Physician Fellow - Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Lee Health

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Posted:

06-Sep-26

Location:

Fort Myers, Florida

Categories:

Physicians/Surgeons

Internal Number:

66968

Be Valued for Being You.

At Lee Health, it's all about you.

Lee Health is proud to be named on the Forbes list of America's Best-in-State Employers for the second year in a row.

HealthPark Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital have been awarded the highest five-star accolade, putting Lee Health hospitals in the top 15% of hospitals in the country for the second year in a row.

All Lee Health hospitals received honors as Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for the high-quality care they provide to the Southwest Florida community.

Lee Health is honored to be the first healthcare system in Florida to be recognized with the Governor's Sterling Award, granted by the Sterling Council.

Lee Health has been honored with the inaugural Pinnacle of EHR Experience Award from the KLAS Arch Collaborative, recognizing our health system's efforts to enhance the electronic health record (EHR) experience for physicians and providers. The award places Lee Health among an elite group of only 10 organizations nationwide to receive this honor.

Lee Health in partnership with Golisano Children's Hospital is seeking a Physician Fellow for the Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Fellowship!

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 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.

About the Individuals with

Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Fellowship:

This fellowship is a year of training for a primary care physician who wishes tospecialize in the care of Individuals with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (IDD). This specialty fellow will develop competence in and be responsible for the delivery of age and specialty appropriate medical care through the process of assessment, evaluation, diagnosing, treatment, and follow-up. The selected fellow will perform responsibilities in four areas of practice clinician, teacher, leadership and professional development. They will possess and grow in their ability to collaborate with colleagues and other professional disciplines to ensure safe, effective, efficient and value-added patient centered care and the achievement of desired patient outcomes in this vulnerable patient population. They will continuously monitor quality patient care through excellence in customer service and performance improvement that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care. They will have opportunity to develop leadership skills at the residency program level and throughout Lee Health.

Build a Legacy.

The ideal candidate has a passion for providing care for individuals with intellectual disability and to lead a multidisciplinary team in providing wrap-around services for these patients and their families. They should possess excellent communication skills with patient, family, caregivers, multidisciplinary team members, medical staff members, and all employees. They should keep compassion, quality and safety in the forefront in the delivery of patient care, and leads the care team in the recognition and prevention of adverse events. They will participate/support the integrated continuum of care of patients within Lee Health/LPG.As part of their training, the fellow will also supervise family medicine residents in the GME Clinic and the Lee Memorial Hospital FSU inpatient medicine service, as well as in the pediatric/adult developmental clinic. While working with the developmental pediatrics and other clinical partners, they will perform responsibilities in a high-quality manner as a clinician, teacher, and leader.

Come build with us.

Candidate Qualifications:

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

Graduate of an accredited Residency Program as well as respective Board Certification (or Board Eligibility as appropriate)

Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Florida, or ability to obtain this prior to start date

Clear, unrestricted DEA

Minimum 3 years experience providing health care in international, resource-poor settings, demonstrated teaching and leadership experience with strong leadership potential

Must comply with all ACGME core faculty requirements

Benefits:

Generous paid time off to enjoy the Beautiful Southwest Florida weather and beaches!

Sign on bonus & relocation package

Dedicated CME time and funding

Malpractice Insurance and Tail Coverage

403(b) retirement plan with match and 457(b) enhanced retirement options

Short/long term disability

Participation in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

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 Floridas major cities, Orlando, Tampa and Miami.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please email your CV to our Physician Recruitment Office atphysicianrecruitmentleehealth.org

As a community-focused nonprofit health system in Florida, it's our mission to build a healthier future for our community.

About Lee Health

Lee Health is the leading provider of health care in Southwest Florida and has served the citizens of Lee County and surrounding communities. Our origins can be traced to the Fall of 1916. Today, Lee Health consists of 4 acute care hospitals: Lee Memorial Hospital, HealthPark Medical Center, Gulf Coast Medical Center and Cape Coral Hospital, and 2 specialty hospitals: Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida and The Rehabilitation Hospital. In 2019, Lee Health is now home to four A-rated hospitals and we could not be more proud! Leapfrog also publishes an annual list of the top children's hospitals in the United States and has named Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida one of the 10 best in the country for three years in a row. With more than 1 million patient contacts each year, Lee Health is the 4th largest public health system in the U.S. and the largest within Florida. Lee Health is a progressive, financially sound health care provider with over 13,000 employees, 1,300 community physicians and 4,500 volunteers. We Are...Caring People, Inspiring Health

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