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Sunset Health
Yuma, Arizona

Physician Pediatrician

PediatricsIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Meets Physician Standards By

  • Providing professional medical services to patients during scheduled clinical session; maintaining a patient panel in line with Center standards; providing coordination of care and managing patient population health with other care team members; leading the patient-centered medical home care team.

Serves Patients By

  • Caring for hospitalized patients daily when on call if applicable; taking inpatient if applicable and outpatient call on rotation according to Provider Staff

Manages Medical Support Staff By

  • Supervising/collaborating with advanced practitioners, as appropriate and

Provides Historical Reference By

  • Completing forms and documentation within requested time

Maintains Professional and Technical Knowledge By

  • Participating in an ongoing basis in a Continuing Medical Education Program.

Keeps Informed By

  • Attending committee, provider, departmental and patient-centered medical home care team meetings as assigned.

Ensures Quality of Care By

  • Participating in the Center’s Continuous Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
  • Participates in outreach events as needed.
  • Serves as a preceptor to clinical students as needed.

Contributes to Team Effort By

  • Accomplishing related results as needed; providing training to care team members as needed; supporting care team efforts in patients/families/caregivers’ self- management, self-efficacy and behavior

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

  • Doctor of Medicine Degree from an accredited medical school; or Doctor of Osteopathy from an accredited school of osteopathic medicine.
  • Board Eligible/Board Certified Physician in good standing.
  • Proof of successful completion of National Board, USMLE or FLEX exam.

Key Responsibilities

Provide professional medical services to pediatric patients and lead a patient-centered medical home care team. Manage medical support staff and participate in continuous quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Must hold a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree from an accredited institution. Requires board eligibility or certification and proof of successful completion of National Board, USMLE, or FLEX exams.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Pediatric CarePatient Population Health ManagementClinical SupervisionCare CoordinationMedical DocumentationClinical Precepting

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Pediatrician at Sunset Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics — ranked against 699 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc.

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 78% have no call, 25% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 15.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pediatrician Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution16 jobs

3
<$240k
5
$240k-290k
5
$290k-340k
1
$348k
2
$390k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
72%
CME allowance
56% this job
Loan repayment
28%
Relocation assistance
22%
Sign-on bonus
17%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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#3

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$210k-$348k
#4

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$240k-$330k
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 699 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Yuma

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,459/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Yuma, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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