General Pediatrician - Physician – Mount Sinai Health System – Manhattan, NY
Listed compensation
$170k-$230k
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Job Description
The Mount Sinai Health System is currently seeking a full-time General Pediatrician at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai!
We are recruiting an energetic, clinically oriented full-time pediatrician to join the General Pediatrics Faculty Practice Associates at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
The Mount Sinai Health System offers family-centered care, with personalized treatment plans designed to meet your child’s specific needs. Our dedicated pediatric physicians apply state-of-the-art diagnostics and the latest multidisciplinary advances in therapy and technology to treat conditions ranging from basic to complex. Our ability to deliver outstanding care is informed by cutting edge clinical/translational and basic biomedical research ongoing by our investigators.
Our flagship facility, Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital provides state-of-the-art diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care to infants, children, and adolescents. Kravis is listed among the country’s top children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report® in its 2026-27 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.
Responsibilities
- The position is primarily outpatient general pediatrics, but also involves rounding on newborns in the Well Baby Nursery.
- Interested applicants should have a strong interest in medical education or quality improvement and working with both medical students and residents.
- The position includes opportunity for involvement in the medical school and/or hospital if desired.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree from an accredited program
- Successful completion of a 3-year Pediatric ACGME approved residency program
- New York State Medical License
- Board certified or Board Eligible in Pediatrics
- Meet eligibility requirements for an appointment to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Compensation range from 170K to 230K (not including bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits).
Salary Disclosure Information
Mount Sinai Health System provides a salary range to comply with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, historical collections, and hospital/community need.
As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range. The salary range listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits.
Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to:
Physician Recruitment Department
Mount Sinai Health System
Physician.recruitment@mountsinai.org [Physician.recruitment@mountsinai.org]
Strength Through Unity and Inclusion
The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care.
When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare.
We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.
At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization.
Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences.
We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education.
Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment.
The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers.
We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology.
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws.
We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported.
Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
In New York, the Pediatrics weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$220k (56 salary observations; 156 listings), vs ~$247k nationally (382 salary observations; 2,292 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 46 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 63% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| New York vs national | $220k median in New York | $247k nationally (−11%)56 state / 382 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$185k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pediatrics listings in New York | 44 active | 738 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 63% no call · 57% no weekends46 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York Physician listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 15% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pediatrics hiring demand | #9 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 45 days · 29% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 236 postings, 246 closed |
| New Pediatrics listings | 1,222 in the last 30 days | 752 the 30 days before (+63%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pediatrics pay trend | +4.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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