Description

Pediatric Neurologist needed for Growing Practice at

Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida!

Located near the beaches of Southwest Florida 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 134 bed regional hospital cares for children across five counties and is the only children’s hospital between Tampa and Miami.  Golisano provides a variety of 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 plans to expand to be a pediatric trauma center, and has a 16 bed PICU and a 70 bed NICU with 24-hour in house Neonatology coverage. 

Lee Health system is a non-profit organization comprised of more than 14,000 employees, 4,500 volunteers, and more than 630 employed primary care and specialty care providers with more than 30 practice locations throughout Southwest Florida.  The organization has 27 acute care hospitals and 65 specialty hospitals that together house 1,812 hospital beds.

Position Information:

Lee Physician Group (LPG) – Pediatric Neurology is seeking a BE/BC full-time Pediatric Neurologist for its busy and growing Fort Myers based practice. Current practice has four full-time physicians. Physicians see, on average, 12-18 patients per day. Due to sheer growth and demand, the new physician can expect to build a practice quickly. Pediatric Neurology works collaboratively and is housed with several additional specialties: Developmental Pediatrics, Pediatric Psychiatry and Pediatric Psychology. The position is outpatient based but involves inpatient call coverage, a 1:5 call.

Experience with epilepsy is preferred but not required. New grads are welcome to apply.

Benefit Highlights:

• Competitive Base Salary with Productivity & Quality Incentive Bonuses
• Generous Sign-On Bonus
• Relocation Package
• Paid time off for a nice work/life balance
• Malpractice through articles of sovereign immunity
• 403(b) retirement plan with match
• Short term/long term disability

Fort Myers:

Lee Health is located in beautiful, sunny Fort Myers, FLORIDA where there is truly something for everyone! With warm weather all year round, the area has numerous outdoor activities right at your fingertips, such as, boating, playing golf, fishing, enjoying the wildlife, beautiful walking trails, and so much more!  Fort Myers also has numerous restaurants, plenty of shopping close by in our malls and outlets, art, history and a wide variety of festivals all year round.  

Fort Myers International Airport is easy to get to, easy to use, and offers numerous direct flights and connections to meet all of your travel needs.  Those in this area are also able to enjoy the Key West Express which allows for a 3-hour boat ride down to Key West! Fort Myers is minutes away from Sanibel Island, Captiva, and Naples. This area is also centrally located between three of Florida’s major cities, Orlando, Tampa and Miami. 

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please e-mail your CV to our Physician Recruitment Office at physicianrecruitment@leehealth.org.