Physician - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is advancing a $5.6 million expansion at its Sarasota campus and developing a new $82.5 million, 83,000-square-foot Rehabilitation Pavilion at its Venice Campus - opening in early 2028.

Sarasota Memorial First Physicians Group is actively accepting CVs from Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians looking to join this rapidly growing, nationally recognized rehabilitation program in Sarasota County.

Expansion Highlights:

Sarasota Campus:

• Expanding from 60 to 67 inpatient beds (new wing opening early 2027)
• Operating at or near full capacity since 2017
• Accredited by CARF for Comprehensive Medical Rehabilitation
• Stroke Specialty Certification
• Named one ofAmerica's Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers by Newsweek in 2025, a recognition that places the Rehabilitation Pavilion among the top in the nation for inpatient rehabilitative care.

Venice Campus:

• Four-story, state-of-the-art Rehabilitation Pavilion
• 50 private inpatient suites
• Advanced therapy gyms and mobility-training areas
• Seamless hospital-to-rehab transition on campus
• Opening for patient care in early 2028

Why Join SMH?

• Join a collaborative, hospital-employed team alongside six (6) Physiatrists and two (2) Advanced Practice Providers, delivering comprehensive, high-quality rehabilitation care.
• Lead comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation care as a primary physiatrist, with the opportunity to expand your practice across consultative services and outpatient clinic settings within a fully integrated health system.
• Deliver care at a state-of-the-art, hospital-based Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), fully supported by on-site diagnostics, advanced imaging, subspecialty consultants, and the complete resources of a major acute care hospital.
• Manage a medically complex and diverse rehabilitation population, with a clinical focus in general PM&R.
• Monday-Friday schedule with rotating call (primarily home-based). Weekend call typically includes admissions and evaluation of active medical issues with APP support, plus a post-call day off.
• Optional opportunity to teach Florida State University medical students, as Sarasota Memorial Hospital is a core clinical training site.
• Research opportunities exist at the SMH Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute, a state-of-the-art 82,000?sq?ft facility with clinical research resources, simulation labs, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Must be BE/BC and ACGME-trained in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
• Live and work in one of Floridas most desirable coastal communities. We are located only minutes from beautiful beaches of Siesta Key, Lido Key and Longboat Key on the West Coast of Florida.
• Be part of a forward-thinking system investing in the future of rehabilitation medicine.

Highlights of the opportunity:

• Competitive base salary, quality & consult incentives.
• Full array of benefits offered including Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, CME, PTO, Holidays, 403B Retirement Plan, and much more.
• Relocation allowance and a Commencement bonus is provided.
• As an employee of a public, State of Florida organization, physicians are entitled to sovereign immunity.
• We are a not-for-profit organization. Physicians can participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program if employed by FPG.
• Florida does not have state income tax.

Please contact Lana Griffin, Provider Recruiter, at 941-894-7343 or [email protected].