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Greater Philadelphia Health Action
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Make an Impact in Community Health - Join GPHA as a Pediatrician

PediatricsIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Healthcare professionals across our region are experiencing change and new opportunities are opening. Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc. (GPHA) welcomes experienced clinicians ready to grow in a supportive, patient focused environment.

Full- and part-time positions for Board-certified and Board-eligible Pediatricians are available at GPHA.

Services include well child and adolescent care, acute and chronic disease management, and post-hospitalization discharge evaluation. Pediatricians at GPHA are integral to the success of population health initiatives, pandemic/outbreak response and other public health issues such as diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted disease, lead poisoning, and obesity.

Approximately 40% of visits are provided via telemedicine. Inpatient services are not included.

GPHA is a non-profit healthcare organization founded in 1970. We stand committed to providing comprehensive, compassionate and affordable healthcare services to communities experiencing healthcare disparities.

GPHA’s Total Healthcare Home offers primary care, specialty care (Endocrinology-Rheumatology-Infectious Diseases-Nutrition-Podiatry), HIV disease management, dental and behavioral healthcare and pharmacy services to a highly diverse, multilingual population in the Greater Philadelphia and Tri-State area.

Benefits Include

  • Health and Financial Benefits including Medical, Dental, Life, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) with lucrative company contribution and match
  • Paid Time Off including Vacation, Sick, Personal, Education, and Holidays
  • Professional Growth and Rewards including Generous bonuses, leadership and advancement opportunities, continuing education
  • Nation-wide [Group] Subscription to “Up to Date”, inclusive of CME for eligible providers
  • Loan Forgiveness through National Health Service Corps and eligibility for Scholars
  • Free Malpractice Coverage through the Federal Tort Claims Act

Note: Benefits vary for full time and part time providers.

Join a network that values dedication, balance, and purpose. We look forward to meeting you!

GPHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. GPHA does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices to include hiring, transferring and promotion practices on the basis of race, color, sex, age, handicap, disability, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law..

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive pediatric and adolescent care, including acute and chronic disease management and post-hospitalization evaluations. Contribute to population health initiatives and public health responses regarding STDs, lead poisoning, and obesity.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board-certified or Board-eligible Pediatricians. Experience in a patient-focused environment and the ability to provide care via telemedicine are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Pediatric CareAcute Disease ManagementPost-hospitalization EvaluationSTD Diagnosis And TreatmentLead Poisoning TreatmentObesity Management

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pediatrician Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution17 jobs · 15 employers

4
<$230k
5
$230k-275k
4
$275k-320k
3
$320k-365k
1
$390k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
61% this job
Relocation assistance
39%
Sign-on bonus
22% this job
Loan repayment
17% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 730 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Greater Philadelphia Health Action

Hospitals and Health Care
Philadelphia, PA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, life, long term disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
401(k) with company contribution and match
Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal, education, holidays)
Generous bonuses
Leadership and advancement opportunities
Continuing education
Subscription to UpToDate with CME