Physician-Endocrinology-Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville
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Location: Jacksonville, FL 32210
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Nemours Children's Health is seeking a dynamic and experienced pediatric endocrinologist to serve as medical director of our Pediatric Diabetes Center in Jacksonville, Florida. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive excellence in clinical care, research, education, and program development for children and adolescents with diabetes. The Medical Director will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes, expand community outreach, and advance innovative treatment approaches. Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to providing expert clinical care for pediatric diabetes patients, ensuring high-quality, patient- and family-centered treatment, guide development and implementation of best practices and evidence-based protocols, and collaborate with pediatric endocrinologists, diabetes educators, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals to optimize care. The physician will oversee the strategic growth of the Pediatric Diabetes Center, including program expansion and new initiatives, and implement innovative approaches to improve diabetes management and patient education. The faculty member will also foster clinical research, quality improvement projects, and participation in national diabetes registries or studies. Furthermore, the Medical Director will engage in community events to improve diabetes awareness and preventive care and in local diabetes camp activities and family events. Qualifications include minimum 5 years' experience in pediatric diabetes management. Prior leadership or program development experience preferred.
This is an exceptional opportunity to join a talented team with ten endocrine faculty, six APRNs, six endocrine nurses, more than 6 diabetes educators, as well as a team of medical and administrative assistants that assist us in the care of our patients. As the only providers of comprehensive endocrine care in the region we have unparalleled access to many types of endocrine pathology. Our pediatric diabetes program serves approximately 1000 patients and has a significant interest in research and advanced diabetes technology. We also have a three-year Pediatric Endocrine fellowship program in collaboration with the University of Florida.
About Us
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.
To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.
Nemours Children's Health is seeking a dynamic and experienced pediatric endocrinologist to serve as medical director of our Pediatric Diabetes Center in Jacksonville, Florida. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive excellence in clinical care, research, education, and program development for children and adolescents with diabetes. The Medical Director will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes, expand community outreach, and advance innovative treatment approaches. Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to providing expert clinical care for pediatric diabetes patients, ensuring high-quality, patient- and family-centered treatment, guide development and implementation of best practices and evidence-based protocols, and collaborate with pediatric endocrinologists, diabetes educators, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals to optimize care. The physician will oversee the strategic growth of the Pediatric Diabetes Center, including program expansion and new initiatives, and implement innovative approaches to improve diabetes management and patient education. The faculty member will also foster clinical research, quality improvement projects, and participation in national diabetes registries or studies. Furthermore, the Medical Director will engage in community events to improve diabetes awareness and preventive care and in local diabetes camp activities and family events. Qualifications include minimum 5 years' experience in pediatric diabetes management. Prior leadership or program development experience preferred.
This is an exceptional opportunity to join a talented team with ten endocrine faculty, six APRNs, six endocrine nurses, more than 6 diabetes educators, as well as a team of medical and administrative assistants that assist us in the care of our patients. As the only providers of comprehensive endocrine care in the region we have unparalleled access to many types of endocrine pathology. Our pediatric diabetes program serves approximately 1000 patients and has a significant interest in research and advanced diabetes technology. We also have a three-year Pediatric Endocrine fellowship program in collaboration with the University of Florida.
About Us
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.
To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.