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Lee Health is seeking a Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician!

Gulf Coast Medical Center is a 624-bed acute care facility that is centrally located in Fort Myers, FL. Gulf Coast Medical Center houses the Neuroscience Institute, advanced cardiac catheterization procedures, orthopedic services, and general surgery. The hospital offers 24/7 access to emergency care. The Neuroscience division performs minimally-invasive catheter procedures to treat stroke, as well as a dedicated neuroscience intensive care unit.

Lee Health is a non-profit organization with more than 13,000 employees, 4,500 volunteers, and more than 750 employed primary care and specialty care providers with nearly 90 practice locations throughout Southwest Florida. The organization has four acute care hospitals and two specialty hospitals that together house 1,812 hospital beds.

Position Information:

LPG Pulmonology is seeking a physician board eligible/board certified in Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine to join their busy team. This high-quality physician group is team-oriented, hardworking, and covers the brand new intensive care unit at Gulf Coast Medical Center. Candidates for this position will be interested in doing both outpatient pulmonary medicine and inpatient critical care. They will be proficient in intubation, management of ventilators, and placement of chest tubes, arterial lines, and HD catheters. Some key benefits of this position are 1. Advanced Provider support, 2. No expectation of work outside of ICU/no management of codes, 3. Partially closed unit with mandatory critical care consultations, and 4. Work with a collegial team of intensivists that provide good quality evidence-based care.

Benefit Highlights:

-Offers a highly competitive salaried compensation package plus bonus opportunities

-Sign-on bonus & relocation package

-Malpractice through articles of sovereign immunity

-403(b) retirement plan with match

-Short term/long term disability

Fort Myers:

In Fort Myers, there is something for everyone. With warm weather all year round, the area has numerous outdoor activities right at your fingertips, such as boating, playing golf, fishing, enjoying the wildlife, beautiful walking trails, and so much more! Fort Myers also has numerous restaurants, plenty of shopping close by in our malls and outlets, art, history, and a wide variety of festivals all year round.

Fort Myers International Airport is easy to get to, easy to use and offers numerous direct flights and connections to meet all of your travel needs. Those in this area can also 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 e-mail your CV to our Physician Recruitment Office at physicianrecruitment@leehealth.org.