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Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children – Orlando, Florida
Orlando Health Children’s Heart Institute at Childen's Arnold Palmer Hospital is seeking a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Pediatric Cardiologist to join our growing and highly respected pediatric cardiology team. This position is ideal for a physician who enjoys primarily outpatient practice with the opportunity to care for a broad spectrum of congenital and acquired heart conditions in infants, children, and adolescents. Fetal cardiology expertise is highly desirable but not required. The incoming physician will practice within a nationally recognized, full-service pediatric heart program that provides comprehensive care from fetal diagnosis through adulthood.
Physicians see patients from birth through a seamless transition to our Adult Congenital Heart Disease specialists.
Practice Highlights
- Primarily outpatient pediatric cardiology position
- Clinic-based practice with support from dedicated pediatric echo sonographers at every location
- Opportunities available for both experienced physicians and graduating fellows
- Opportunity to develop multidisciplinary specialty clinics such as aortopathy, cardio-oncology, cardio-genetics, and preventive cardiology
Call Schedule
- Pediatric Cardiologists share on-call responsibilities equally.
- Night call is primarily telephone consultation and occasional remote echocardiogram interpretation with inpatient rounding on weekend.
Program Highlights
- Comprehensive fetus-to-adult congenital heart program
- Comprehensive congenital cardiac surgery program
- Dedicated Cardiac ICU with 24/7 in-house cardiac intensivist coverage
- Busy advanced interventional catheterization laboratory and EP laboratory.
- Multidisciplinary specialty clinics including neurodevelopment, single ventricle, and GI/Nutritioncollaboration
- Participation in national databases and collaborative research initiatives
- New state-of-the-art Children’s Pavilion opening soon (July 2026)
Compensation & Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package includes health, vision, and dental insurance, malpractice coverage, disability coverage, deferred compensation, and matching retirement savings options starting from day one.
- Generous starting bonus.
- Annual CME allowance
- Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)-eligible employer
Live and Work in Orlando
Orlando offers an exceptional quality of life with year-round sunshine, top-rated schools, world-class dining and entertainment, and convenient access to Florida’s beaches and attractions. With no state income tax and a thriving, family-friendly community, Orlando is an ideal place to build both your career and your life.
Qualifications:
- Education: M.D., D.O.
- Completion of an ACGME or AOA Pediatric Residency and Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship
- Fetal cardiology expertise is highly desirable
- TEE experience welcomed but not required
- Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Pediatrics
- Unrestricted FL medical license (or the ability to obtain one) and DEA
Facility Description:
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is a nationally recognized and trusted name in children’s healthcare. Located on the downtown Orlando campus, the 156-bed hospital’s expert and compassionate team of caregivers provides award-winning care in more than 30 pediatric specialties in an environment built just for kids and delivered by a comprehensive staff that includes pediatric subspecialty physicians and a nursing team that is “Magnet” recognized for excellence in patient care.
Specialty areas include heart care, cancer and blood disorders, neuroscience, orthopedics, endocrinology and diabetes, nephrology, digestive health and nutrition. Its numerous centers include subspecialty clinics and programs that focus on specific diseases and disorders affecting children, including a Level 4 Epilepsy Center, the highest rating by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. As part of the Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center Level I Trauma Center, the Bert Martin’s Champions for Children Emergency Department and Trauma Center is the first and only facility in Central Florida to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children.
The hospital’s numerous quality and safety recognitions most recently include:
- Best Children’s Hospital – U.S. News & World Report, 2023-2024
- Tied for the No. 3 spot in Florida and No. 12 in the Southeast region
- Nationally ranked in four specialties: neonatology pediatric diabetes and endocrinology, pediatric orthopedics, pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery
- Magnet Recognized – American Nurses Credentialing Center
- Beacon Awards for Excellence – American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Pediatric Hematology Oncology Unit – Gold
- Pediatric Orthopedic/Neurology Unit – Gold
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit – Gold
- Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care – Gold
- Acute Pediatrics – Gold
- Verified Children’s Surgery Center – American College of Surgeons
- The Committee on Trauma, Verified Trauma Center – American College of Surgeons
- Echocardiography accreditation – Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
- Get with the Guidelines®: Gold Achievement - Resuscitation – American Heart Association, 2023