Position Overview Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children seeks a dedicated full-time (1.0 FTE) Palliative Care Physician to join our well-established, interdisciplinary palliative care team. This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a robust program that serves as a consultative service for maternal-fetal medicine patients, neonates, pediatrics, and young adults with complex palliative care needs.
About Our Program Our palliative care team is recognized as one of the more comprehensive programs among children\'s hospitals, offering unique services including:
An interdisciplinary care model with a dedicated nurse, chaplain, counselors, and child life specialist to enhance the quality of life of the patients served.
Extensive perinatal palliative care with close maternal-fetal medicine partnerships in the Fetal Care Clinic at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies
Pediatric hospice management for patients who have a hospice plan of care
Comprehensive bereavement support in the form of complimentary grief counseling, providing grief resources, and hosting multiple remembrance events throughout the year
Automatic consultation for various NICU diagnoses (Periviable, CDH, Renal Replacement, ECMO, Complex Care, etc.)
Outpatient services, including home visits for patients with a hospice plan of care
Key Responsibilities Providing patient palliative care services across all pediatric populations from neonates to young adults
Collaborate with maternal-fetal medicine teams to provide excellent perinatal palliative care
Provide expert pain and symptom management
Facilitate goals of care and advanced care planning discussions with patients and families
Provide outpatient palliative care services and collaborate with other pediatric subspecialists for children with medical complexities Participate in direct management of pediatric hospice services
Maintain professional consultation relationships across all hospital departments at both Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies
Qualifications Education: M.D., D.O.
Completion of an ACGME-accredited Pediatric Residency
Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Pediatrics
Board Certified or Board Eligible for Hospice and Palliative Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Unrestricted FL medical license (or the ability to obtain one) and DEA
Benefits Package Comprehensive benefits package includes health, vision, and dental insurance, malpractice coverage, disability coverage, deferred compensation, and matching retirement savings options starting from day one.
Generous starting bonus.
Annual CME stipend.
Eligible employer under the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
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Providing comprehensive medical, surgical and emergency care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is a nationally recognized and trusted name in childrens healthcare. Located on the downtown Orlando campus, the 156-bed hospitals expert and compassionate team of caregivers provides award-winning care in more than 30 pediatric specialties in an environment built just for kids and delivered by a comprehensive staff that includes pediatric subspecialty physicians and a nursing team that is Magnet recognized for excellence in patient care.
Specialty areas include heart care, cancer and blood disorders, neuroscience, orthopedics, endocrinology and diabetes, nephrology, digestive health and nutrition. Its numerous centers include subspecialty clinics and programs that focus on specific diseases and disorders affecting children, including a Level 4 Epilepsy Center, the highest rating by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. As part of the Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center Level I Trauma Center, the Bert Martins Champions for Children Emergency Department and Trauma Center is the first and only facility in Central Florida to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children.
The hospitals numerous quality and safety recognitions most recently include:
Best Childrens Hospital U.S. News & World Report, 2023-2024
Tied for the No. 3 spot in Florida and No. 12 in the Southeast region
Nationally ranked in four specialties: neonatology pediatric diabetes and endocrinology, pediatric orthopedics, pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery
Magnet Recognized American Nurses Credentialing Center
Beacon Awards for Excellence American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Pediatric Hematology Oncology Unit Gold
Pediatric Orthopedic/Neurology Unit Gold
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Gold
Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Gold
Acute Pediatrics Gold
Verified Childrens Surgery Center American College of Surgeons
The Committee on Trauma, Verified Trauma Center American College of Surgeons
Echocardiography accreditation Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
Get with the Guidelines: Gold Achievement - Resuscitation American Heart Association, 2023