Physician Otolaryngology - Competitive Salary

Job Description

Sarasota Memorial First Physicians Group  is seeking to employ two (2) Otolaryngologists for our Sarasota County office locations. We are perfectly located 60 minutes south of Tampa and 1.5 hours north of Ft. Myers on the West Coast of Florida.

New physicians will join an exemplary team of five Otolaryngologists, two Head & Neck Surgical Oncologists, one Laryngologist, four Audiologists and an internationally recognized expert in Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery. The group also employs four Physician Assistants. 

Highlights of the Opportunity:

• We are hiring two General Otolaryngologists.
• 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 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 2-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, Director of Physician & APP Recruitment, at View email address on ziprecruiter.com or View phone number on ziprecruiter.com to learn more about this opportunity.  

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, a 901-bed regional medical center, is among the largest acute care public health systems in Florida. With more than 10,000 employees and 750 volunteers, it is Sarasota County’s largest employer. A not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1925, we are a full-service health system with specialized expertise in heart, vascular, cancer, and neuroscience services, as well as a network of outpatient centers, long-term care and rehabilitation among its many programs.

First Physicians Group is one of the Gulf Coast’s largest primary and specialty care groups. The group includes 600+ Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers covering 49+ specialties in 70 practice locations throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties.