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St. Joseph's Health
Paterson, New Jersey

Pediatrician

PediatricsIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical services at DePaul Pediatrics and inpatient services as requested by Chair
  • Supervise the activities of nurses and other personnel engaged in rendering medical treatments to patient
  • Propose equipment need and modernization
  • Sustain necessary and appropriate documentation for all services provided in compliance with regulatory and hospital policies
  • Offer on-call coverage as requested by Chair
  • Engage in scholarly activity
  • Provide supervision and teaching of residents, students and other trainees
  • Participate in quality improvement and safety initiatives
  • Other administrative and clinical duties as assigned by the Chair

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

  • Competitive salary*
  • Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
  • 403b retirement plan options with company match**
  • Health & Wellness*
  • Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
  • PTO, and paid holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • LTD: Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance Options
  • Onsite Day care Program

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St.

Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

Requirements

The role requires a qualified physician capable of providing pediatric care and clinical supervision within an academic medical center environment. Candidates must be able to manage complex cases and contribute to the educational mission of the hospital.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Inpatient careMedical treatmentPatient supervisionRegulatory complianceMedical documentation

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 58% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Pediatrics by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPediatrics median $180k (middle half $160k–$248k)21 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNew Jersey index 108.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pediatrics listings in New Jersey12 active751 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 16% remote · 58% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentNew Jersey Physician listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 13% offer loan repayment508 active listings, Oct 2026
Pediatrics pay trend+10.9% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pediatrician Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 20 employers
6
<$230k
5
$230k-270k
3
$270k-310k
5
$310k-350k
2
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 20 employers
401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
73%
Relocation assistance
41%
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
23% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 745 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
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About St. Joseph's Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Paterson, NJ
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
403b retirement plan options with company match
Health & Wellness
Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
PTO and paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program

Living in Paterson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$508k
Typical market rent
$1,889/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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