Pediatric Neurology
Company: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Location: Hollywood
Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital is seeking a pediatric
neurologist to join a group of nine pediatric neurologists, three
of which are specialized in epilepsy. The physician will work out
of the Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital Pediatric Specialty Center
Wellington office. Interested physicians should be BE/BC in
neurology with special qualification in child neurology. Additional
fellowship training is welcomed although not required. This is a
staff position with potential for Director of Palm Beach Neurology
Services. Research initiatives will be fully and actively supported
through the Office of Human Research, though this is not a
requirement of the position. The candidate will rotate on the call
schedule at the main campus in HollywoodJoe DiMaggio Childrens
Hospital.
The 30,000-square-foot Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital Pediatric
Specialty Center - Wellington is home to offices for a variety of
pediatric specialists offering services to local patients in need
of additional specialists. Services offered include, but are not
limited to, orthopedics (sports medicine and surgery), neurology,
otolaryngology, general surgery, endocrinology and pulmonology.
Physicians are part of the hospital-employed Memorial Physician
Group at Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital.
This is a full-time employed position with the multispecialty
Memorial Physician Group. The position offers competitive benefits
and a compensation package that is commensurate with training and
experience. Professional malpractice and medical liability are
covered under sovereign immunity.
About Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital
Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital is a 216 bed free-standing
childrens hospital in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida located
near Fort Lauderdale. The hospital recently underwent a 4-story
vertical expansion to double the number of floors and continue to
meet its commitment to providing the highest quality and safest
care for children in the region. This expansion opened in November
2022 and includes a state-of-the-art Pediatric ICU, a new 20-bed
cardiac ICU and step-down unit including new ORs with hybrid
capabilities, three cath. labs and an interventional radiology
suite. The hospital also expanded its surgical capacity with an
addition of other new rooms and an interoperative MRI.
Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital is one of six hospitals that are
part of Memorial Healthcare System, the third largest public health
system in the country.Memorial delivers nearly 14,000 babies per
year in three hospitals and has 120 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(NICU) beds both Level II and III services (the state of Florida is
in the process of creating a separate designation for Level IV
care, for which JDCH qualifies).
Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital (JDCH) has robust high-risk and
congenital programs including a US News and World Report ranked
pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program, one of only two
active programs in the state that does heart transplants. JDCHs
Orthopedic and Sports Medicine program is also ranked by US News
and World Report as the top pediatric orthopedic program in Florida
four years in a row and is one of the largest programs in the
southeastern United States. JDCH also has robust Neurosciences,
Hematology/Oncology and other general and specialized surgical
programs (approximately 10,000 surgeries per year), and the areas
largest pediatric and neonatal transport team, which also does
mobile ECMO. JDCH also houses the Center for Complex Care, which is
a joint alliance with Boston Childrens Hospital.
JDCH serves over 375,000 children per year from around the
state.Approximately 100,000 children are cared for in our three
emergency rooms across the county per year.JDCHs services continue
to grow with the opening of the new specialty center/ambulatory
surgery center in Palm Beach County in 2018 and a new ambulatory
pavilion in Miramar, near Miami-Dade County which will open in
2023.
JDCH offers resources for academic pursuits, spanning from clinical
research to basic science investigation via affiliations with
nearby universities and through its Pediatric Institute for
Discovery and Innovation (PIDI). JDCH has an established pediatric
residency program and relationships with other hospital providers
and universities for various other clinical training programs.
JDCH combines leading-edge clinical excellence with a child- and
family-friendly environment that emphasizes the Power of Play. JDCH
is known throughout the region for its child-focused approach
bringing a comprehensive range of healthcare services to families
along with kindness, dedication, and compassion.
About South Florida
South Florida offers a dynamic urban/suburban lifestyle with an
abundance of cultural and recreational amenities, miles of
beautiful beaches, top-rated golf courses, zoos and wildlife
refuges, a vibrant arts community, museums and world-class dining.
South Floridas high quality of life including year-round summer
weather, exciting multiculturalism and no state income tax attracts
new residents from all over the country and around the world.
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Keywords: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Hollywood , Pediatric Neurology, Healthcare , Hollywood, Florida
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