Pediatric Nephrology Physician

Lee Health - Golisano Childrens Hospital of Southwest Florida is seeking a Pediatric Nephrologist!

Located near Southwest Florida's beaches is Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida – a state‑of‑the‑art pediatric facility that delivers vital and lifesaving care for children and their families throughout the region. This 135‑bed regional hospital cares for children across five counties and is the only children’s hospital between Tampa and Miami. Golisano provides various specialized services to take care of all of our community’s children, from emergency care to behavioral health, surgery to critical care, orthopedics, cancer treatment, cardiology, and more.

The hospital has a 16‑bed PICU and a 70‑bed NICU with 24‑hour in‑house Neonatology coverage.

Lee Health is a non‑profit organization with over 100 practice locations throughout Southwest Florida. We have more than 16,000 employees, 4,500 volunteers, and over 1,100 employed primary care and specialty care providers. Our health system has four acute care hospitals and two specialty hospitals that together house 1,812 hospital beds.

Lee Physician Group & Golisano Children’s Hospital is seeking a full‑time or part‑time Fellowship trained, Board Certified/Board Eligible Pediatric Nephrologist to join our team. This opportunity involves both inpatient and outpatient nephrology services in Fort Myers and two outreach clinics.

We provide acute and chronic kidney replacement therapy and follow up post‑kidney transplant patients. Inpatient services include consultations and offer all modalities of dialysis care. Ambulatory services provide general nephrology clinics, dialysis clinic, combined nephrology‑urology clinic and prenatal consultation in collaboration with the maternal‑fetal medicine team. Our outpatient services are supported by a kidney dietitian, pediatric psychologist, and a social worker.

The services provided will complement our community pediatricians and family practitioners. Our practices have strong clinical support using team‑based care.

Offers a competitive compensation package with salary, bonus opportunities, benefits and employee wellness opportunities.

Generous paid time off to enjoy the BEAUTIFUL SW FLORIDA WEATHER AND BEACHES.

Malpractice and tail coverage provided through the health system.

Signing bonus & relocation.

403(b) retirement plan with match and 457(b) enhanced retirement option.

Participation in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Golisano Children’s Hospital has been named Top Children’s Hospital by The Leapfrog Group four times. Golisano is home to Southwest Florida’s only state‑designated Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center and is a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Golisano is recognized as an Asthma Friendly Hospital by the Florida Asthma Coalition. Most recently Golisano Children’s Hospital was recognized as a Certified Autism Center.

Golisano is the second hospital in the United States and first in Florida to receive this designation.

The Leapfrog Group announced its Fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grades and all four Lee Health hospitals have earned top marks, with Cape Coral Hospital, Health Park Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital being designated as Straight‑A hospitals for earning an A in at least five consecutive Hospital Safety Grade reporting cycles.

Lee Health is proud to be named on the Forbes list of America’s Best‑in‑State Employers for the second year in a row. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, and it is a testament to Lee Health’s commitment to fostering a positive and robust workplace for its employees.

Lee Health has been honored with the inaugural Pinnacle of EHR Experience Award from the KLAS Arch Collaborative, recognizing our health system’s efforts to enhance the electronic health record (EHR) experience for physicians. The award places Lee Health among an elite group of only 10 organizations nationwide to receive this honor.

All Lee Health hospitals received honors as Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World…