Medical Director of Anesthesiology | Leadership Stipend + 10 Weeks PTO | Port Charlotte, FL
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Job description
Facility Medical Director of Anesthesiology
HCA Healthcare Anesthesia Services | HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital | Port Charlotte, Florida
Leadership Stipend + Geographic Stipend | Start Bonus | 10 Weeks PTO
Position Overview
HCA Healthcare Anesthesia Services is seeking a Board-Certified Facility Medical Director to lead its established anesthesia team at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida. This physician leader will oversee clinical operations, support high-quality patient care, and foster a stable, collaborative practice environment.
Working in partnership with the facility Director of Physician Services, Assistant Vice President of Operations, Regional Medical Director, hospital administration, and surgical services leadership, the Medical Director will align staffing, quality, and operational performance with organizational goals.
Compensation and Benefits
- W-2 salaried opportunity with competitive compensation and a geographic stipend.
- Additional Facility Medical Director leadership stipend.
- Start-date bonus offered; relocation assistance available.
- 10 weeks of paid time off and $5,000 annually for continuing medical education.
- Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance.
- 401(k) with a 3% company match that increases with years of service.
- Company-paid, occurrence-based professional liability coverage.
- Discounted employee stock purchase plan.
About the Community
Port Charlotte is a growing Gulf Coast community approximately halfway between Sarasota and Fort Myers. With more than 165 miles of waterways and access to Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico, residents enjoy boating, fishing, and other water activities. The area also offers numerous golf courses, and Tippecanoe Environmental Park features 380 acres of hiking trails and wildlife-viewing opportunities.
Job Responsibilities
• Ensure compliance with clinical protocols, practice standards, and quality and safety expectations.
• Build effective relationships with hospital medical staff leadership, surgical services, and C-suite administration.
• Partner with regional and facility operational leaders to optimize performance, efficiency, and service delivery.
• Promote a positive, respectful practice culture focused on clinician engagement, retention, and stability.
• Provide clinical oversight of the care team while maintaining readiness to personally deliver anesthesia when needed.
Qualifications
• Regional block proficiency required to support opioid-sparing and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs.
• Comfortable partnering across clinical and administrative teams and providing occasional direct anesthesia care.
• Committed to quality outcomes, clinician retention, and a stable, high-performing anesthesia practice.
Working Hours
• Coverage includes 10 operating rooms, Cath Lab, interventional radiology, endoscopy, and 6 non-operating-room anesthesia (NORA) sites.
• Approximately 7,500 surgical cases annually, averaging 25–30 cases daily.
• Case mix includes general surgery, cardiac, orthopedics, neurosurgery, urology, ENT, bariatrics, vascular, gynecology, and thoracic surgery; no obstetrics, trauma, or pediatrics.
• Average scheduled workweek: 45 in-house hours, Monday–Friday.
• Home beeper call: weekdays 7 p.m.–7 a.m., shared among physicians, with two CRNAs also on home call. Up to 7 physician beeper-call shifts monthly, including one weekend (Friday–Sunday, with Monday off). Additional compensation applies to call beyond the agreed commitment.
• Practice is primarily CRNA supervision, with occasional personally performed cases.