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Physician - Pediatrics

SOMC Medical Care Foundation Inc
Portsmouth, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/9/2026

OPPORTUNITY:

Looking for a Board Certified/Board Eligible Pediatrician to join our hospital employed team!

2-year contract also includes:

  • Vacation: 29 paid days off (PTO days). Additional 5 days when producing 75%tile wRVUs
  • CME/Books & Journals: 5 days PTO and up to $5000
  • Medical School Loan Repayment: repay up to $200,000 ($25,000 per year for each year of service commitment)
  • Deferred compensation: 457b plan. Defer compensation up to IRS limit of $24,500 year after taxes. No matching.
  • Retirement / Savings Plan: 403b plan. Defer compensation up to IRS limit of $24,500 year after taxes under age 50 and $31,000 for over age 50. SOMC matches dollar for dollar up to 2% of base pay.
  • Moving Expense: $10,000 paid to moving company
  • Malpractice Insurance Coverage: in a claims made insurance, in an amount of $2,000,000, per claim/$6,000,000, aggregate
  • Health Insurance: provider pays small premium, deducted from paycheck
  • Liquidated Damages: 70 mile and 2 year non-compete clause or liquidated damages of one year salary
  • Sign on Bonus: 15% of base salary up to $100,000 (paid when contract signed and forgiven over 2-4 years)
  • Residency Stipend: up to $25,000 (requires up to 2 year service commitment)
  • Bonus Incentives: excellent bonus incentives up to 10% of salary

PRACTICE INFO:

  • Practice Location
    • SOMC Pediatric Associates, Portsmouth, OH

  • Office Hours/Work Schedule
    • Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00a-5:00p or 3/12’s
    • Weekend office hours: Scheduled every 12 weekends
    • 40 hours/wk – if working 12-hour day or the wknd, your hours are adjusted/credited during the weekday
    • Late evenings: 4-8p or Weekend hours 9-1 could be possible
    • Nursery rounding and call coverage (split weeks among 5 providers F-Sun and M-Thurs

  • Staffing
    • 7 Physicians, 9 APP’s
    • Office Manager, MOAs, LPNs

  • Case Load
    • 25 patients per day

  • Equipment
    • POC testing: Lead, Hgb, Urine, Bilirubin, Strep, Flu, Pregnancy, O2, Nebulizers
    • Lab Service located on site

  • Procedures
    • Wart Removal, Casting, Ear Irrigation, Ingrown toenails, I&D, Cryotherapy
    • Nursery Procedures: NRP, Attendance at higher risk deliveries, newborn airway management, Umbilical line placement, stabilization while awaiting transfer

  • Additional Information
    • Close collaboration with Nationwide Children’s and Cincinnati Children’s
    • Monthly education with Nationwide Children’s along with school health collaborative and Partners for Kids
    • 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.

Salary : $24,500 - $100,000

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