Sarasota Memorial First Physicians Group is seeking to employ an Otolaryngologist for our Sarasota County office location. We are located 60 minutes south of Tampa and 1.5 hours north of Ft. Myers on the West Coast of Florida.
New physician will join an exemplary team of four Otolaryngologists, two Head & Neck Surgical Oncologists, one Laryngologist, and an internationally recognized expert in Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery. The group also employs four Advanced Practice Providers to assist in the hospital and clinic.
Highlights of the Opportunity:
- We are hiring one General Otolaryngologist to treat adult and pediatric patients.
- Full-time position M-F with equitable call sharing amongst employed physicians for practice coverage. ER call is shared among employed and community physicians. Call is approximately 42 days a year.
- Group has 3 locations - Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota and Venice.
- Anticipated volume is 20-25+ 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 base salary, wRVU and quality metric bonuses.
- 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 at or for more information about this opportunity.
First Physicians Group is the employed physician group of Sarasota Memorial Hospital, and its network of physician practices continually draws new providers to the region. The group now has 700+ providers in 53 specialties delivering expert care in 74 practice locations throughout Manatee and Sarasota Counties.
