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Pulmonology Job in Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Pulmonology Physician

Company:HCA

Profession/Specialty:Pulmonology

Location:Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States

Job Type:Full-time, In-person, Permanent

Job Description

Description

Specialization:
Pulmonary Disease

Job Summary:

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital is seeking a Pulmonology Critical Care Intensivist to join their busy and growing practice.
 
Qualified Candidates:
  • Board certified or board eligible in both Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
  • Ability to obtain Florida Medical License and DEA
  • Comfortable with Interventional Pulmonology and Critical Care procedures
  • Interest/training in navigational bronchoscopy and EBUS
  • Team oriented and patient focused
  • Group is willing to consider an exceptional, newly trained fellow
 
Opportunity Offers:
  • Well established and highly respected group consisting of 4 physicians and 4 NPs
  • Combined inpatient Intensivist coverage for busy ICU and outpatient pulmonology clinic
  • Busy practice with strong community need and established referral stream
  • Collegial, physician-owned group allows for flexible schedule
  • Shared call
  • 24-hour APP support
  • Training available on Monarch Robot
  • Excellent earning potential
  
Fort Walton-Destin Hospital’s interventional pulmonary and bronchoscopy program:
  • Produces over 200 robotic bronchoscopy procedures and over 350 EBUS procedures per year
  • Among the highest volume utility of Monarch robot in the HCA national enterprise
  • All year anesthesia support for all cases with no need for block time
  • In-room cytopathy for rapid onsite evaluation and diagnosis
  • Cryotherapy with 1.1 probes for cryobiopsy/ foreign body retrieval, argonplasma coagulation for tumor debulking and streamlined process for LMA utility with MAC anesthesia during flexible bronchoscopy to support procedural efficiency and safety
  • Recent approval of purchase order for monarch quest upgrade with tool and lesion confirmation and C­arm integration
  • Designated bronchoscopy lab with experienced staff independent of endoscopy and OR
 
About HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital​:
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital is a 331-bed, top-performing acute care hospital and level 2 trauma facility offering the area’s only Comprehensive Cardiovascular Program, Accredited Chest Pain Center, Joint Commission accredited Advanced Primary Stroke Center, Certified cancer center, Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit and Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health Center.  Currently hosting 3rd and 4th year D.O. students, established IM residency program with TY and EM starting in 2026.
HCA Healthcare is reputable and stable as one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare and is currently comprised of more than 180 hospitals and 1,800 sites of care in 21 states and the U.K.

Community Information:
The Greater Fort Walton Beach area is known for being a family friendly, southern town and is located between Pensacola and Panama City, along Florida’s panhandle known as the Emerald Coast. The Emerald Coast has some of the most beautiful, white sand beaches in the world. The popular family vacation destination of Destin is only a few miles away and offers world-class fishing, golf courses, shopping, restaurants, and of course, more white sand beaches. The Fort Walton Beach area is an ideal place to raise a family, boasting exceptional public schools consistently ranking among the top school districts in the state.  In addition, the area offers a variety of fine arts including the symphony and ballet, and recreational activities to include boating, fishing and watersports.

 
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About HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital

Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, with 309 licensed beds and a medical staff of over 200 physicians, representing more than 30 specialties, is the only full service acute care hospital in our Tri-County area. 

FWDH: 309 bed HCA level 2 trauma facility (expansion underway adding an additional 30 beds next year)

Medical ICU- 33 beds (plus an additional 8 CVICU beds)

Stealth navigation system with O arm and Mazor spine robot

Certified primary stroke center working towards comprehensive stroke certification

Currently hosting 3rd and 4th year D.O. students from Auburn’s VCOM (D.O.) School

Will have IM residency program in 2024

Named among the top 10% in the nation by Healthgrades for cardiac surgery, joint replacement, and patient safety

Listed as 4th highest in the nation for infection prevention by Consumer Reports

Area’s only accredited Chest Pain Center, Primary Stroke Center and cardiac program offering open heart surgery, Watchman, and TAVR

Reputable and stable - HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare and is comprised of more than 180 hospitals and 1,800 sites of care in 21 states and the U.K.