Advanced Practice Urology Opportunity on the Gulf Coast of Florida

First Physicians Group of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is looking to employ a Physician Assistant to join our FPG Urology practice in Venice, Florida.

Opened in 2021, SMH-Venice Hospital is located on a 65-acre campus and features a 365,000-square-foot, 3-story hospital. Construction continues into 2024 to add 34 additional private rooms as well as expansion of the ER to 61 rooms, and space created to add 8 more surgical suites.

SMH-Venice was designed with a growing community in mind and a master plan of providing 400 private inpatient suites with complementary sized emergency room and surgery services to ensure quality care and access.

Responsibilities:

• Full time Physician Assistant (PA-C) position on staff at one hospital
• Busy practice made up of four outstanding Urologists and two Physician Assistant with large support staff.
• Primarily clinic based with consult service; First Assist responsibilities are optional.
• Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
• ER Call will include 52 weekdays per year and one weekend a month.
• Urologists will work in tandem with PA-C and are committed to teaching.

Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited master’s degree program
• Current board certification
• Active or eligibility for licensure by the State of Florida
• BLS
• DEA Certificate
• New or experienced PA-C with Urology interest is encouraged to apply.

Benefit Highlights:

• Competitive salary
• No contract or non-compete clause, candidates sign offer letters only.
• Full array of benefits offered including health, dental, vision, long term disability, PTO, 403B Retirement Plan, and much more. 
• As an employee of a public, State of Florida organization, PA-Cs are entitled to sovereign immunity and can participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program if employed by FPG.
• Florida does not have a state income tax.

Please contact Helen Convery, Provider Recruiter at Helen-Convery@smh.com or 941.780.9677 for more information about this opportunity.

First Physicians Group is one of the Gulf Coast’s largest primary and specialty care groups. The group is comprised of 590+ Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers covering 49 specialties in 70 practice locations throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties. FPG has been delivering excellent care for the past 30 years, and it is backed by the tradition and strength of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Our Board Certified physicians come from some of the most prestigious medical schools and training programs in the nation, and we have earned a reputation of employing some of the community’s best physicians.

Through nearly a century of change, Sarasota Memorial has evolved into one of the most comprehensive and respected health systems in the nation.  Our flagship award-winning 897-bed Hospital in Sarasota, along with the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute, Cornell Behavioral Health Pavilion, SMH-Venice hospital, freestanding ERs, many Urgent Cares, and multiple outpatient centers, provides services for 1.7 million patients a year. 

In 2025 Sarasota Memorial Health Care System will continue to invest in transformative projects including construction of the Milman-Kover Outpatient Cancer Pavilion and the Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute. We are also breaking ground on two new medical campuses to serve the fast-growing North Port and Wellen Park communities in south Sarasota County.   

Sarasota, Florida is located on the beautiful West Coast of Florida. Sarasota offers a dazzling spectacle of lifestyle options.  In the Sarasota area, you can enjoy the breathtaking beaches and sunsets, educational museums, operas, ballets, plays, golf tournaments, and boat races. You can join in tennis, pickle ball, water skiing, shell collecting, bird watching, growing exotic tropical plants, university classes, golf, or boating.

Cultural landmarks include the John and Mable Ringling Museum which features the works of Peter Paul Rubens, as well as fine Baroque and Renaissance collections. Sarasota takes center stage as a thriving center of the arts. Professional theatre companies include: Asolo Theatre Company, Florida Studio Theatre, and Players of Sarasota. Sharing the spotlight are the Sarasota Ballet of Florida, Sarasota Opera, the Florida West Coast Symphony and the Venice Symphony. The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall provides a full season of touring Broadway productions, ballet, symphonic concerts and performances by a wide variety of musicians.

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