Location: Altamonte Springs, FL - Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehab

AdventHealth Medical Group Spine Health at Altamonte Springs is looking for a dynamic and team-oriented Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician to join our established destination program.  This position is for a PM&R trained physician to help build and grow the practice in new markets around the Orlando area.  This opportunity is focused on growing 1-2 satellite offices, all within a 15-30 minute drive from our main office located in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The new physician will have the ability to shape his/her practice based on subspecialty interests. 

With the leadership of Dr. Chetan Patel, Medical Director, this physician will have the opportunity to provide the best care and treatment options for spine care patients.  We have full multidisciplinary services at Spine Health at Altamonte Springs that include rehab and sports medicine, wellness, psychology, pain medicine, procedures, and outcomes-based research.  The position would be based in an outpatient setting for patient consultations and EMG procedures. 

Physicians with an academic interest would find this position appealing as Dr. Patel is actively engaged in multiple FDA and European clinical trials and continues to serve as a faculty member for multiple spine societies.  He is the Robotics and Navigation Section Chairman for the North American Spine Society.  At AdventHealth Medical Group Spine Health at Altamonte Springs, he has helped establish a comprehensive research database on operative and non-operative treatment of spine patients with the goal of reporting outcomes based on evidence based spinal treatment and refining clinical algorithms.   The new physician would have the opportunity to teach, participate in our research database and author multiple publications. 

Our philosophy is to offer a fully coordinated, comprehensive whole-person approach to neck and back pain, including advanced diagnostic services as well as non-surgical care options, interventional and surgical treatments. 

Requirements of the position include: 

• Active Board Certification/Eligibility in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Working within a faith-based institution with the mission “To extend the healing ministry of Christ”, full support from hospital and practice administration, and strong multidisciplinary team members within the Spine Health Institute practicing evidence-based medicine, make this an extremely enticing opportunity. 

Location: Altamonte Springs, FL - Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehab, Pain Management

AdventHealth Medical Group Spine Health at Altamonte Springs is looking for a dynamic and team-oriented Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician to join our established destination program.  This position is for a PM&R trained physician to help build and grow the practice in new markets around the Orlando area.  This opportunity is focused on growing 1-2 satellite offices, all within a 15-30 minute drive from our main office located in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The new physician will have the ability to shape his/her practice based on subspecialty interests. 

With the leadership of the medical director, Dr. Chetan Patel, this physician will have the opportunity to provide the best care and treatment options for patients with neck and back pain.  We have full multidisciplinary services at AHMG Spine Health that include rehab and sports medicine, wellness, psychology, pain medicine, procedures, and outcomes based research.  The position would be based in an outpatient setting for patient consultations and injections.  An ideal candidate would be able to perform EMG’s. Bilingual in Spanish is preferred but not required.

Physicians with an academic interest would find this position appealing as Dr. Patel is actively engaged in multiple FDA and European clinical trials and continues to serve as a faculty member for multiple spine societies.  He is the Robotics and Navigation Section chairman for the North American Society.  At AHMG Spine Health at Altamonte Springs, he has helped establish a comprehensive research database on operative and non-operative treatment of spine patients with the goal of reporting outcomes based on evidence based spinal treatment and refining clinical algorithms.   The new physician would have the opportunity to teach, participate in our research database and author multiple publications. 

Our philosophy is to offer a fully coordinated, comprehensive whole-person approach to neck and back pain, including advanced diagnostic services as well as non-surgical care options, interventional and surgical treatments. 

Requirements of the position include: 

• ACGME fellowship training in Pain Medicine.
• Active Board Certification/Eligibility in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation along with board certification/eligibility in Pain Medicine.

Working within a faith-based institution with the mission “To extend the healing ministry of Christ”, full support from hospital and practice administration, and strong multidisciplinary team members within the Spine Health Institute practicing evidence based medicine make this an extremely enticing opportunity.

Location: Celebration, FL - Specialty: Physician Assistant, Cardiology

• Performs physical examinations as needed and monitors cardiology & interventional cardiology patients primarily in the clinic setting in Celebration: new patient visits, pre-& post-procedure care, follow up
• The Orlando clinic will be covered as needed
• Responsibilities may include rounding as needed
• Orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests, such as routine laboratory, X-ray, etc
• Monitors the patient’s course of treatment and makes appropriate referral to either a physician or specialist, as needed
• Collaborates with physician and staff as necessary to provide consistent care to patients and support to staff
• Displays a caring and professional attitude at all time as well as maintaining personal and professional growth
• Candidate must be able to pass a third party background check and pre-employment drug screen
• Schedule is Monday through Friday with weekend call rotation every 6 to 8 weeks.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, patients, and the public.
• Strong communication skills
• Flexibility to cover both Celebration and Orlando clinics on scheduled days

• Master’s degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant studies
• Must have 1-2 years’ experience as an APRN/PA in cardiology in the clinic setting

• Current, valid Florida APRN or PA license
• ANCC, AANP or NCCPA certification required
• Current BLS and ACLS

Location: Orlando, FL - Specialty: Physician Assistant, Pulmonary Critical Care

Cardiac Critical Care Physician Assistant (PA-C)

Critical Care Hospitalists at Central Florida

AdventHealth Orlando

SUMMARY:   Serves as a member of the cardiovascular critical care team by assisting in management of critically ill patients in the hospital.  Applies specialized skills and knowledge related to CCU and CVICU settings in which they practice.  Contributes to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, consulting and provides leadership to the organization. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides direct clinical services for critically ill adult patients with cardiac or multi-system failure, within institutional guidelines and utilizing evidence-based clinical practice standards under the supervision of the patient’s physician.

• Obtains patient health histories and complete physical examinations and documents findings in accordance with hospital requirements.
• Orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests, explaining the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of procedure(s) to patients, patient's family, staff and healthcare learners.
• Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation and external cardiac massage; airway management including bag and mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation and extubation, repositioning endotracheal tubes; directing administration of life supporting drugs according to established protocols; and defibrillation according to Advanced Cardiac Life Support standards.
• Under physician direction and within the credentialing standards of the Hospital, inserts and manages arterial catheters, central venous catheters, pulmonary artery catheters, temporary pacemakers, and other procedures commensurate with an ICU environment.
• Interfaces patients with monitoring and instrumentation equipment, and directs and educates others in performing the same functions.
• Formulates and implements a treatment plan for acute illness management in collaboration with the designated primary supervising physician and/or attending back-up physician(s) and documents in medical records and appropriate narrative summaries.
• Assesses patients for changes in status and institutes appropriate interventions, including initiation of necessary emergency interventions to stabilize patient.
• Provides family-centered care by communicating with the family regarding the changing health care needs of their family member.
• Utilizes current research and evidence-based decision-making in all clinical practice.
• Participates and assists with the pre-, peri-, and postoperative management of the cardiac transplant, ventricular assist device, and ECMO patient in the OR and ICU’s.
• Performs and participates in quality/performance improvement activities and clinical research.
• Participates in and supports accreditation, compliance, and regulatory activities of the organization.
• Demonstrates responsibility for professional practice through active participation in professional organizations and continuing education.

Qualifications:

• Board Certification as Physician Assistant;
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate.
• Required: 1-2 years’ experience as a PA-C in one of the following: Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac ICU or Cardiovascular ICU

Location: Orlando, FL - Specialty: Physician Assistant, Surgical: Cardiac

Congenital Heart Surgery - Surgical Physician Assistant

AdventHealth Medical Group Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Surgery

AdventHealth Orlando

We are seeking a Certified Physician Assistant, PA-C to join a growing program and practice. The role involves direct care for infants, children, teenagers, and adults with congenital heart disease. The PA-C would work in outpatient and inpatient settings.  They will also assist in the OR during surgery. The position involves collaboration between pediatric cardiology teams, neonatal ICU, pediatric ICU, and inpatient cardiology. All services would be under the supervision of the heart surgeons. 

Our practice is led by two world renown congenital heart surgeons at the Walt Disney Pavilion at AdventHealth Orlando.

• Frank Pigula, M.D.
• Constantine Mavroudis, M.D.

Our Walt Disney Pavilion at AdventHealth Orlando is a full service, tertiary children’s hospital with over 200 dedicated pediatric beds, including a 22 bed PICU, 10 bed Cardiac ICU, 102 NICU beds at AHFC, with an extensive network of four other Level II NICU’s that bring our total number of NICU beds to over 150, 17 bed pediatric emergency department and statewide pediatric network and transport system.  We started our comprehensive pediatric open-heart program in 2012 and have a strong track record of positive outcomes.  We also have several key destination programs including our level IV Epilepsy program.  Our unparalleled network consists of 26 hospitals across the state with one children’s hospital at the center and several extremely successful pediatric subspecialty programs including outreach clinics. 

General Summary:

The PA-C, under the supervision of the Physician(s), who acts as the collaborative practitioner(s), is responsible for:

• Performs patient histories and physical exams of pediatric and adult congenital heart patients in the office and hospital setting
• Handles daily patient rounds within the Pediatric Cardiac ICU, patient education and discharge summaries
• First assisting in the OR, bedside procedures, ventilator management
• Orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests (Labs, X-ray, etc.)
• Assist with hospital/Lab procedures as needed
• Assist patient and family with pre- and post-procedural education
• Monitors the patient’s course of treatment and makes appropriate referral to either a physician or specialist, as needed
• Collaborates with physician and staff as necessary to provide consistent care to patients and support to staff
• Displays a caring and professional attitude at all time as well as maintaining personal and professional growth
• Research and database maintenance

Benefit Highlights

• Competitive Salary, Comprehensive Benefits, Extremely low-cost health care premiums for single or family plans
• Relocation Assistance

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Desire to become part of a multi-disciplinary program
• Some evening and weekend on-call/rounding will be required

Requirements:

• Surgical Experience as a PA
• Current, valid Florida PA-C license
• Certification through NCCPA

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with congenital heart disease

Location: Orlando, FL - Specialty: Physician Assistant, Surgical: Neurosurgical

Full Time Career Opportunity -Surgical Physician Assistant, PA-C – Pediatric Neurosurgery

AdventHealth for Children located in Orlando, FL

Our Pediatric Neurosurgery Program is known for:

• Being the first program in the nation to have a director of congenital neurosurgery.
• An experienced surgical team, performing hundreds of neurosurgeries and neuromedical procedures annually.
• Being innovators and early adopters of advanced treatments, utilizing leading-edge equipment, techniques and care.
• Being the only pediatric neurosurgical practice in Central Florida to use the Leksell Gamma Knife® 4C treatment for pediatric patients with complex neurological disorders.
• Having advanced neuroscience technologies such as a frameless stereotactic surgical navigation system, 3-Tesla MRI, image-guided radiation therapy.
• Expanding indications for the surgical management of epilepsy. 

General Summary:

The PA-C, under the supervision of the Physician, who acts as the collaborative practitioner, is responsible for:

• Performing physical examinations of Pediatric Neurosurgery patients in the clinic and hospital setting including, but not limited to: new patient visits, pre; intra and post-operative
• Surgical 1st assist surgeons in the Operating Room
• A few of the procedures performed will involve but are not limited to: Brain and Spinal Tumors, Chiari Malformations, Craniofacial Disorders, Hydrocephalus Surgery, Neurofibromatosis, Epilepsy Surgery…
• Enables continuity of care by managing patient care in pre-, intra- and post-operative settings
• Orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests, such as routine laboratory, X-ray, Ultrasound etc.
• Monitors the patient’s course of treatment and makes appropriate referral to either a physician or specialist, as needed
• Collaborates with physician and staff as necessary to provide consistent care to patients and support to staff
• Displays a caring and professional attitude always as well as maintaining personal and professional growth
• Candidate must be able to pass a third-party background check and pre-employment drug screen

• Competitive Salary, Comprehensive Benefits, Extremely low-cost health care premiums for single or family plans
• Relocation Assistance

  Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, patients, parents and hospital medical staff
• Desire to become part of a multi-disciplinary pediatric neurosurgery program

• Some evening and weekend on-call/rounding will be required -Call rotation includes 1 weekend a month

Required Education/Experience:

• Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies

• Previous neurosurgery in pediatrics or first-assist experience in OR (Preferred)

Licensure, Certification, and Registration:

• Current, valid Florida Physician Assistant license
• NCCPA Certification required
• BLS, ACLS and PALS certification

Location: Orlando, FL - Specialty: Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care

AdventHealth Orlando, formerly Florida Hospital, is establishing an Advanced Lung Disease Institute and is looking for a dynamic and experienced leader to help develop our subspecialty programs.   The new medical director would have the ability to focus clinically on his/her area of expertise (ILD, lung transplant, COPD, CF, PH or CTEPH) while shaping various facets of the program. 

Responsibilities would include the following: leading the clinical quality for ALD care including quality metrics and quality assurance teams; active participation in regional, national, and international ALD meetings and conferences; education of residents and staff; community outreach; and program development.  The medical director would also be involved with building a core team of physicians working to improve the breadth and intensity of ALD services within our system of nine Central Florida hospital locations and eventually within our statewide hospitals.  Long term, we are also looking for leadership development for fellowship programs in Pulmonary and ALD. 

We are making major investments in our lung and heart failure programs, with 16 lung transplants completed in 2018, along with the highest thoracic transplant rates and the shortest wait times in the country.  We also performed 55 heart transplants and 68 VAD’s in 2018 with over 125 ECMO deployments.  Our program goals are to reach 80-100 lung transplants per year and approximately 200+ durable heart replacements.   We also have an active CTEPH program and pulmonary thrombo endartectomy program with approximately 8 performed in 2018. 

Overall dedicated time to the administrative portion of this role will fall between 20-40% depending on the needs of the program. 

Requirements for ALD Medical Director:

• Fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• Board certification through ABMS or AOA in Pulmonology
• Ideal candidate would have at least five years of experience post fellowship and demonstrated experience in a leadership role within an associated ALD program
• Demonstrated excellence in clinical research

The ability to build and shape a program, develop and work within a multi-disciplinary team, a competitive salary and benefits structure, the chance to maintain an academic standing through research and teaching, and living in beautiful, sunny Orlando are just some of the attractive aspects of this opportunity.

Location: Orlando, FL - Specialty: Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care

AdventHealth Orlando is establishing an Advanced Lung Disease Institute and is looking for an experienced leader to help develop our subspecialty program in Interstitial Lung Disease.  

Responsibilities would include the following: leading the clinical quality for ILD care including quality metrics and quality assurance teams; active participation in regional, national, and international ILD meetings and conferences; education of residents and staff; community outreach and marketing; and program development including the creation of a multidisciplinary team in support of the program.  The physician leader would also be involved with building a core team of physicians working to improve the ILD services within our system of nine Central Florida hospital locations and eventually within our statewide hospitals.  Overall dedicated time to the administrative portion of this role will fall between 20-40%.

Requirements for ILD Medical Director:

• Fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• Board certification through ABMS or AOA in Pulmonology
• Ideal candidate would have at least five years of experience post fellowship and demonstrated experience in a leadership role in an ILD program
• Demonstrated excellence in clinical research
• Strong collaborative, strategic and communication skills
• The ability to build and shape a program
• The ability to develop and work within a multi-disciplinary team

A competitive salary and benefits structure, the chance to maintain an academic standing through research and teaching, and living in beautiful, sunny Orlando are just some of the attractive aspects of this opportunity.

Location: Central Florida, FL - Specialty: Radiology, Body Imaging

AdventHealth Medical Group Radiology - Central Florida, formerly Radiology Specialists of Florida,  is seeking a full-time ABR fellowship trained Body Radiologist to join its expanding practice of 120 radiologists. Our facilities provide approximately 2 million exams via a large referral base of more than 3000 medical staff.

Candidate should expect:

• No Call
• 1 PACS system (AGFA PACS and PowerScribe systems)
• Body fellowship required
• Extremely competitive base compensation, bonus opportunities, plus 10-12 weeks paid time off
• Comprehensive benefits package including professional liability coverage with no tail obligation, CME allowance, 403b retirement plan, life insurance, longterm disability, health insurance for the physician and family, and relocation

If desired, opportunity to participate in clinical research, resident education, and have an affiliation with University of Central Florida's College of Medicine and Florida State College of Medicine.

Central Florida boasts sunny weather, nearby beaches, strong public and private educational systems, shopping, entertainment, and world renowned theme parks (Disney, SeaWorld, and Universal). 

Board Eligible or Certified with the American Board of Radiology (ABR) is required.

NOTE: Not a J1 or H1 Opportunity

To learn more about this opportunity, please email your CV directly to Mark.Johnson@AdventHealth.com 

Location: Central Florida, FL - Specialty: Radiology, Breast Imaging

AdventHealth Medical Group Radiology - Central Florida, formerly Radiology Specialists of Florida, is seeking a full-time ABR fellowship trained Women’s imager to join its expanding practice of 115 radiologists. Several new women centers opened in 2015 and 2016, which has grown our imaging business to more than 2 million exams via a large referral base of more than 3000 medical staff. This opportunity would work exclusively in our North Central division (Daytona Beach area).

Candidate should expect:

• No Call
• No Weekends
• Working within an all-inclusive, high volume women’s center
• Stereotactic, MRI, and ultrasound procedures
• Iodine seed localizations
• Implemented tomosynthesis (3-D imaging)
• AGFA PACS and PowerScribe systems
• Extremely competitive base compensation, bonus opportunities, plus 10-12 weeks paid time off
• Comprehensive benefits package including professional liability coverage with no tail obligation, CME allowance, 403b retirement plan, life insurance, long term disability, health insurance for the physician and family, and relocation

Central Florida boasts sunny weather, nearby beaches, strong public and private educational systems, shopping, entertainment, and world renowned theme parks (Disney, SeaWorld, and Universal).

Board Eligible or Certified with the American Board of Radiology (ABR) is required.

NOTE: Not a J1 or H1 Opportunity

To learn more about this opportunity, please email your CV directly to Mark.Johnson@AdventHealth.com