Pediatric Cardiologist
Join Our Team at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Heart Institute!
Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute is seeking a dedicated and passionate BC/BE Pediatric Cardiologist to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to develop a community-based general pediatric cardiology practice with an emphasis on fetal cardiology. The candidate would collaborate with local hospitals and neonatology practices and provide personalized services to pediatricians, family practice providers, and maternal-fetal medicine specialists in these communities, with a focus on growing the practice within the region.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain a community-based general pediatric cardiology practice with an emphasis on fetal cardiology.
- Collaborate with local hospitals and neonatology practices.
- Provide personalized cardiology services to pediatricians, family practice providers, and maternal-fetal medicine specialists.
- Foster relationships with healthcare providers in the community to support practice growth.
Location:
Join a thriving and expanding group providing outpatient consultations in an ambulatory center located near Fort Lauderdale in Florida’s Broward County. Located just north of Miami and south of Palm Beach, Florida’s Broward County has easy access to two international airports and boasts abundant sunshine and warm weather year-round, with attractions from the shore to the suburbs.
Qualifications:
- Board-certified/board-eligible in Pediatric Cardiology.
- MD degree or equivalent from an accredited school of medicine with at least three years of fellowship training in pediatric cardiology.
- Strong commitment to community-based healthcare.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with healthcare providers.
- Commitment to patient-centered care, innovation, and continuous improvement.
About Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Heart Institute is a renowned center of excellence dedicated to providing world-class cardiac care to pediatric patients and patients with congenital heart disease. With state-of-the-art facilities and a multidisciplinary team of experts, we deliver comprehensive, compassionate, and cutting-edge care to all children and fetuses with acquired and congenital heart disease and young adults with congenital heart disease.
Job Summary:
The position is primarily a clinical position related to the diagnosis, treatment and clinical management of pediatric patients in a multidisciplinary environment that includes physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, clinical scientists and social workers. The position offers exposure to a mix of general and high acuity pediatric patients. The position also includes teaching and supervision of medical residents and provides opportunities to participate in research and publishing.
Job Specific Duties:
- Applies knowledge of growth and development in customer interactions and treatment.
- Continues to actively self-educate (i.e., reading journals, CME credits, NCH conferences, etc.).
- Coordinates and/or develops and delivers monthly inservices to meet staff and resident development needs.
- Coordinates follow-up of tests, lab studies, and patient follow-up phone calls.
- Directly provides clinical services to patients including, but not limited to: performing and recording history and physical examinations, recording and interpreting pertinent patient data, developing and documenting a treatment plan, writing routine orders for appropriate laboratory studies, x-rays and consultations, performing patient/parent teaching, assisting with patient follow-up, performing appropriate screenings, administering medications as required, ordering and/or performing therapeutic and diagnostic procedures as indicated by patient findings.
- Makes suggestions to Department Director and/or attending staff that may be beneficial to the improvement of the department.
- Participates in Performance Improvement, Research and Publishing.
- Participates in teaching of and is role model to medical students and residents.
- Participates in the call schedule as assigned.
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) from an accredited medical school.
- Current state medical license and in good standing with medical board.
- American Heart Association BLS - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Exceptional clinical, research and teaching skills and have a commitment to academic pediatrics.
- Able to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, families and co-workers.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
- Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Ability to interpret, adapt, and react calmly under stressful conditions.
- Ability to problem solve to formulate a plan of care and evaluate the patient's response to care.
Competitive compensation and benefits package. Qualified candidates please contact:
Joyce Berger, Physician Recruiter
Nicklauschildrens.org/NCPS
Job: Physician
Primary Location: Florida-Ft. Lauderdale-Ft. Lauderdale-Davie
Department: NCPS-DAVIE CENTER
Job Status: Full Time
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