Golisano Children’s Hospital of SW FL seeks Pediatric Endo!

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 135 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 a 16 bed PICU and a 70 bed NICU.

Position Information:

LPG Pediatric Endocrinology is looking for a full-time BC/BE Pediatric Endocrinologist, with board certification in Pediatrics, to join four Endocrinologists and one Nurse Practitioner for its busy and growing practice. The group provides a full range of clinical services including diabetes, disorders of growth, puberty, adrenal, and thyroid gland, and obesity. Call will be 1:5. Position is mostly outpatient. New physician will be located primarily in the Naples office.

Pediatric Endocrinology is currently the sole provider of pediatric endocrine services between Tampa and Miami on the beautiful Gulf Coast of Florida with patients from the 6-7 surrounding counties. The group has a collaborative approach and has on staff a diabetic educator, social worker, psychologist, nutritionists, growth hormone nurse and pharmacy techs. The practice is recognized by the ADA as a Center of Diabetes Education.

Benefit Highlights:

• Offers a competitive compensation package with salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off for a nice work/life balance
• Sign on bonus & relocation package
• Malpractice through articles of sovereign immunity
• 403(b) retirement plan with match
• Short term/long term disability

Lee Health is a non-profit organization with more than 13,000 employees, 4,500 volunteers, and more than 750 employed primary care and specialty care providers with nearly 90 practice locations throughout Southwest Florida. The organization has four acute care hospitals and two specialty hospitals that together house 1,812 hospital beds.

Fort Myers:
In Fort Myers, there is 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.