How to hire a pediatrician

How to hire a pediatrician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step pediatrician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a pediatrician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new pediatrician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your pediatrician job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a pediatrician for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect pediatrician also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of pediatrician salaries for various roles:

   Type of Pediatrician	Description	Hourly rate
   Pediatrician	Physicians and surgeons diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses. Physicians examine patients; take medical histories; prescribe medications; and order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests... Show more	$59-140
   Doctor	A doctor is a medical expert who diagnoses and treats illnesses and injuries, often specializing in particular areas. Their responsibilities revolve around conducting initial interviews and examinations, studying a patient's medical history and laboratory results, providing consultations and care advice, prescribing medication, and referring patients to specialists when necessary... Show more	$50-196
   Triage Nurse	A triage nurse provides patient care and overall nursing duties alongside the resident doctor in a clinic or hospital. It is the task of a triage nurse to oversee the condition of each patient and to report immediately to a doctor when emergencies occur... Show more	$20-45

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Primary Care
   • ADHD
   • Neonatology
   • Internal Medicine
   • Epic
   • Mental Health
   • Acute Care
   • Diagnosis
   • Medical Care
   • Outpatient Clinic
   • Urgent Care
   • Private Practice
   • Outpatient Services

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   Responsibilities:

   • Provide exceptional continuity of care and patient satisfaction by managing patients in both outpatient and inpatient pediatric settings.
   • Work as pediatrician in Al-Ain medical district - PHC - M.O.H of the UAE
   • care with splinting, suturing ,
   • Administer vaccines to babies and kids.
   • Coordinate CME activities for the medical staff.
   • Identify medical rehabilitation needs (hearing aids, low vision aids).

   More pediatrician duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your pediatrician job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A pediatrician salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a pediatrician in North Carolina may be lower than in North Dakota, and an entry-level pediatrician usually earns less than a senior-level pediatrician. Additionally, a pediatrician with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average pediatrician salary

   $191,371yearly

   $92.01 hourly rate

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   Entry-level pediatrician salary

   $124,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 19, 2026

   Average pediatrician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	North Dakota	$250,144	$120
   2	Wisconsin	$245,105	$118
   3	Iowa	$230,762	$111
   4	Nevada	$227,279	$109
   5	New Mexico	$224,396	$108
   6	South Dakota	$221,567	$107
   7	Missouri	$220,621	$106
   8	Washington	$220,119	$106
   9	California	$216,544	$104
   10	Indiana	$204,031	$98
   11	Illinois	$197,258	$95
   12	Kentucky	$189,908	$91
   13	New York	$187,087	$90
   14	Texas	$186,709	$90
   15	Virginia	$186,694	$90
   16	Ohio	$182,800	$88
   17	Pennsylvania	$182,618	$88
   18	New Jersey	$175,542	$84
   19	Maryland	$175,086	$84
   20	Delaware	$174,100	$84

   Average pediatrician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Yuma Regional Medical Center	$261,903	$125.91
   2	University of Southern Indiana	$261,640	$125.79
   3	Trinity Health	$261,312	$125.63	7
   4	Mayo Clinic	$258,411	$124.24	11
   5	BJC HealthCare	$251,153	$120.75	23
   6	Genesis Health System	$248,691	$119.56
   7	Scripps Health	$247,856	$119.16
   8	Willamette Valley Medical Center	$246,081	$118.31
   9	Allina Health	$245,006	$117.79	1
   10	Dignity Health	$242,709	$116.69	26
   11	Genesys Regional Medical Center	$242,683	$116.67
   12	Mercy Health	$240,990	$115.86
   13	Parkview Health	$236,732	$113.81
   14	Pikeville Medical Center	$235,084	$113.02
   15	Kaiser Permanente	$234,753	$112.86	4
   16	Aurora Health Care	$233,058	$112.05
   17	Maine Health/maine Mental Health Partners	$232,893	$111.97	5
   18	OSF HealthCare	$232,861	$111.95	28
   19	Whittier Street Health Center	$232,581	$111.82	1
   20	PIH Health	$232,507	$111.78

4. Writing a pediatrician job description

   A pediatrician job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a pediatrician job description:

   Pediatrician job description example

   An inpatient health center in Lea County, New Mexico is looking to add a Pediatrician to their team. The community has been nationally praised for being a growing city that’s still affordable, and it even has its own nearby airport. This facility is near the world-famous Carlsbad Caverns, a large underground series of caverns with stalactites, bats, and a large limestone chamber, and El Paso, Texas is close enough for a weekend trip into the city. This is a perfect position who loves the outdoors and wants to explore the distinct beauty of the desert landscape while still having access to the city.
   Certification: MD/DO Title: Pediatrician Board Status : Board Certified Residency/Training: Pediatrics Setting : Inpatient
   
   Compensation & Logistics
   Position Type : Locums 1099 Availability : Full-Time Scheduling : TBD, 7: 00AM – 7: 00AM
   
   KPG Provider Services is a West Coast Focused Company with offices in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. We are focused on offering the best, most rewarding opportunities while providing excellent compensation and support.
   
   Outstanding service is at the core of our culture. Our Medical Professionals will experience a service relationship characterized by respect, a sense of urgency, and attention to detail.
   
   Our team offers benefits like geographic expertise, understanding commuting times, and top market compensation rates.
   
   In short, we focus intently on the things that matter to you with a commitment to achieve exceptional outcomes. Call us and experience the difference!
   
   For a complete listing of our current openings visit www.kpgproviders.com!

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find pediatricians for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your pediatrician job on Zippia to find and recruit pediatrician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with pediatrician candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new pediatrician

   Once you've decided on a perfect pediatrician candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new pediatrician first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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