Pediatrician
Compensation
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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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Pediatrics median $180k (middle half $160k–$248k)21 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | New Jersey index 108.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pediatrics listings in New Jersey | 12 active | 751 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 16% remote · 58% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | New 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 |
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