Lee Health is seeking an Advanced Heart Failure Palliative Care Physician!
Lee Health is a nonprofit organization with more than 17,000 employees, 4,500 volunteers, and more than 1,200 employed primary care and specialty care providers with multiple practice locations throughout Southwest Florida. The organization has four acute care hospitals and one specialty hospital that together house over 1,800 hospital beds.
Position Information:
Lee Health Heart Institute is currently seeking a Palliative Care Physician to join the Advanced Heart Failure Center at HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida. The Advanced Heart Failure-Specialized Palliative Care Physician will be working alongside the cardiac team of AHF cardiologists and cardiac surgeons and joining the Palliative Care team that consists of 4 physicians and 13 APRNs. Candidates for this position will be interested in doing coordinated care, medication & chronic symptom management, end of life management, as well as goals of care discussions in heart failure patients; this includes hospitalized patients in cardiogenic shock supported with ECMO, Impella and left-ventricular assist devices, as well as consultations of ambulatory patients in Advanced Heart Failure Center. This is a newly established Advanced Heart Failure program and a great opportunity for someone with an interest in development, program growth and out of the box thinking with a high focus on exceptional patient care to join the team and assist with this strategic redesign process
Benefit Highlights:
Fort Myers:
Come live the beach/vacation lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of in coastal southwest Florida! We have warm weather year-round, beautiful beaches, amazing sunsets, dozens of recreational parks and ecological preserves, as well as numerous world-renowned golf courses. There are a variety of restaurants, plenty of shopping at nearby malls and outlets, art, history and a wide variety of festivals year-round. There is truly something for everyone! Plus, no state income tax!
Southwest Florida International Airport is easy to access and offers numerous direct flights and connections to meet all your travel needs. Those in this area are also able to enjoy the Key West Express which allows for a 3-hour boat ride down to Key West! Fort Myers is minutes away from Sanibel Island, Captiva, and Naples. This area is also centrally located between three of Florida’s major cities: Orlando, Tampa, and Miami.