Advanced Practice Urology Opportunity on the Gulf Coast of Florida - First Physicians Group

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.