Physicians, including pediatricians, want to be the best parents as well as the best doctors that they can be, and sometimes that means choosing to work part-time. Pediatrics lends itself to part-time or job-sharing positions. Working part-time allows you to keep up with the latest pediatric career information while enjoying time as a parent. Sometimes, your first choice for a pediatrician job is a full-time position. With help from a specialty physician staffing agency, you may be able to negotiate for a part-time job or a job-sharing position if you can convince a potential employer that your skill set is the perfect match for their pediatrician job description.

In some cases, other physicians in a certain practice may be looking to work part-time, whether for health reasons, family reasons, or the desire to pursue other interests in conjunction with a pediatrician job. A staffing consultant who understands what you are looking for in a pediatrics job may be able to help you identify a job-sharing opportunity that would suit your preferred schedule and professional goals.