First Physicians Group of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is one of the gulf coast’s foremost primary and specialty care groups. With over 215 providers and more than 40 sites in Manatee and Sarasota Counties, it is backed by the tradition and strength of Sarasota Memorial Hospital. We are located in the highly desirable area of Sarasota, FL, which is on the West Coast of Florida and close to some of the most beautiful beaches in the country – Siesta Key, Lido Key and Longboat Key. The community is known for its excellent public and private schools and an impressive array of restaurants and activities for all ages to enjoy.

About the Position

First Physicians Group is seeking to employ a Psychiatrist who is Board-Eligible or Board-Certified in Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry to cover admissions for the inpatient program in our behavioral health facility. The psychiatrist will also cover consults on the medical floors at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in rotation with the other psychiatrists in the group. The behavioral health hospital is approximately 60 beds with 13 of them allocated for children/adolescents. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who would like to join a stable and established psychiatry group with well-trained physicians who have been with the practice for many years.

Highlights

• Monday through Friday normal business hours seeing approximately 10-12 encounters per day.
• Weekend and after-hours call is shared by all psychiatrists in a 1:6 rotation
• Physicians can open an outpatient private practice if desired.
• Patient mix is 55% adults, 27% geriatrics and 18% child/adolescent
• Fully implemented EHR (Sunrise Clinical Manager)
• Excellent benefits – Health, Dental, Vision, 403B retirement fund, Life Insurance, Disability and much more.
• Physicians are generously rewarded with a wRVU productivity model
• Relocation assistance and other perks are offered with a contract.
• Physicians employed by FPG have sovereign immunity
• We are a non-profit entity, so physicians can apply for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness if employed by the group

First Physicians Group is one of the gulf coast’s foremost primary and specialty care groups. The group is comprised of over 230 physicians and advanced practice providers in 42 sites throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties. It is backed by the tradition and strength of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.

Our physicians have been carefully selected and have earned a reputation as being some of the community’s best physicians. Their backgrounds include some of the most prestigious universities in the nation. They are all Board Certified, and the group includes specializations such as in Dermatology, Family Practice, GI/ONC, Gynecology/Oncology, Internal Medicine, IM/Peds, Neurology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology, Pain Medicine, Physiatry, Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery, and many more.
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, an 839-bed regional medical center, is among the largest public health systems in Florida. With 6,000 staff, over 1,000 physicians and 750 volunteers, it is one of Sarasota County’s largest employers.

Sarasota Memorial is 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 nationally recognized programs. Sarasota Memorial is the only hospital providing Level II Trauma, obstetrical services, pediatrics and Level III neonatal intensive care in Sarasota County. The hospital was also awarded its 4th Magnet designation in 2018 – the nation’s highest honor for excellence in nursing