Physician, Primary Care
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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
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Primary Care median $265k (middle half $228k–$277k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Florida index 103.4 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Primary Care listings in Florida | 197 active | 1,353 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 34% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Florida 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 specialties | postings stay open a median 42 days · 39% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 503 postings, 521 closed |
| New Primary Care listings | 900 in the last 30 days | 507 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 |
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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