Neurohospitalist Opportunity Available in Orlando, Florida

Position Overview

Orlando Health Dr. P Phillips Hospital is seeking a board-certified/board-eligible Neurohospitalist to join our dedicated team of hospitalists. This position offers an excellent opportunity to provide comprehensive inpatient neurological care in a collaborative, well-supported environment with a structured 7-on/7-off schedule.

Inpatient Neurology Consultation

• Provide timely neurology consults for hospitalist services, ICU, emergency department, and surgical teams
• Perform comprehensive neurological assessments and diagnostic evaluations for new neurological symptoms
• Manage hospitalized patients with stroke, seizures, acute headache, encephalopathy, neuromuscular crises, and other urgent neurological conditions
• Follow patients through step-down and floor units after ICU or emergency care

Multidisciplinary Team Model

• Collaborate with neurosurgeons, rehab specialists, dedicated neuroscience nursing teams, and advanced practice providers
• Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds with hospitalists, ICU teams, emergency physicians, and therapy staff
• Access to system-wide neuroscience resources and subspecialty expertise across the Orlando Health network

Required

• MD or DO degree
• Board certification or board eligibility in Neurology
• Current medical license or ability to obtain Florida licensure

Financial Package:

• 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 stipend.
• Eligible employer under the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program.

Having served the residents of southwest Orange County and visitors from around the world for more than 35 years, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital is a 285-bed comprehensive medical and surgical facility offering a wide range of specialized services and programs, including diagnostic imaging, cardiovascular care, emergency medicine, orthopedic care and surgical services.  

With advanced technology and expertise in numerous areas of specialty, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips provides a complete continuum of care. The hospital offers robotic surgery for colorectal, general, gynecologic and urologic surgeries and has earned Joint Commission certification for its total hip and knee replacement program, which uses innovative, personalized technologies.  

Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips has earned numerous quality and safety recognitions over the years, including: 

• Best Regional Hospital – U.S. News & World Report, 2023-2024 

• Ranked No. 2 in the Orlando Metro Area and No. 7 in Florida 

• Nationally ranked in four categories: cardiology, heart and vascular surgery; gastroenterology and GI surgery; pulmonology and lung surgery; urology 

• Rated high performing in 12 areas: aortic valve surgery; COPD; colon cancer surgery; diabetes; heart attack; heart bypass surgery; heart failure; kidney failure; knee replacement; leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma; lung cancer surgery; stroke 

• “A” Safety Grade – The Leapfrog Group, five consecutive terms 2021-2023 

• Beacon Awards for Excellence – American Association of Critical-Care Nurses  

• Surgical Unit – Silver 

• Get with the Guidelines®: Gold Plus Achievement - Stroke – American Heart Association, 2023 

• Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Honor Roll 

Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute offers patients a multidisciplinary approach to care that comprises consultative services, sophisticated diagnostic testing capabilities, and both noninvasive and advanced surgical treatment options. A highly skilled team of more than 40 physicians and 20 advanced practice providers deliver a superior level of care in more than 15 areas of specialty, including brain tumors, epilepsy, functional neurosurgery, headache and facial pain, interventional pain, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular disease, neuropsychology and behavioral health, rehabilitation, spine surgery and vascular neurology/neurosurgery.

The institute delivers the most advanced neurological care available, including serving the area’s only Level I Trauma Center at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC). Its team has achieved Joint Commission stroke certification at six Orlando Health facilities, including the only Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in Central Florida at Orlando Health ORMC, which provides the highest level of stroke expertise with four neurovascular neurosurgeons and 24/7 coverage by vascular neurologists. The program also has earned Joint Commission core certification in spine surgery and partners with Orlando Health Cancer Institute in a neuro-oncology/brain and spine tumor program.

In addition to clinical excellence, the institute maintains a strong focus on research and education, with a robust research program supporting participation in ongoing studies and clinical trials to improve outcomes and an established neurology residency program and future neurosurgery residency program.

The institute offers both inpatient and outpatient services and more than 10 practice locations across Central Florida. A planned state-of-the-art facility — anticipated to open in 2024 — will be the new home of Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute, serving patients throughout the southeastern United States. Located on Orlando Health’s downtown campus, the three-story, 45,000-square-foot building will enable the institute to care for more patients while also placing a team of highly skilled neurologists and neurosurgeons in one central and convenient location.