Description

Nemours Childrens Health is seeking an experienced leader to become Chief of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Jacksonville, Florida.

Candidates should have strong credentials in pediatric critical care medicine in addition to a demonstrated history of recruiting, mentoring, and developing a team. The selected leader will ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, family-centered critical care to pediatric patients while advancing institutional goals in education, research, and clinical excellence.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee PICU operations including staffing, scheduling, budget management and resource allocation
• Collaborate with hospital leadership, nursing, and other departments to coordinate interdisciplinary care
• Lead performance improvement initiatives
• Ensure high standards of patient safety, quality care, and compliance with regulatory requirements
• Participate in direct patient care and serve as a role model for clinical excellence.
• Develop and implement protocols, policies, and procedures to standardize care and improve outcomes

What We Offer:

• No state income tax in Florida
• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans
• Licensure, CME and dues allowance
• Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Qualifications:

• MD or DO
• Board certified in area of specialty
• Eligible for unrestricted Florida medical license and DEA
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

If youre looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you.

About Us

Nemours Childrens Health is an internationally recognized childrens 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 childrens hospitals Nemours Childrens Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Childrens Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, were on a journey to discover better ways of approaching childrens health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every childs world a place to thrive. Its a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Childrens and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.