Job Summary
Job Description
Sarasota is recognized as one of the best places in the country to live, work and raise a family due to a healthy business scene, outstanding schools, and thriving recreational and cultural opportunities. Located on Florida’s Southwest Gulf Coast, Sarasota County is famous nationwide for the Ringling Museum, white-sand beaches, great restaurants, outdoor recreation, land and water sports, theater and much more.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Full time AGACNP or Physician Assistant (PA-C) position.
- Hospital-based Day-shift position working thirteen 12-hour shifts per month (including weekends) rotating between the SMH-Venice Hospital and SMH Sarasota Campus.
- Shifts will be 7AM-7PM.
- Work collaboratively with Pulmonary/Critical Care (Intensivists) at each hospital along with other subspecialties to provide the best patient care.
- Circulate the units, evaluate patients, review daily notes, labs and studies to identify patient needs.
- Discuss care plans with RN’s and enter orders accordingly.
- Review ABGs, vent settings and plan accordingly with Respiratory Therapists (RTs).
- Address cross coverage issues to include abnormal labs or changes in patient condition.
- Provide stabilization of patient if deterioration occurs.
- Will place central lines, perform intubations, participate in stroke alerts, and respond to house-wide codes when needed.
- Current AGACNP or PA-C with acute care experience is preferred, but not required. Open to providing training.
Highlights of the opportunity:
- Competitive salary
- Full array of benefits offered including health, dental, vision, long & short-term disability, PTO, 403B Retirement Plan, and much more.
- No contract or non-compete clause, Candidates sign employment letters only.
- As an employee of a public, State of Florida organization, APPs are entitled to sovereign immunity.
- We are a Nonprofit 501(c)(3). APPs can participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program if employed by the group.
- Florida does not have a state income tax.
Please contact Lana Griffin, Provider Recruiter, at [Register to View] or [Register to View] for more information about this opportunity.
Sarasota Memorial is consistently recognized for its delivery of quality care and best patient experience in the nation.
- CMS 5-Star rated hospital for overall quality. The only hospital in Florida and one of just 17 hospitals in the U.S. to earn the five-star rating in every reporting period since the program’s inception in 2016.
- Earned straight “A” Grades for Patient Safety from Leapfrog since 2016.
- Recognized in S. News’ 50 "Best Hospitals" list in 2024-2025.
- Named among the World’s Best Hospitals for a 6th year in a row by Newsweek, 2024.
- Forbes’ list of “America’s Best Large Employers” for 2024 and the 1 healthcare employer in Florida in 2023.
- Earned consistent Magnet Nursing Recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) since 2003. Sarasota Memorial has remained the only hospital in the region with Magnet recognition for the past 20 years.
First Physicians Group is one of the Gulf Coast’s largest primary and specialty care groups. The group is comprised of 600+ Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers covering 50 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.