Peds Neonatologist - ICU Specia - Kern County

PediatricsPer-diem

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) is a physician-led partnership with strong values that support a patient-centered and evidence-based approach to medicine.

Provides our physicians with the resources and support systems needed to ensure every physician can focus on practicing medicine, connecting with one another, and providing the best possible care to their patients.

Additional Information

  • Board Certified or Board Eligible

About the Area

Kern County offers physicians and their families some of the region’s most affordable housing, along with several of California’s top natural attractions: it’s the closest SCPMG area to the great outdoor experiences of world-famous Yosemite, King’s Canyon, Sequoia, and Death Valley National Parks. The city of Bakersfield is a secret gem, with groves of old-growth trees, wide streets, and blocks of beautiful homes—without the typical Southern California traffic jams.

Working Here

Kern County is unique within SCPMG. With its smaller-town, less urban feel, there is a true sense of family, of being an integral part of something very special. It’s the only medical center within SCPMG that can meet as one united group at the same time.

Our area’s smaller size fosters open dialogue across all levels, offering physicians a voice and enabling constant improvements, small and large. Physicians enjoy the best of two worlds—operating within the stability and support of the Permanente system yet maintaining the feel of a smaller medical group.

New hires are quickly integrated into the system, for accelerated learning and support. This welcoming spirit goes far beyond the medical center: Physicians’ spouses and families are actively connected to one another in social activities, formal and informal, and to local culture and activities.

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 specialized neonatal intensive care services within a physician-led partnership. Focus on delivering patient-centered and evidence-based medical care to newborns in the ICU.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neonatology. Applicants must also pass a background check and drug screen.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

ICU CarePatient-Centered MedicineEvidence-Based Medicine

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Peds Neonatologist - ICU Specia - Kern County at Southern California Permanente Medical Group a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pediatrics — ranked against 724 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc.

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

In California, the Pediatrics weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$261k (76 salary observations; 271 listings), vs ~$241k nationally (357 salary observations; 2,207 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 50% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

Pediatrics by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in pediatricsranked against 724 Pediatrics listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPediatrics median $270k (middle half $256k–$279k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$261k median in California$241k nationally (+8%)76 state / 357 national salary observations
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pediatrics listings in California110 active727 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 23% remote · 50% no call · 40% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia physician listings (all specialties): 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 28% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Pediatrics hiring demand#9 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 45 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 236 postings, 246 closed
New Pediatrics listings1,151 in the last 30 days751 the 30 days before (+53%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pediatrics pay trend+6.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (724 Pediatrics listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Pediatrician Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

17 jobs · 11 employers
8
<$265k
1
$285k
4
$295k-325k
3
$325k-355k
1
$373k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
47%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$249k-$373k
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$204k-$346k
#3

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#4

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$300k-$325k
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Pediatrics listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 724 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Southern California Permanente Medical Group logo

About Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Pasadena, CA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$922k
Typical market rent
$2,772/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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