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Division Chief, Pediatric Pulmonology

The Department of Pediatrics at Nemours Children's Health in Jacksonville invites applications and nominations for a dynamic and visionary leader to serve as the next Division Chief of Pediatric Pulmonology. This presents a rare opportunity to not only provide transformative leadership to an established, mission-driven clinical division but also to collaborate with a progressive, new leadership team at Nemours Jacksonville. With an expanded partnership coming in early 2026 with Wolfson Children's Hospital, the selected leader will spearhead the strategic and deliberate expansion of high-quality clinical services throughout north Florida, while simultaneously enhancing division training, research, and scholarship initiatives.

Opportunity Highlights:

• With a strong emphasis on quality and excellence, the new leader will design and implement a strategic vision to elevate the pediatric Pulmonology Division to regional and national prominence.

• Robust departmental and institutional resources are available to support all missions, including clinical programmatic development, educational growth, research advancements, and administrative priorities.

• The division of pediatric pulmonology currently includes four Pediatric Pulmonologists and two Advanced Practice Providers, with dedicated resources in place.

• Strong ability to recruit, mentor and support faculty in their growth and development is a must, while also guiding and preparing them for future leadership opportunities.

• Programs currently include the first Primary Dyskinesia Program in the state, a joint Aerodigestive Clinic with ENT, a sleep Medicine program with pediatric neurology, an accredited cystic fibrosis care center, ventilator and technology dependent clinic, and a growing program in community asthma management in collaboration with the Terry Family Foundation and Community Asthma Partnership with Wolfson Children's Hospital.

• Division hosts trainees from Mayo Clinic, University of Florida, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, and University of South Florida, offering teaching opportunities for faculty members.

• Members of the department are eligible for and strongly encouraged to apply for a faculty appointment with Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Additional academic affiliations exist with the University of South Florida. There are currently two full time research faculty in pediatric asthma pharmacotherapy and pharmacogenomics as well as in asthma and cystic fibrosis management using technology based interventions to promote self-management.

• Highly competitive compensation and benefit package available to well qualified candidate.

Should you have interest in discussing the role, please forward your curriculum vitae to Alexis Rodgers at alexis.rodgers@nemours.org.

All interactions will remain confidential, and no inquiries will be made without the consent of the applicant.

About Nemours:

Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville has a long-standing affiliation with Wolfson Children's Hospital, a 280-bed free standing Children's Hospital. Our main campus clinic and ambulatory space connect via skybridge to the hospital, ORs, and inpatient units. We have an excellent clinical trials team, and research opportunities abound as data and trials can span all 4 Nemours sites within the integrated multistate Nemours organization. Wolfson Children's Hospital is the top destination in the region for premature and critically ill newborns in their 70-bed Level IV NICU and is the area's only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. Our academic partner, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, allows our faculty to enjoy an academic appointment to the level of their expertise.

At our four clinic locations in the Jacksonville area, Nemours is a leading provider of pediatric specialty care with many of our pediatric specialists regularly recognized as the "Best Doctors in America(r)". We offer comprehensive, family-centered care in more than 30 pediatric specialties. Several of those specialties in collaboration with Wolfson Children's Hospital, have been named among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

About Nemours Children's Health

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals -- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.