<p>Team Florida is recruiting a per diem hospitalist to provide inpatient care for senior patients across Pinellas County's partner hospital network—Clearwater, Largo, St. Petersburg, and Pinellas Park. This role operates within a value-based care model where the emphasis is on keeping attributed seniors healthy and preventing readmissions rather than maximizing encounter volume. You will carry a manageable daily census, spend meaningful time at the bedside, and coordinate directly with each patient's primary care physician to ensure seamless transitions between inpatient and outpatient settings. Backed by care managers, clinic physicians, and a shared outcomes-focused scorecard, this is flexible, well-supported hospital medicine work for a clinician who values clinical depth over volume.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Per diem engagement with flexible shift scheduling across Pinellas County hospitals</li> <li>Value-based compensation model aligned with patient outcomes and readmission prevention rather than RVU productivity</li> <li>Integrated support from care managers, clinic physicians, and hospital-based specialists</li> <li>Access to shared outcomes scorecard and quality reporting infrastructure</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Daily rounding on senior patients admitted across multiple partner hospitals throughout Pinellas County (Clearwater, Largo, St. Petersburg, Pinellas Park)</li> <li>Manageable daily census designed to allow adequate bedside time and thorough patient assessment</li> <li>Direct communication with each patient's primary care physician to coordinate inpatient and outpatient care</li> <li>Collaborative care coordination with hospital-based specialists, nursing staff, case managers, and social workers</li> <li>Emphasis on discharge planning, safe transitions to home or skilled nursing facilities, and readmission prevention</li> <li>Participation in care coordination huddles to identify and address discharge barriers early</li> <li>Full scope of hospital medicine: admission histories and physicals, daily assessments, treatment plan development, acute issue management, and documentation in the electronic medical record</li> <li>Part of one of Florida's most established senior-focused primary care networks</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Active, unrestricted Florida medical license (MD or DO)</li> <li>Board certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or related primary care specialty</li> <li>Active DEA registration</li> <li>Prior experience providing inpatient hospital medicine care, ideally with senior or geriatric patient populations</li> <li>Current BLS certification; ACLS preferred</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to practice within a value-based, outcomes-driven care model</li> <li>Strong communication and care coordination skills across primary care, specialists, and hospital staff</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Pinellas County spans Florida's central Gulf Coast, encompassing Clearwater, Largo, St. Petersburg, and Pinellas Park—a region known for year-round warm weather, beaches, and waterfront recreation. The area offers a strong healthcare infrastructure, diverse cultural amenities, and proximity to Tampa Bay's broader metropolitan resources, making it an attractive setting for clinicians seeking a blend of coastal lifestyle and established medical community.</p>