Hospital Medicine - Hospitalist

Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is

seeking a board-certified / board-eligible GI

Hospitalist to join our team at the brand-new Lakeland

Highlands Hospital located in Polk County, FL. This position is

ideal for candidates who want a dedicated inpatient practice

setting and thrive in a hospital-based environment with

comprehensive, multidisciplinary support. This is an excellent

opportunity to practice in a modern facility with state-of-the-art

equipment, a strong referral network, and the ability to help shape

a growing GI service line within one of Florida’s most respected

health systems. Board Eligible or Board Certified in

Gastroenterology. Completed an ACGME Fellowship program in

Gastroenterology. FL Medical License or ability to obtain FL

Medical License.  Brand-new hospital featuring modern

endoscopy suites and advanced GI technology Thriving physician-led,

professionally managed healthcare system.  Excellent brand

recognition, with new patients seeking out Orlando Health’s

Digestive Health Institute for their care.  Dynamic

administration that fosters physician autonomy when it comes to

clinical decision making and patient outcomes.  Financial

Package : Excellent compensation with generous sign-on bonus.

Benefits package which includes health / vision / dental insurance

along with full malpractice coverage, disability coverage, deferred

compensation and retirement savings options. Orlando Health

Digestive Institute Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is a

national and international destination for care, offering

comprehensive and coordinated services to evaluate, diagnose and

treat a wide range of conditions affecting the digestive tract and

gastrointestinal organs, including the most complex cases. Led by

renowned specialists in digestive health, the institute has

distinguished itself worldwide in offering many diagnostic and

treatment options available only at the most advanced centers,

including artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that improve

diagnosis, treatment and outcomes. The institute brings

internationally recognized digestive disease care to a new

state-of-the-art facility in downtown Orlando as well as several

satellite sites conveniently located within the Orlando Health

system. Advanced Endoscopy General Gastroenterology Research and

Physician Education Among select facilities offering peroral

endoscopic myotomy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

and NaviCam technology One of very few programs in the world to

integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with endoscopic ultrasound

procedures to improve performance A team that includes authors of

more than 2,000 peer-reviewed journals articles and the

best-selling endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) textbook in the

world,  Endosonography Becoming home to the most comprehensive

motility unit in the southern United States Creating subspecialty

fellowships in hepatology, motility and IBD, in addition to

gastrointestinal and advanced endoscopy fellowships Hosting the

largest institution-sponsored endoscopy / EUS congress in the United

States Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital As

an integrated healthcare system, Orlando Health has joined forces

with the nationally respected, physician-led practice of Watson

Clinic to bring exceptional healthcare to the communities of Polk

County and the surrounding region. The combined strengths of this

collaboration will be showcased with the summer 2026 opening of the

Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital. Areas

throughout the new hospital will reflect the collaborative spirit

between the two organizations. Experts from both Orlando Health and

Watson Clinic have been heavily involved in the overall planning of

the project, including design of the facility, selection of

next-generation technologies, and development of a comprehensive

scope of specialized programs and services, with key programs to

include cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, obstetrics,

surgery and surgical oncology. This state-of-the-art facility will

feature more than 300 inpatient beds, 69 emergency and observation

beds, 11 operating rooms, four cardiac and interventional suites,

and 18 beds in an intensive care unit that will grow to 36 at full

build-out. The hospital will support a wide offering of surgical

and procedural services across multiple specialties. A robust

cardiovascular program will offer diagnostic cardiology services

upon opening, with the addition of PCI care soon after and further

progressing to include structural heart disease and advanced

electrophysiology (EP) programs. With a strong neurology focus on

stroke and spine care, the hospital is expected to advance to a

primary stroke center soon after opening with comprehensive stroke

center to follow. A full obstetrical unit also will be highlighted

on opening day with eight labor and delivery rooms, two designated

C-section operating rooms and more than 25 postpartum rooms. A

12-bed neonatal intensive care unit will debut shortly after the

hospital opens. The Orlando Health system of care includes

award-winning hospitals and EDs, specialty institutes, urgent care

centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that

stretch from Florida’s east to west coasts and into Central Alabama

and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our physicians and team members

honor our 115-year legacy by providing professional and

compassionate care to the many patients, families and communities

we serve. Along with numerous excellence awards earned by our

individual hospitals and institutes, Orlando Health is recognized

for an exceptional workplace culture that focuses on personal and

professional growth programs that support our physicians and team

members throughout their careers. ~ Joy in Medicine designation by

the American Medical Association ~ Great Hospitals in America 2024,

Becker's Hospital Review ~ 150+ Top Places to Work in Healthcare

2025, Becker’s Healthcare ~