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Nemours Children's Health
Jacksonville, Florida

Pediatric Neurologist-Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville

NeurologyFull-Time

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Job Description

The Division of Pediatric Neurology, Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville is seeking a Pediatric Neurologist to join a busy program which includes outpatient services, EEG and continuous EEG studies, EMU evaluations including presurgical evaluations, and intraoperative monitoring, minimally invasive surgery, responsive neurostimulation and a ketogenic diet program.

The Division includes 9 Pediatric Neurologists and a Pediatric Neurology Residency of 15 positions (3 per year) in association with Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and University of Florida. The Division also includes 3 neurosurgeons, and additional affiliated Wolfson Children’s Hospital faculty.

We have an 8 bed neuro-critical care unit with access to portable MRI and monitoring.

While this is a clinically focused position, candidates with external support are welcome and research activities are encouraged. Physicians are encouraged to apply for academic appointment with the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine here in Jacksonville.

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive pediatric neurology services including outpatient care, EEG studies, and specialized EMU evaluations. Participate in a clinically focused program that may include research activities and academic appointments.

Requirements

Candidates must be qualified Pediatric Neurologists capable of handling complex neurological cases and surgical evaluations. Advanced university-level medical education is required for this specialized role.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical ResearchAcademic Teaching

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatric Neurologist-Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville at Nemours Children's Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Neurology — ranked against 491 active Neurology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Neurology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 58% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Neurology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution21 jobs · 16 employers

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$550k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
71%
Loan repayment
35% this job
Sign-on bonus
24%
Relocation assistance
24%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Neurology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 491 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Jacksonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$271k
Typical market rent
$1,601/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Nemours Children's Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Jacksonville, Florida
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Academic appointment with Mayo Clinic
Research opportunities
Pediatric neurology residency program