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Nemours Children's Health
Davenport, Florida

Physician, Primary Care

Primary CareIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Nemours Children’s Health is hiring a Primary Care Pediatrician to work at our new Davenport location. Our offices are all certified Patient Centered Medical Homes, supported by a robust team of triage nurses and care coordinators. We have in office lab capability utilizing PCR technology. This position requires minimal night call and no inpatient responsibilities.

Physician Candidates Must Be

  • ABP Certified or Eligible in Pediatrics
  • Eligible for unrestricted Florida License

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized, multi-site pediatric healthcare system built upon a centralized, efficient and collaborative infrastructure committed to improving the health of all children. The mission of Nemours is to improve the health and health care of children by seeking new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood diseases, and to educate the next generation of leaders in children’s health.

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Primary Care Pediatrician will provide clinical care at the new Davenport location within a Patient Centered Medical Home model. Responsibilities include utilizing in-office PCR lab technology and collaborating with a team of triage nurses and care coordinators.

Requirements

Candidates must be ABP Certified or Eligible in Pediatrics and eligible for an unrestricted Florida medical license. The role requires no inpatient responsibilities and minimal night call.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningPreventive Medicine

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 34% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

What does the Primary Care market look like in Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPrimary Care median $265k (middle half $228k–$277k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in Florida197 active1,353 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 34% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida physician listings (all specialties): 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Primary Care hiring demand#17 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 42 days · 39% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 503 postings, 521 closed
New Primary Care listings900 in the last 30 days507 the 30 days before (+78%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Primary Care pay trend−1.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Primary Care Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 36 employers
12
<$290k
11
$290k-330k
17
$330k-370k
6
$370k-410k
4
$410k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

44 jobs · 36 employers
401k / retirement match
86%
Sign-on bonus
59%
CME allowance
55%
Relocation assistance
36%
Loan repayment
23%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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#4

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+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,339 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Davenport

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$301k
Typical market rent
$1,978/mo
Residents’ average commute
41 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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