Otolaryngologist Job at First Physicians Group in Sarasota, FL

Sarasota Memorial First Physicians Group  is seeking to employ an Otolaryngologist for Sarasota/Venice, Florida. We are conveniently located between Tampa and Ft. Myers on the West Coast of Florida.

New physicians will join an exemplary team of four Otolaryngologists, two Head & Neck Surgical Oncologists, a Laryngologist, and an internationally recognized expert in Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery. The group also employs Physician Assistants to assist physicians in the clinic and in the hospital. 

Highlights of the Opportunity:

• We are hiring one General Otolaryngologist to see adults and some pediatrics.                       
• Full-time position M-F with equitable call sharing amongst employed physicians for practice coverage.
• ER call is shared amongst employed and community physicians. Call is up to 42 shifts a year with additional pay for extra shifts.
• Group has 3 locations - Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota and Venice.
• Anticipated volume is 25+ patients a day in the clinic once fully ramped up.

Required Qualifications:

• MD or DO from an accredited school of medicine
• Board Eligible or Board Certified
• Qualified candidates must have an active and unrestricted license in Florida.
• Experience preferred but not required

Additional Information:

• Dedicated APPs for management of outpatient clinic, inpatient coverage and surgical assistance.
• 6 daVinci Xi Robots and one Single Port daVinci at SMH-Sarasota campus. One daVinci Xi at SMH-Venice.
• 34 operating rooms at SMH-Sarasota (including 9 of them in the Cancer Institute) and 8 operating rooms with 8 more shelled out for future growth on the campus of SMH-Venice.
• Anesthesiology group is employed by First Physicians Group, and we have Fellowship-Trained Pediatric Anesthesiologists on staff.
• Opportunity is available to teach Medical Students from Florida State University if desired.

Benefits Include:

• A 3-year employment contract with a generous salary, wRVU and quality metric bonus (up to $50K). 
• Comprehensive benefits - health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 403B Retirement Plan, CME, PTO and many other perks.
• Relocation assistance and a commencement bonus is provided.
• As an employee of a public, State of Florida organization, physicians are entitled to Sovereign Immunity. No tail coverage needed should you leave the practice.
• We are a not-for-profit organization- 501(c)(3). Physicians can participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program if employed by FPG.
• No state tax in Florida

  Please contact Joelle Hennesey, Director of Physician Recruitment, to learn more about this opportunity.

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is a regional medical center offering Southwest Florida’s greatest breadth and depth of care, with about 2,500 physicians and advanced practice providers, 11,000 employees and 2 million patient visits a year across its network of care. Sarasota County’s largest employer, the community-owned health system includes two full-service hospitals in Sarasota and Venice (and third under construction in North Port), freestanding ERs in North Port and Lakewood Ranch, a rehabilitation hospital, skilled nursing facility and comprehensive network of outpatient centers, urgent care clinics and SMH First Physicians Group primary and specialty care practices.

Founded in 1925, SMH’s flagship Sarasota campus is also home to the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute, Cornell Behavioral Health Pavilion and Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute. Both Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Sarasota and Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice have earned the highest 5-Star quality ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The SMH-Sarasota is the only Florida hospital – and one of just 11 in the nation – to earn a perfect 5-Star rating from CMS every year since the federal rating program began in 2016.