Pediatric Sleep Medicine Physician

Job Description

Pediatric Sleep Medicine Physician Opportunity

2026 Fellows Welcome to Apply!

CHOC is seeking a full-time Board certified / eligible Sleep Medicine Physician with Board certification / eligibility in Pediatrics or Family Medicine. Additional Board certification / eligibility in Pediatric Pulmonology is a plus, but not a requirement. You will join our well-established and growing team of nine pediatric pulmonologists (3 of whom are board certified in sleep medicine) and six nurse practitioners in the Pediatric Pulmonary department, in addition to working with an experienced team of sleep medicine professionals and support staff in our Sleep Program.

Responsibilities include providing quality care to pediatric sleep medicine patients from birth to young adulthood in our sleep clinics and reading pediatric sleep studies. Opportunities in quality improvement, community outreach, resident education and administrative activities are available and encouraged. We are the primary teaching location for the University of California, Irvine.

The practice offers a full range of Sleep Medicine including :

• Two AASM accredited Pediatric Sleep Centers on two campuses with a total of 13 outpatient beds and the ability to do up to 4 inpatient studies per night.
• Multiple Investigator Initiated Clinical Research Studies ongoing within the Sleep Program led by the sleep physicians and a PhD Sleep Researcher with a joint appointment within the division and UCI School of Medicine.
• Fully integrated EMR system.
• Multi-disciplinary Clinics including
• Sleep Clinic with Behavioral Psychology
• Sleep Surgery Clinic with ENT (Inspire Program)
• Prader-Willi Clinic with Endocrinology
• Based on qualifications and interest of candidates, can also evaluate opportunities in the CHOC general pediatric clinics and mentoring / teaching pediatric residents.

Successful candidates will be board certified / board eligible in pediatrics or family medicine as well as sleep medicine and be eligible for an unrestricted California medical license.

CHOC Specialists, a private pediatric subspecialty group, is composed of more than 424 physicians and advance practice providers within 26 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, 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, Orthopaedic and Hyundai Cancer Institute.

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, professional sports and attractions plus with the beach, mountains, and desert all within short driving distances, there is something for everyone!

For more information and / or to be considered for this opportunity, please contact me!