Pediatric Neurologist

Nemours Children's Health; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual incentive

Comprehensive benefits

Relocation packages

CME and dues

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Orlando, Florida, seeks a full‑time Pediatric Neurologist to join a growing neuroscience program. The role offers a top‑quartile base salary, incentives tied to clinical activity and academic work, and comprehensive benefits including relocation support and loan forgiveness eligibility.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and have opportunities to develop programs in headache, developmental neurology, and movement disorders while pursuing academic

Qualifications

• MD or DO medical degree from an accredited school.
• Board certified or board eligible in pediatric neurology.
• Valid state medical license to practice in Florida.

Responsibilities

• Share inpatient service weeks and night calls in a pediatric neurology service.
• Provide coverage for pediatric inpatient floor, PICU, NICU, and ED.
• Engage in research, education, and academic activities with UCFCOM and medical students.

Skills

Medical degree

Board certification

State license

Education

MD or DO

Job description

Job Description

Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida is seeking a Full‑Time Pediatric Neurologist to join our rapidly growing team in Orlando. We have a great neuroscience center with a rapidly expanding program in central Florida. Our team includes 6 neurologists, 3 neurosurgeons, and 6 APPs, supported by nurses, MAs, certified EEG technicians, occupational and physical therapists, and social workers. We have a well‑established neuromuscular program and epilepsy program with a 6‑bed EMU and an active epilepsy surgery program. Gene therapies are offered for all FDA‑approved neurological conditions. We also maintain an international medicine program that delivers neurological services worldwide. The role offers the opportunity to build and lead additional clinical programs—such as headache, developmental neurology, and movement disorders—while expanding clinical research, including trials. Physicians are encouraged to pursue academic appointments through the University of Central Florida College of Medicine.

Key Responsibilities

The pediatric neurologist will share an equal number of inpatient service weeks and night calls. The neurology service is a consult service; the on‑call neurologist provides coverage for the pediatric inpatient floor, PICU, NICU, and pediatric emergency department. The inpatient team includes adult neurology residents and medical students, with the resident or an APP first on call alongside the attending physician.

As a faculty member of UCFCOM, the candidate can participate in medical student admission, education, and training. Physicians are encouraged to engage in research, quality improvement studies, and academic activities with medical students, with library resources available from the medical college.

Qualifications

• Medical Degree (MD or DO) from an accredited medical school
• Board certified or board eligible in area of specialty
• Valid state medical license

What We Offer

• Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market
• Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments, and quality improvement
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• Mortgage assistance, relocation packages, 403B with employer match, and 457 retirement savings plans
• Licensure, CME, and dues allowance
• No‑for‑profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• No state income tax in Florida