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Golisano Childrens Hospital of Southwest Florida (Lee Health) is seeking a Pediatric Psychiatrist!

Located near the beaches of Southwest Florida 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 134 bed regional hospital cares for children across five counties and is the only childrens hospital between Tampa and Miami. Golisano provides a variety of specialized services to take care of all of our communitys 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 more than 13,000 employees, 4,500 volunteers, and more than 750 employed primary care and specialty care providers with nearly 90 practice locations throughout Southwest Florida. The organization has four acute care hospitals and two specialty hospitals that together house 1,812 hospital beds.

Position Information:

Lee Physician Group (LPG) Pediatric Behavioral Health is seeking a full time BC/BE Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. Candidate for this position must have completed an Adolescent and Child Psychiatry Fellowship from an ACGME accredited program. Applicant must hold a current Florida license or be eligible for licensure. This practice is comprised of 3 psychiatrists, 5 Clinical Psychologists, 2 licensed clinical social workers, 2 mental health workers, 3 social workers, neurology, developmental, and several other critical support staff. Practice based experience in working with developmental medicine is a plus. Potential plans to expand with consultative liaison services and partial hospital program experience in these areas is preferred. This main practice location is across the street from Golisano Childrens Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida. EPIC is the electronic medical record. Call for this position with full complement is 1:4 weekends.

Benefit Highlights:

-Offers a competitive compensation package with salary and bonus opportunities

-Generous paid time off

-Sign on bonus & relocation package

-Malpractice through sovereign immunity

-403(b) retirement plan with match

-Short term/long term disability

Fort Myers:

In Fort Myers, there is something for everyone. With warm weather all year round, the area has numerous outdoor activities right at your fingertips, such as, boating, playing golf, fishing, enjoying the wildlife, beautiful walking trails, and so much more! Fort Myers also has numerous restaurants, plenty of shopping close by in our malls and outlets, art, history and a wide variety of festivals all year round.

Fort Myers International Airport is easy to get to, easy to use, and offers numerous direct flights and connections to meet all of your travel needs. Those in this area are also able to enjoy the Key West Express which allows for a 3-hour boat ride down to Key West! Fort Myers is minutes away from Sanibel Island, Captiva, and Naples. This area is also centrally located between three of Floridas major cities, Orlando, Tampa and Miami.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please e-mail your CV to our Physician Recruitment Office at physicianrecruitment@leehealth.org.