Chief Section of Emergency Medicine

 Section Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Outstanding Opportunity to Lead One of the Most Visited Pediatric Emergency Rooms in the U.S.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital, a 325-bed freestanding children's hospital and ACS-verified Level 1 pediatric trauma center based in Miami, Florida, and Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists, the physician multispecialty group practice of Nicklaus Children's Health System, are seeking an exceptional candidate to lead one of the busiest emergency departments in the nation.

Position Overview

The Section chief is responsible for setting the strategy and providing leadership for the Emergency Department at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, as well as for the physicians employed by Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists who provide pediatric emergency care coverage in the emergency departments at our healthcare affiliate locations including Baptist Hospital, Homestead Hospital and the Mastroianni Family Pediatric Emergency Department at Jupiter Medical Center, with future expansion and growth opportunities in South Florida on the horizon.

Key Responsibilities


* Set strategy and provide leadership·      


* Oversee clinical care and operations·       


* Lead quality initiatives/metrics, teaching and research·  


* Physician recruitment (Interview/Selection)·    


* Promote professionalism and a culture of excellence

About the Emergency Department at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital


* One of the most visited emergency departments in the U.S.


* Level 1 ACS-verified pediatric trauma center - 70 bed Emergency Dept


* Community-based Emergency Department Program


* 93,065 Annual Visits in 2024


* ADC:  250 patients/day


* LWBS:  0.42%


* 30 BC PEM Physicians; 18 Pediatricians


* 15 Advanced Practice Providers


* 24/7 on-call pediatric specialist/subspecialist coverage


* Lifeflight – Critical Care Transport Team


* Shifts vary from 7-10 hours based upon the time of year; coverage ranges from 3-8 physicians, depending on the time of day

Academic Affiliation

As a critical entry point for high acuity pediatric care in southern Florida, our pediatric Emergency Department is multi-faceted and focused on recruiting and retaining top pediatric emergency medicine physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs), as well as training the next generation of pediatric emergency medicine fellows, residents and medical students who rotate through an affiliation with Florida International University (FIU).

Quality Improvement Initiatives

The entire Emergency Department staff are dedicated to maximizing the patient experience through continuous process improvements.

To ensure continued leadership in patient satisfaction, the entire Emergency Department staff continually devise and implement strategies to reduce patient waiting time, enhance the waiting room atmosphere and improve the delivery of care for patients and families.

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