What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Physician position at Nemours Children's Health and Careers?
The successful candidate will hold an MD/DO or foreign equivalent degree, be board certified or board eligible in Pediatric Hematology / Oncology, and be eligible for an unrestricted Florida medical license.
Opportunity and Program highlights:
- Our division includes six full-time physicians and three APPs and is conveniently co-located with our infusion center, clinic, and inpatient unit.
- Nemours Children's Health Florida is a 130-bed hospital with a 16-bed Hematology oncology unit with plans for expansion in 2028
- Academic appointments to the University of Central Florida, Orlando FL
- Our specialty programs include a comprehensive sickle cell clinic, neuro-oncology, vascular anomalies program, cancer survivorship program,
- We are an active member of the C.O.G. and are part of Nemours NCORP (NCI Community Oncology Research Program), which is one of only two pediatric NCORPs in the country.
- Nemours Children's Hospital is part of the Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (NCCBD) which is among the top three largest pediatric oncology contributors to NCI clinical trial enrollments. In addition to clinical responsibilities, physicians are afforded opportunities for both teaching and research.
- Our residency program has 16 residents per year. The GME program is adding new pediatric subspecialty fellowships yearly.
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Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's 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 children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's 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, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's 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.
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