First Physicians Group of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is seeking to employ two OB/GYNs for the highly desirable areas of Sarasota and Venice, Florida. We are located approximately 60 minutes south of Tampa and 1.5 hours north of Ft. Myers on the West Coast of Florida. Our OB/GYNs see patients in the clinic setting, provide surgical services in the hospital, and collaborate with our employed OB Hospitalist group who provides 24/7 coverage of the ED and any unassigned expectant mothers.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH), listed among U.S. News 50 Best Hospitals for Obstetrics/Gynecology Care for 2023-2024 performed 4,199 deliveries in 2022. For 2023, Sarasota Memorial also received level III Maternal Care Verification from the Joint Commission, in collaboration with the American College of Obstetrics. SMH is the systems 901-bed flagship facility with a CMS 5-star rating for its overall quality and is the only hospital in Florida and one of just 33 across the nation to maintain its top rating since 2016.

Sarasota Highlights:

• Four-physician all women OBGYN group with equitable call seeking an experienced OBGYN to join the practice.
• Provide outpatient services in two clinic locations. Group is only on staff at one hospital.
• Mother Baby unit holds 30 beds and Labor & Delivery has 18 spacious suites.
• 8 bed OB-ECC & triage unit opening in August,
• 3 C-section ORs and a 4-bed PACU with the ability to flex beds.
• Level III NICU with 33 private rooms.
• 24/7 Neonatologist and Maternal Fetal Medicine physician coverage.
• 4 daVinci Xi Robots

Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice opened in October 2021 and now sees 35 deliveries a month. Due to the growth and the needs of the south county community, work is already under way on a third patient care tower adding 68 private patient suites to its existing 110 and expanding both the Emergency Department and OR. SMH-Venice was designed with the future in mind and has the capacity to more than double in size to 400 beds, 16 surgical suites and a 50-bed ER!

Venice Highlights:

• Join three experienced physicians and an APRN with equitable call.
• Outpatient clinic is conveniently located in the connected Medical Office Building.
• Level 1 nursery, delivering patients 35+ weeks.
• 10 private Birthing Suites
• 2 C-Section ORs and 4 triage beds
• 6 ORs with daVinci Xi Robot

Required Qualifications:

• Board Eligible or Board Certified
• Licensed in Florida and holds a current DEA Certificate
• Graduate of an ACGME accredited OB/GYN program

Benefits Include:

• A 2-year employment contract with a generous salary and bonus potential. Physicians transition to a pay model after 2 years.
• Comprehensive benefits - health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 403B Retirement Plan, CME, PTO and many other perks.
• Relocation assistance 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 entity. Physicians can participate in the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program if employed by FPG.

Please contact Joelle Hennesey, Director, Physician & APP Recruitment, at 941-685-4231 or Joelle-Hennesey@smh.com for more information.

First Physicians Group is one of the gulf coasts foremost primary and specialty care groups. The group is comprised of 590+ Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers in 49 different specialties and 70 practice locations throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties. It is backed by the tradition and strength of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.