Pediatric Palliative Care

PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE

• Location : Hollywood, FL
• Specialty : Pediatric Palliative Care
• Job Number : FY24 01

Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital is seeking a BC / BE pediatric palliative care physician to join our growing, interdisciplinary team.

The current palliative care program, currently going on its sixteenth year, includes two full-time pediatric palliative care physicians, two physician extenders, a palliative care counselor, two chaplains, integrative therapy practitioners (specializing in music, art, yoga, exercise, massage, and aroma therapy services) and a child life specialist.

Services include inpatient consults, outpatient clinic visits, primary management of pediatric hospice patients as well as a growing perinatal program.

In addition to research resources and support offered through the Office of Human Research, teaching opportunities will also be available through our pediatric residency program.

Board eligible / board certified pediatric palliative care fellowship-trained physicians as well as other subspecialists with pediatric palliative care training and experience are encouraged to apply.

This is a full-time employed position with the multispecialty Memorial Physician Group. The position offers competitive benefits and a compensation package that is commensurate with training and experience.

Professional malpractice and medical liability are covered under sovereign immunity.

About Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital is a bed free-standing childrens hospital in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida located near Fort Lauderdale.

The hospital recently underwent a 4-story vertical expansion to double the number of floors and continue to meet its commitment to providing the highest quality and safest care for children in the region.

This expansion opened in November and includes a state-of-the-art Pediatric ICU, a new 20-bed cardiac ICU and step-down unit including new ORs with hybrid capabilities, three cath.

labs and an interventional radiology suite. The hospital also expanded its surgical capacity with an addition of other new rooms and an inter-operative MRI.

Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital is one of six hospitals that are part of Memorial Healthcare System, the third largest public health system in the country.

Memorial delivers nearly 14, babies per year in three hospitals and has Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) beds both Level II and III services (the state of Florida is in the process of creating a separate designation for Level IV care, for which JDCH qualifies).

Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital (JDCH) has robust high-risk and congenital programs including a US News and World Report ranked pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program, one of only two active programs in the state that does heart transplants.

JDCHs Orthopedic and Sports Medicine program is also ranked by US News and World Report as the top pediatric orthopedic program in Florida four years in a row and is one of the largest programs in the southeastern United States.

JDCH also has robust Neurosciences, Hematology / Oncology and other general and specialized surgical programs (approximately 10, surgeries per year), and the areas largest pediatric and neonatal transport team, which also does mobile ECMO.

JDCH also houses the Center for Complex Care, which is a joint alliance with Boston Childrens Hospital.

JDCH serves over , children per year from around the state. Approximately , children are cared for in our three emergency rooms across the county per year.

JDCHs services continue to grow with the opening of the new specialty center / ambulatory surgery center in Palm Beach County in and a new ambulatory pavilion in Miramar, near Miami-Dade County which will open in .

JDCH offers resources for academic pursuits, spanning from clinical research to basic science investigation via affiliations with nearby universities and through its Pediatric Institute for Discovery and Innovation (PIDI).

JDCH has an established pediatric residency program and relationships with other hospital providers and universities for various other clinical training programs.

JDCH combines leading-edge clinical excellence with a child- and family-friendly environment that emphasizes the Power of Play.

JDCH is known throughout the region for its child-focused approach bringing a comprehensive range of healthcare services to families along with kindness, dedication, and compassion.

About South Florida

South Florida offers a dynamic urban / suburban lifestyle with an abundance of cultural and recreational amenities, miles of beautiful beaches, top-rated golf courses, zoos and wildlife refuges, a vibrant arts community, museums and world-class dining.

South Floridas high quality of life including year-round summer weather, exciting multiculturalism and no state income tax attracts new residents from all over the country and around the world.