Pediatrician Opportunity in Ohio - Sign On Bonus + $200k Medical School Loan Repayment!
Pediatrician Opportunity in Ohio - Sign On Bonus + $200k Medical School Loan Repayment! at Southern Ohio Medical Center — Portsmouth, Ohio, US
- Company: Southern Ohio Medical Center
- Location: Portsmouth, Ohio, US
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Posted: 2026-06-19
About this role
OPPORTUNITY:
Looking for a Board Certified/Board Eligible Pediatrician to join our hospital employed team!
COMPENSATION:
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Option #1: Base salary of $257,254 (50%tile MGMA for those just completing training) with additional compensation for experience, guaranteed for 2 years. Can be switched to a wRVU production contract when exceeding target.
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Option #2: Base salary of $318,848 (75%tile MGMA) guaranteed for one year and then switched to a wRVU production contract.
* 5% less for those not yet boarded, salary adjusted accordingly upon board certification
2-year contract also includes:
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Vacation: 29 paid days off (PTO days). Additional 5 days when producing 75%tile wRVUs
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CME/Books & Journals : 5 days PTO and up to $5000
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Medical School Loan Repayment : repay up to $200,000 ($25,000 per year for each year of service commitment)
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Deferred compensation: 457b plan. Defer compensation up to IRS limit of $24,500 year before taxes. No matching.
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Retirement / Savings Plan: 403b plan. Defer compensation up to IRS limit of $24,500 year before taxes under age 50 and $31,000 for over age 50. SOMC matches dollar for dollar up to 2% of base pay.
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Moving Expense : $10,000 paid to moving company
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Malpractice Insurance Coverage: in a claims made insurance, in an amount of $2,000,000, per claim/$6,000,000, aggregate
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Health Insurance: provider pays small premium, deducted from paycheck
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Liquidated Damages : 70 mile and 2 year non-compete clause or liquidated damages of one year salary
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Sign on Bonus: 15% of base salary up to $100,000 (paid when contract signed and forgiven over 2-4 years)
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Residency Stipend: up to $25,000 (requires up to 2 year service commitment)
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Bonus Incentives: excellent bonus incentives up to 10% of salary
PRACTICE INFO:
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Practice Location
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SOMC Pediatric Associates, Portsmouth, OH
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Office Hours/Work Schedule
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Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00a-5:00p or 3/12's
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Weekend office hours: Scheduled every 12 weekends
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40 hours/wk - if working 12-hour day or the wknd, your hours are adjusted/credited during the weekday
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Late evenings: 4-8p or Weekend hours 9-1 could be possible
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Nursery rounding and call coverage (split weeks among 5 providers F-Sun and M-Thurs
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Staffing
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7 Physicians, 9 APP's
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Office Manager, MOAs, LPNs
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Case Load
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25 patients per day
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Equipment
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POC testing: Lead, Hgb, Urine, Bilirubin, Strep, Flu, Pregnancy, O2, Nebulizers
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Lab Service located on site
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Procedures
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Wart Removal, Casting, Ear Irrigation, Ingrown toenails, I&D, Cryotherapy
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Nursery Procedures: NRP, Attendance at higher risk deliveries, newborn airway management, Umbilical line placement, stabilization while awaiting transfer
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Additional Information
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Close collaboration with Nationwide Children's and Cincinnati Children's
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Monthly education with Nationwide Children's along with school health collaborative and Partners for Kids
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Cincinnati Children's offers specialty care in our Portsmouth and West Union locations as well as Healthvine
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Click here to learn more about SOMC: http://www.somc.org/
Click to learn more about the community: http://www.somc.org/about/portsmouth.php
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Hospital Beds: 248 staffed | Service Area: over 250,000 | Not-for-profit established 1966 | Employs: over 3,000 | Medical Staff: 300+ Teaching opportunities: SOMC has Medical Students, Residents, and Advanced Practitioner trainees.
All employment is contingent upon passing the post-offer physical examination, drug test, and criminal background investigation.