Pediatric Endocrinologist

Job Description

Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida is seeking a Pediatric Endocrinologist to join our team at our partner hospital, Lakeland Regional Health, in Lakeland, Florida. Newly hired Endocrinologists will receive a $50K sign-on bonus and only 6 weeks of call per year!

We are seeking an experienced clinician to join a talented team of 5 physicians and 3 nurse practitioners to assist us in the care of our patients. The division is supported by an excellent team of endocrine nurses, certified diabetes educators, registered dietitians, and social workers. Nemours provides robust research opportunities for interested candidates. The partnership between Nemours and The University of Central Florida College of Medicine, in addition to the Pediatric residency and Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship programs at Nemours offer excellent teaching opportunities.

Other Nemours services onsite at Lakeland Regional include outpatient Cardiology, Gastroenterology Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Nephrology, Urology, Rheumatology, and Maternal Fetal Medicine. Nemours Inpatient services include Cardiology and MFM Consults, PICU and General Surgery Medical Directorship services, and Neurology.

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Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, Nemours provides medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Nemours' pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. Nemours generates annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income. Nemours offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes productivity and quality based financial incentives, relocation, health, life, dental, CME, 403B Retirement Plan with matching, 457-retirement savings plan, licensure, and dues allowance. Nemours is not-for-profit; employed physicians qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

With 892 beds, Lakeland Regional is one of the largest independent Hospitals in Florida, seeing over 200,000 ER visits (54,000 Pediatric) and 43,000 admissions per year. As a level 2 trauma center, Lakeland has over 2800 trauma visits annually. Built in 2018, the Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children is the ideal destination for quality healthcare for women and children. As a level III Joint Commission Maternity Level of Care Verified center, Lakeland Regional has over 4100 deliveries annually along with 300+ (30-bed) level III NICU admissions to support deliveries from 22 weeks to post-term. The Pavilion hosts 300,000 square feet of stare-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient space including an 18-bed pediatric medical/surgical unit, a 12-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, to support our promise of keeping care local.

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About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.

About the Team

At Nemours Children's, our providers and associates work together across specialties, clinics and hospitals, to give children care that's among the safest, most caring and compassionate. As part of a pediatric health system with both clinical and academic partnerships, we are 100% focused on ensuring a healthier future for children. We strive for excellent outcomes across all of our medical and surgical specialties - and we measure these outcomes in order to provide consistent, top-rated care.

We aspire to build a workforce of providers that support the needs of the communities we serve and create a sense of belonging for our patients and families. Nemours Children's is committed to equal opportunity in welcoming candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Any preference or exclusion based on a protected characteristic is strictly prohibited. Learn more about our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Alignment Mission and Vision.