Pediatrician
Listed compensation
starting at $255K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Hospital located near Jesup, GA is looking for a full-time Pediatrician to join their team. Great pay and benefits listed below.
- Salary: starting at $255,000/annually (increases with years of experience)
- Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance negotiable
- Generous bonus structure
Pediatrician Opportunity
- Monday – Friday (8am- 5pm) / no weekend clinic hours
- Strong referral base from the OBs
- Call is 1:3 shared with FP physician in town – very light (delivery around 180 babies/year)
- Typical number of patients per day is 20-25
- Board eligible Pediatrician
Pediatrician Qualifications
- Board eligible if new grad- must take board within 6 months of eligibility
- Open to new graduate Pediatrician
The Surrounding Community
- Serves as the central business district and administrative center for the surrounding agricultural community
- Offers access to regional hunting and fishing
Top-rated Local Restaurants
Benefits from fertile, sandy loam earth that supports thriving pine timber harvesting, cotton farming, and diverse livestock production
Key Responsibilities
The Pediatrician will provide full-time clinical care in a hospital setting, maintaining a patient load of 20-25 per day. Responsibilities include managing a light call schedule and collaborating with local OBs and family physicians.
Requirements
Candidates must be board eligible or board certified in Pediatrics. The position is open to new graduates, provided they obtain board certification within six months of eligibility.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 161 active listings.
Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 78% have no call, 23% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 15.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$255k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $265k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
- On-site
- Includes call
Living in Jesup
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $233k≈ 0.9× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,225/mo≈ 6% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.