Description

Nemours Childrens Health is seeking Pediatric Palliative Care Physicians to join our team in Jacksonville, Florida.

Candidates should be experienced in providing specialized care to infants, children and adolescents living with serious, complex or life-limiting illnesses. The selected candidates will join an interdisciplinary team and support both patients and families across inpatient, outpatient and home settings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver compassionate, family-centered care for pediatric patients with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions
• Provide expert consultation on symptom management, including pain, nausea, agitation, fatigue and other complex symptoms
• Facilitate communication around goals of care, advanced care planning and decision-making in complex medical situations
• Collaborate with pediatric subspecialties, intensive care teams, oncology, neurology, cardiology, and others to integrate palliative care into broader treatment plans

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 eligible/certified in specialty
• Eligible for unrestricted Florida medical license and DEA
• 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.