Critical Care Hospitalist - Physician

Pediatric Critical Care
Hospitalist Physician

Pediatric Sub-Specialty Faculty (PSF), in conjunction with Rady Children’s Health is seeking a fulltime, Pediatric Critical Care Hospitalist Physician to join our growing team. Responsibilities include providing quality care to pediatric critical care patients from birth to young adulthood in conjunction with and under the supervision of the Critical Care Attending Physician at all times. Our service is exclusively inpatient with shared rotating night and weekend call.

The successful candidate will be a pediatrician or pediatric critical care physician who is board certified/board eligible in general pediatrics or pediatric critical care and be eligible for an unrestricted California medical license.

PSF, a private pediatric subspecialty group, is composed of more than 450 physicians and advance practice providers within 29 pediatric subspecialties. This group practices at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), a premier healthcare system based in Orange County, Calif. Named one of the best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report (2025-2026), CHOC is exclusively committed to the health and well-being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach and research that brings advanced treatment to pediatric patients. Affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, CHOC’s regional healthcare network includes two state-of-the-art hospitals in Orange and Mission Viejo, several primary and specialty care clinics, a pediatric residency program, and four centers of excellence - The CHOC Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopedic and Hyundai Cancer Institutes.

CHOC earned the Gold Level CAPE Award from the California Council of Excellence, the only children’s hospital in California to ever earn this distinction, and was awarded Magnet designation, the highest honor bestowed to hospitals for nursing excellence. Recognized for extraordinary commitment to high-quality critical care standards, CHOC’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is the first in the United States to earn the Beacon Award for Pediatric Critical Care Excellence.

Orange County, California, is famous for its warm climate, with average temperatures of 70 degrees and up throughout most of the year. Orange County boasts unbeatable entertainment, shopping and attractions, and, with the beach, mountains and desert all within short driving distances, there is something for everyone.