Physician/Attending - Urgent Care (Homestead, FL)

Nicklaus Children's Hospital•Homestead, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Nicklaus Children’s Health System and Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists (NCPS), its physician-led multispecialty group practice, are hiring a board-certified or board-eligible, pediatric-residency-trained physician with Emergency Medicine or Urgent Care experience for a full-time Urgent Care position in Homestead, Florida. The role is based in a state-of-the-art Urgent Care Center with on-site X-ray and laboratory services. The center operates 365 days a year, with shifts listed as 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week and 1,728 annual clinical hours. There is no primary care on site, and the work environment is fast-paced. The physician will provide pediatric urgent and emergency care, including management of wounds and trauma, respiratory distress, possible sepsis, dehydration, anaphylaxis, febrile illness, acute surgical abdomen, and orthopedic cases requiring diagnosis, splinting, or transport. The role requires knowledge of BLS, PALS, EMS activation, and transport. The health system has an academic affiliation with Florida International University (FIU). The position is eligible to apply for a faculty appointment at the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Competitive compensation and a robust benefits package are included.

Requirements

Be a board-certified or board-eligible pediatrician.
Have completed pediatric residency training.
Have Pediatric Emergency Medicine or Urgent Care experience.
Have experience related to pediatric suturing, wound management, pediatric trauma and transport, emergency treatment of pediatric conditions, and orthopedic diagnosis and splinting.
Have knowledge of BLS, PALS, EMS activation, and transport.

Responsibilities

Provide pediatric urgent and emergency care in a fast-paced Urgent Care Center.
Perform pediatric suturing and wound management.
Manage pediatric trauma and arrange transport when needed.
Treat asthma, croup, respiratory distress, possible sepsis, dehydration, anaphylaxis, and febrile illness.
Evaluate acute surgical abdominal conditions.
Diagnose orthopedic cases and provide splinting and transport as needed.
Apply BLS and PALS knowledge and activate EMS and arrange transport when appropriate.