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Lee Health - Golisano Childrens Hospital of Southwest Florida is seeking a Pediatric Nephrologist!

Located near Southwest Florida's beaches is Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida - a state-of-the-art pediatric facility that delivers vital and lifesaving care for children and their families throughout the region. This 135-bed regional hospital cares for children across five counties and is the only children's hospital between Tampa and Miami. Golisano provides various specialized services to take care of all of our community's children, from emergency care to behavioral health, surgery to critical care, orthopedics, cancer treatment, cardiology, and more. The hospital has a 16 bed PICU and a 70 bed NICU with 24 hours in-house Neonatology coverage.

Lee Health is a non-profit organization with over 100 practice locations throughout Southwest Florida. We have more than 16,000 employees, 4,500 volunteers, and over 1,100 employed primary care and specialty care providers. Our health system has four acute care hospitals and two specialty hospitals that together house 1,812 hospital beds.

Position Description:

Lee Physician Group & Golisano Childrens Hospital is seeking a full-time or part-time Fellowship trained, Board Certified/Board Eligible Pediatric Nephrologist to join our team. This opportunity involves both inpatient and outpatient nephrology services in Fort Myers and two outreach clinics .

We provide acute and chronic kidney replacement therapy and follow up post kidney transplant patients. Inpatient services include consultations and offers all modalities of dialysis care. Ambulatory servicesprovide general nephrology clinics, dialysis clinic, combined nephrology-urology clinic and prenatal consultation in collaboration with maternal fetal medicine team. Our outpatient services are supported by a kidney dietitian, pediatric psychologist, and a social worker.

The services provided will complement our community Pediatricians and Family Practitioners. Our practices have strong clinical support using team-based care.

Benefits Summary:

Offers a competitive compensation package with salary with bonus opportunities, benefits and employee wellness opportunities

Generous paid time off to enjoy the BEAUTIFUL SW FLORIDA WEATHER AND BEACHES

Malpractice and tail coverage provided through the health system

Signing bonus & Relocation

403(b) retirement plan with match and 457(b) enhanced retirement option

Participation in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

This is ExceptionalLee!

Golisano Childrens Hospital has been named Top Childrens Hospital by The Leapfrog Group four times. Golisano is home to Southwest Floridas only state-designated Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center and is a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Golisano is recognized as an Asthma Friendly Hospital by the Florida Asthma Coalition. Most recently Golisano Children's Hospital was recognized as a Certified Autism Center. Golisano is the second hospital in the United States and first in Florida to receive this designation.

The Leapfrog Group announced its Fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grades and all four Lee Health hospitals have earned top marks, with Cape Coral Hospital, HealthPark Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital being designated as Straight A hospitals for earning an A in at least five consecutive Hospital Safety Grade reporting cycles.

Lee Health is proud to be named on the Forbes list of Americas Best-in-State Employers for the second year in a row. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, and it is a testament to Lee Healths commitment to fostering a positive and robust workplace for its employees.

Lee Health has been honored with the inaugural Pinnacle of EHR Experience Award from the KLAS Arch Collaborative, recognizing our health system's efforts to enhance the electronic health record (EHR) experience for physicians. The award places Lee Health among an elite group of only 10 organizations nationwide to receive this honor.

All Lee Health hospitals received honors as Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for the high-quality care they provide to the Southwest Florida community.

Lee Health is honored to be the first healthcare system in Florida to be recognized with the Governors Sterling Award, granted by the Sterling Council. The Sterling Council is a public/private partnership supported by the Officer of the Governor that manages the Sterling/Baldrige National Criteria for national standards and best practices for performance excellence in the state of Florida.

Lee County, Florida :

Lee Health is located in beautiful, sunny Lee County, Florida where there is truly something for everyone! With warm weather all year round, the area has numerous outdoor activities, including boating, golfing, fishing, wildlife, beautiful walking trails, and so much more! Fort Myers also has numerous restaurants, plenty of shopping, art, history and a wide variety of festivals all year round.

Fort Myers International Airport is easily accessible and offers numerous direct flights and connections to various domestic and international destinations. Those in this area are also able to enjoy the Key West Express that allows for a three-hour boat ride to Key West! Fort Myers is minutes away from Sanibel Island, Captiva, and Naples. This area is also centrally located between three of Floridas major cities, Orlando, Tampa, and Miami.

If you are interested in learning more, e-mail your CV to physicianrecruitment@leehealth.org

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