Pediatric Neurology

Company: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Location: Hollywood
Posted on: March 17, 2023

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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