Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician Opportunity in Downtown Orlando, Florida

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital is seeking a full-time Neurodevelopmental or Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician to join our expanding team as a Clinician or Chief. This is a new and rapidly expanding department currently staffed by one neurodevelopmental pediatrician, nurse practitioners, a PhD-level pediatric psychologist, and a social worker. Additionally, speech, occupational, and physical therapists are available for consultation, and a robust Neuropsychology team provides evaluations for patients with a known history of brain injury, seizures, tumors, and other conditions.

Practice Highlights:

• Thriving healthcare system led by physicians and professionally managed.
• Strong brand recognition attracts new patients to Orlando Health for their care.
• Dynamic administration empowering physician autonomy in clinical decision-making and patient outcomes.
• Diverse payor mix including patients from leading Orlando employers and Orlando Health staff.
• Comprehensive operational support and resources within a collaborative work environment.
• Fully integrated electronic medical record system. (Epic)

Qualifications:

• Education: M.D, D.O. 
• Completion of an ACGME or AOA Pediatric Residency and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship
• Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Pediatrics
  
  • Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 
• 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.

Orlando is a thriving metropolis with numerous activities and plenty of sunshine to enjoy year-round. Whether you prefer professional sports, theatre and ballet, world-class golf courses, or theme parks, it is easy to see why Orlando is America’s most visited city. We are also a wonderful community in which to raise a family, offering education from award-winning public and private schools, diverse neighborhoods, beautiful beaches, no state income tax, and an international airport. You too, can call Orlando home!

Orlando Health Children’s Neuroscience Institute offers the most comprehensive and leading-edge pediatric
neuroscience programs in Central Florida, with expertise in even the most complex neurological cases, including fetal neurosurgery and pediatric microsurgery. The institute brings a multidisciplinary team of experts in several pediatric specialties together under one umbrella, including neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, behavioral health and development, and craniomaxillofacial surgery with specialty programs in concussion, craniosynostosis, epilepsy, plagiocephaly, spasticity, spina bifida, and more. Inpatient care is provided at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, which has been ranked a Best Children’s Hospital for 15 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report.

Orlando Health Children’s Neuroscience Institute is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices, and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 38,100+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families, and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say; it’s our promise to you.

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 children’s healthcare. Located on the downtown Orlando campus, the 156-bed hospital’s 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 Martin’s 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 hospital’s numerous quality and safety recognitions most recently include: 

• Best Children’s 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 Children’s 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