Physician - Otolaryngology

First Physicians Group of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is seeking to employ four (4) Otolaryngologists for our Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota and Venice office locations. We are located approximately 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, two Laryngologists, four Audiologists and an internationally recognized expert in Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery. The group also employs four Physician Assistants. 

Sarasota Memorial is consistently recognized for its delivery of quality care and best patient experience in the nation.

• CMS 5-Star rated hospital for overall quality. The only hospital in Florida and one of just 17 hospitals in the U.S. to earn the five-star rating in every reporting period since the programs inception in 2016.
• Earned straight A Grades for Patient Safety from Leapfrog since 2016.
• Recognized in U.S. News 50 "Best Hospitals" list in 2024-2025.
• Sarasota Memorial is a 4-time winner of Gallup's award and one of only 62 organizations worldwide to win the "Exceptional Workplace Award" for engagement in 2025.
• Named among the Worlds Best Hospitals for a 7th year in a row by Newsweek, 2025.
• Earned consistent Magnet Nursing Recognition five times from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) since 2003. Sarasota Memorial has remained the only hospital in the region with Magnet recognition for the past 20 years.

Highlights of the Opportunity:

• We are hiring two General Otolaryngologists specializing in adults and one Otolaryngologist with a strong interest in treating a growing Pediatric patient population and Adults and one physician with specialization in Otology & Neurotology.
• Full-time position M-F with equitable call sharing amongst employed physicians for practice coverage. ER call is shared among employed and community physicians.
• The Venice practice is conveniently located in the MOB attached to the hospital.
• The Lakewood Ranch practice is located in the fastest growing master-planned community in Manatee County, providing a nice balance of pediatric and adult patients.
• Anticipated volume is 25-30 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 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 941-685-4231 or [email protected] to learn more about this opportunity.