General GI and/or Advanced GI and GI Hospitalists - Venice, Florida

Sarasota Memorial First Physicians Group is looking to employ Gastroenterologists to join their growing employed physician group in Venice, Florida. We are looking to hire General GI and/or Advanced GI and GI Hospitalists.

The Gastroenterology practice was developed in 2020 and quickly expanded to 11 Board-Certified Gastroenterologists who are supported by 12+ Advanced Practice Providers. We have two practice locations – one in Sarasota in specialty-specific building adjacent to Sarasota Memorial – Sarasota, and it includes a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center and an outpatient clinic. A second office is located in a Medical Office Building on the campus of Sarasota Memorial – Venice. A new Venice GI building with outpatient Endoscopy Suites will be opening in the near future.

The size and diversity of each campus, as well as tremendous inpatient and outpatient volume, offers opportunity for recruitment of Gastroenterologists of all skill sets and interests. The Gastroenterology Division is comprised of an Interventional Endoscopy Section as well as a section of General Gastroenterology and presents an opportunity for academic affiliation and/or appointment from Florida State University College of Medicine.

Highlights of the positions:
• Opportunity for dedicated inpatient, outpatient or hybrid employment positions.
• GI Hospitalist position will be 7 on/7 off.
• Patient volume in the Venice practice averages 20 patients per day and an average of 5 procedures per day for a traditional position. Two procedure days and 3 office days.
• Join 2 inpatient/outpatient physicians, one GI Hospitalist and 4 APPs. Inpatient call will be 1:4 weeks.
• High volume and efficiently run inpatient and outpatient endoscopy units.
• State of the art equipment and generous budget for fostering new technologies and equipment.
• Procedures currently performed by group include: EGD, Colonoscopy, Diagnostic and Interventional EUS and ERCP, Balloon Enteroscopy, Endoscopic Resection, Ablation of Barrett Esophagus, Trans-oral Incisionless Fundoplication, Capsule Endoscopy, and High Resolution Esophageal and Rectal Manometry.
• Academic appointment and education of Florida State University Medical Students and Sarasota Memorial Hospital IM and ER Residents is available if interested in teaching.

Additional Information:
• This position includes a highly competitive salary with productivity bonuses, quality incentives and a full array of benefits – Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, 403B Retirement Plan, CME, PTO, and much more.
• Relocation allowance and a Commencement bonus is provided.
• As an employee of a public, State of Florida organization, physicians are entitled to sovereign immunity.
• Sarasota Memorial and First Physicians Group are not-for-profit organizations. Physicians can participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program if employed by First Physicians Group.
• No State income tax in Florida.

Please contact Joelle-Hennesey@smh.com or 941-685-4231 for more information.

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 49 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. 

Founded in 1925, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is a regional medical center offering Southwest Florida’s greatest breadth and depth of care, with more than 2,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 2 million patient visits a year across its network of care. Sarasota County’s largest employer, the health system includes two full-service hospitals in Sarasota and Venice, a freestanding ER in North Port and Lakewood Ranch, and a comprehensive network of outpatient centers, urgent care clinics and physician practices that stretch from Manatee County to North Port. As the region's only public health system and not-for-profit health care provider, SMH serves as a critical safety net for the uninsured in Sarasota County.

In 2025 Sarasota Memorial Health Care System will continue to invest in transformative projects including construction of the Milman-Kover Outpatient Cancer Pavilion and the Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute. We are also breaking ground on two new medical campuses to serve the fast-growing North Port and Wellen Park communities in south Sarasota County.   

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