Nemours Childrens Hospital Florida is seeking a Pediatric Cardiologist to lead our outpatient Cardiology team in Lakeland Florida. We are seeking a Medical Director to join our Lakeland team of two dedicated providers and a nurse practitioner to help grow an already established and growing region. The Lakeland practice conducts outpatient clinic 5 days per week with full echo fetal echo and exercise stress testing addition the team also provides inpatient consultative service and after hours call coverage to support Lakeland Regional Hospital. There is no requirement for in-person call coverage however home outpatient call coverage for the region is expected. We are seeking individuals with a passion for both outpatient and inpatient consultative services that work well within a close-knit team.
Requirements:
Board certified pediatric cardiologist with demonstrated outpatient cardiology practice growth experience.
Living in Lakeland Florida provides a mix of suburban tranquility and vibrant community life. Known for its numerous lakes and outdoor recreational opportunities Lakeland offers a relaxed family-friendly atmosphere. The city boasts historic districts cultural attractions like the Polk Museum of art and a bustling downtown with shops and eateries. With a mild climate year-round residents enjoy outdoor activities such as boating fishing and hiking. Lakeland also benefits from its central location in Florida providing easy access to nearby cities and attractions like Orlando and Tampa.
Polk County is the second fastest growing metropolitan region in the nation with Lakeland Winter Haven Davenport and Plant City as the densest cities in the county. Nearly 200000 children currently call the area home with an anticipated 6% growth to 212000 by 2027. The region ranks nine out of Floridas 67 counties for the largest population of children.
With 849 beds Lakeland Regional is the 5th largest Hospital in Florida seeing over 200000 ER visits and 43000 admissions per year over 2100 trauma visits annually and more than 3000 deliveries. Services are delivered in the new Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children which opened summer of 2018. This $275 million project has 300000 square feet of stare-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient space including a 47-bed pediatric medical/surgical unit a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit the areas largest Level II NICU and an expanded 22 bed Pediatric Emergency Department.
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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, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware an ... View more