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General Pediatrician roles are available to F-1 OPT students who have completed a U.S. medical degree and residency. Most positions require USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3, a state medical license, and active OPT employment authorization. STEM OPT extension does not apply to this field, making early employer engagement critical.
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The full-time annual base salary range for this position at the rank of Assistant Professor is: $199,166 to $211,419; commensurate with experience and rank. Base pay does not include incentive pay, hiring bonuses, or additional benefits such as retirement contributions.
About OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
With a strong tradition of teamwork, diversity and interdisciplinary care, we believe all children deserve the best. At Doernbecher, we built a hospital around that belief. It’s why we have more specialists in children’s health than anywhere else in the state. We offer the newest and most advanced treatments available, along with innovative collaborations and research opportunities. As Oregon’s only academic health center, we strive to offer the best medical care to every child across Oregon, Southwest Washington and beyond.
About OHSU
OHSU's singular focus on improving health starts with Oregonians and has global impact. We are the only academic health center in Oregon, but we're also nationally distinct as a university dedicated solely to advancing health sciences. This allows us to concentrate resources on research to prevent and cure disease, on education that prepares physicians, dentists, nurses and other health professionals to succeed in an evolving health care environment, and on patient care that incorporates the latest knowledge and discoveries. We have 18,000 employees and secure competitive research funding of more than $400 million a year. As a public organization, we provide community outreach and services for Oregon's most vulnerable populations. OHSU’s stated mission to improve the health and quality of life for all Oregonians through excellence, innovation and leadership in health care, education and research.
About Portland and Oregon
Bisected by the Willamette River, Portland is a vibrant city nestled among green woods and waterways. Only 90 minutes from the spectacular Oregon coast or towering Mount Hood, Portland offers the rare accessibility of snow-to-surf. Portland embraces cyclists, hikers, brewpubs, dogs, climbers, artisan coffee shops, book readers, foodies, professional soccer and basketball fans, award-winning wineries, concertgoers and paddle boarders. It’s no wonder Portland constantly ranks as one of America’s favorite lifestyle cities.
Function/Duties of Position:
The Pediatric Hematology-Oncology division is seeking a General Pediatrician to join the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program and the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Infusion Center to provide team-based patient care. The Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program cares for children, adolescents, and young adults with brain and spinal cord tumors, in close partnership with neurosurgery, radiation oncology, neurology, endocrinology, rehabilitation, and palliative care. The Infusion Center provides cutting edge treatments for pediatric sub-specialty patients from hematology-oncology, gastroenterology, neurology, and others.
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (0.85 FTE)
- The General Pediatrician independently evaluates, diagnoses, and manages a medically complex, high-acuity patient population, exercising clinical judgment across the full scope of practice in collaboration with the pediatric neuro-oncology faculty.
- Treatment Planning and Orders: Develops, reviews, and modifies chemotherapy and targeted therapy treatment plans, roadmaps, orders, and supportive care protocols with neuro-oncology faculty and oncology pharmacy, adjusting for protocol requirements, disease status, toxicities, and patient-specific factors.
- Clinical Triage and Acute Management: Assesses patient and family concerns by phone and patient portal, including new neurologic changes, treatment toxicities, medication side effects, and suspected progression; determines disposition, orders diagnostic studies, prescribes, and initiates treatment.
- Complex Care Management: Directs symptom management (pain, nausea, neurologic and endocrine complications) and integrates the medical plan across infusion, palliative care, rehabilitation, neurosurgery, neurology, endocrinology, radiation oncology, and outside facilities to prevent avoidable emergency visits, admissions, and treatment interruptions.
- Targeted Therapy and Clinical Trials: Provides longitudinal management of patients on targeted therapies, immunotherapies, and clinical trials; interprets laboratory and imaging results, grades adverse events, and implements dose modifications while maintaining protocol compliance.
- Peer-to-Peer Review and Appeals: Conducts or prepares peer-to-peer reviews with insurance medical directors for advanced imaging, molecular testing, targeted agents, proton radiation, trial-related procedures, and supportive care with clinical and evidence-based justification.
- Direct Patient Care: Sees neuro-oncology patients in clinic for on-treatment, toxicity, and acute visits.
- Clinical Leadership: Serves as the clinical resource for nurse care coordinators on issues requiring medical assessment; develops care pathways and workflows; participates in neuro-oncology tumor board and quality improvement.
Infusion Center Coverage (0.15 FTE)
- Serves as covering provider for the Doernbecher Infusion Center, including approximately one weekend per month.
- Evaluates and manages acute issues arising during treatment, including hypersensitivity and infusion reactions, chemotherapy and immunotherapy side effects, fever, and new symptoms; determines need for escalation, transfer, or admission.
Required Qualifications:
- Medical license or eligibility
- Graduation from an accredited Pediatric Residency Program
- Board certification or eligibility in General Pediatrics
- Excellent communication skills
Additional Details:
Apply here online: Please be sure to upload a Cover Letter and Resume or CV.
Why apply to OHSU?: We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact askhr@ohsu.edu
Department Overview:
The full-time annual base salary range for this position at the rank of Assistant Professor is: $199,166 to $211,419; commensurate with experience and rank. Base pay does not include incentive pay, hiring bonuses, or additional benefits such as retirement contributions.
About OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
With a strong tradition of teamwork, diversity and interdisciplinary care, we believe all children deserve the best. At Doernbecher, we built a hospital around that belief. It’s why we have more specialists in children’s health than anywhere else in the state. We offer the newest and most advanced treatments available, along with innovative collaborations and research opportunities. As Oregon’s only academic health center, we strive to offer the best medical care to every child across Oregon, Southwest Washington and beyond.
About OHSU
OHSU's singular focus on improving health starts with Oregonians and has global impact. We are the only academic health center in Oregon, but we're also nationally distinct as a university dedicated solely to advancing health sciences. This allows us to concentrate resources on research to prevent and cure disease, on education that prepares physicians, dentists, nurses and other health professionals to succeed in an evolving health care environment, and on patient care that incorporates the latest knowledge and discoveries. We have 18,000 employees and secure competitive research funding of more than $400 million a year. As a public organization, we provide community outreach and services for Oregon's most vulnerable populations. OHSU’s stated mission to improve the health and quality of life for all Oregonians through excellence, innovation and leadership in health care, education and research.
About Portland and Oregon
Bisected by the Willamette River, Portland is a vibrant city nestled among green woods and waterways. Only 90 minutes from the spectacular Oregon coast or towering Mount Hood, Portland offers the rare accessibility of snow-to-surf. Portland embraces cyclists, hikers, brewpubs, dogs, climbers, artisan coffee shops, book readers, foodies, professional soccer and basketball fans, award-winning wineries, concertgoers and paddle boarders. It’s no wonder Portland constantly ranks as one of America’s favorite lifestyle cities.
Function/Duties of Position:
The Pediatric Hematology-Oncology division is seeking a General Pediatrician to join the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program and the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Infusion Center to provide team-based patient care. The Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program cares for children, adolescents, and young adults with brain and spinal cord tumors, in close partnership with neurosurgery, radiation oncology, neurology, endocrinology, rehabilitation, and palliative care. The Infusion Center provides cutting edge treatments for pediatric sub-specialty patients from hematology-oncology, gastroenterology, neurology, and others.
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (0.85 FTE)
- The General Pediatrician independently evaluates, diagnoses, and manages a medically complex, high-acuity patient population, exercising clinical judgment across the full scope of practice in collaboration with the pediatric neuro-oncology faculty.
- Treatment Planning and Orders: Develops, reviews, and modifies chemotherapy and targeted therapy treatment plans, roadmaps, orders, and supportive care protocols with neuro-oncology faculty and oncology pharmacy, adjusting for protocol requirements, disease status, toxicities, and patient-specific factors.
- Clinical Triage and Acute Management: Assesses patient and family concerns by phone and patient portal, including new neurologic changes, treatment toxicities, medication side effects, and suspected progression; determines disposition, orders diagnostic studies, prescribes, and initiates treatment.
- Complex Care Management: Directs symptom management (pain, nausea, neurologic and endocrine complications) and integrates the medical plan across infusion, palliative care, rehabilitation, neurosurgery, neurology, endocrinology, radiation oncology, and outside facilities to prevent avoidable emergency visits, admissions, and treatment interruptions.
- Targeted Therapy and Clinical Trials: Provides longitudinal management of patients on targeted therapies, immunotherapies, and clinical trials; interprets laboratory and imaging results, grades adverse events, and implements dose modifications while maintaining protocol compliance.
- Peer-to-Peer Review and Appeals: Conducts or prepares peer-to-peer reviews with insurance medical directors for advanced imaging, molecular testing, targeted agents, proton radiation, trial-related procedures, and supportive care with clinical and evidence-based justification.
- Direct Patient Care: Sees neuro-oncology patients in clinic for on-treatment, toxicity, and acute visits.
- Clinical Leadership: Serves as the clinical resource for nurse care coordinators on issues requiring medical assessment; develops care pathways and workflows; participates in neuro-oncology tumor board and quality improvement.
Infusion Center Coverage (0.15 FTE)
- Serves as covering provider for the Doernbecher Infusion Center, including approximately one weekend per month.
- Evaluates and manages acute issues arising during treatment, including hypersensitivity and infusion reactions, chemotherapy and immunotherapy side effects, fever, and new symptoms; determines need for escalation, transfer, or admission.
Required Qualifications:
- Medical license or eligibility
- Graduation from an accredited Pediatric Residency Program
- Board certification or eligibility in General Pediatrics
- Excellent communication skills
Additional Details:
Apply here online: Please be sure to upload a Cover Letter and Resume or CV.
Why apply to OHSU?: We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact askhr@ohsu.edu
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in General Pediatrician
Start employer conversations before OPT begins
Pediatric hiring cycles run long. Begin outreach to pediatric practices, hospital systems, and community health centers at least six months before your OPT start date so credentialing and onboarding timelines align with your authorization window.
Confirm your state medical license timeline first
State licensing boards can take three to six months to process applications. Your OPT employment authorization is useless without an active license, so file your state application immediately after matching into or completing your residency program.
Target employers with existing J-1 or H-1B sponsorship history
Hospital systems and Federally Qualified Health Centers that have sponsored foreign-trained physicians before understand the process. They're less likely to withdraw an offer when your OPT expiration date comes up in onboarding conversations.
Understand that STEM OPT does not apply to your situation
Pediatric medicine does not qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. Your standard OPT window is 12 months. Plan your H-1B visa cap filing timeline or J-1 visa waiver strategy well before that window closes to avoid a work authorization gap.
Use your residency network to surface sponsorship-willing employers
Program directors, attending physicians, and fellow residents who have navigated sponsorship are your most reliable source of employer leads. A warm introduction to a hiring manager carries more weight than a cold application in competitive pediatric markets.
Document all clinical work authorized under OPT carefully
USCIS requires that OPT employment directly relate to your degree field. Keep records of your job title, employer, and start date. Pediatricians moonlighting in unrelated clinical roles risk jeopardizing their authorized status if not properly documented.
General Pediatrician OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I work as a General Pediatrician on OPT after completing a U.S. medical degree?
Yes, if you've completed an MD or DO from a U.S. medical school and obtained your state medical license. OPT authorizes employment directly related to your degree field, and pediatric clinical practice qualifies. You must have an active EAD card before seeing patients independently. Residency completion alone doesn't confer work authorization.
Does General Pediatrician qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
No. Medicine is not classified under STEM CIP codes that qualify for the 24-month extension. General Pediatricians on OPT have a 12-month window only. This makes it especially important to pursue H-1B sponsorship or a J-1 waiver pathway early, since there's no extension safety net available in this field.
What visa options should I pursue after OPT as a pediatrician?
The two most common transitions are H-1B sponsorship and the J-1 Conrad 30 waiver program. Conrad 30 is particularly relevant for pediatricians willing to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area for three years, as it waives the J-1 two-year home residency requirement. Both require employer sponsorship, so identify willing employers well before your OPT expires.
How do I find General Pediatrician employers who are open to sponsoring OPT students?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international students and filters for employers open to OPT and visa sponsorship, which saves significant time compared to applying blindly. Beyond the platform, hospital systems, children's hospitals, and Federally Qualified Health Centers have the legal and HR infrastructure to sponsor, making them higher-probability targets than small private practices.
Can I work at multiple pediatric practice locations under a single OPT authorization?
Yes, but each location must be tied to the same employer or employer group, and the work must remain within your authorized field. Working for two separate, unaffiliated employers simultaneously requires separate authorization documentation for each. Inform your Designated School Official if your employment situation changes, since unreported changes can jeopardize your OPT status.