geographical coverage, over 1,100 physicians, and about 25 satellite offices to complement the main medical center.
Yet we have a singular, well-defined culture, grounded in three pillars that improve outcomes: maintaining physicians’ well-being and their original passion for medicine; keeping the workforce energized and cohesive; and ensuring patient engagement in their own overall health.
This formula, along with our size, diversity, and depth of talent, helps the area keep its edge in new technology and clinical expertise.
San Diego maintains a high level of integration and collaboration; physicians and new hires alike know they’re not alone, that they have the personal support and clinical assistance of an entire team.
Educational and research opportunities are actively offered and supported, with residency programs and fellowships, along with participation in clinical studies and trials.
Equal Employment Opportunity
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.
Key Responsibilities
Provide exceptional surgical care to pediatric patients within the San Diego service area. Participate in clinical studies, trials, and support residency programs and fellowships.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in their specialty. Applicants must pass a background check and drug screen.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 49 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 98% have no call, 86% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 22.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Surgery median $550k (middle half $409k–$750k)26 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in California | 153 active | 1,289 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 98% no call · 86% no weekends49 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | California Physician listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 27% offer loan repayment2,715 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Surgery pay trend | −22.0% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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