<p>Team Florida is recruiting a Family Medicine or Internal Medicine physician to lead senior-focused primary care at the Orlando West Sanford clinic, operating within a true value-based model. You will carry a smaller, defined patient panel, conduct unhurried visits with time for genuine listening and examination, and direct a full clinical team—nurses, medical assistants, care coordinators, and behavioral health support—toward measurable outcomes rather than visit volume. This is a full-time, permanent position in a growing Central Florida community where clinic operations and physician leadership share one scorecard: keeping seniors healthy at home and out of the hospital.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Full-time, permanent employment with consistent daily schedule at the Sanford clinic</li> <li>Smaller, defined patient panel designed to support quality over volume</li> <li>Multidisciplinary care team including nurses, medical assistants, care coordinators, and integrated behavioral health support</li> <li>Shared governance model where physicians and clinic operations track outcomes on one scorecard</li> <li>Opportunity to build and manage individualized care plans with emphasis on prevention and chronic disease control</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Senior-focused primary care panel within a value-based care model</li> <li>Longer, unhurried patient visits allowing time for comprehensive listening, examination, and care planning</li> <li>Coordinated care team structure with nurses, medical assistants, care coordinators, and behavioral health clinicians</li> <li>Panel-level quality and outcome data review with regular adjustment of care plans to prevent hospitalizations</li> <li>Close coordination with specialists, hospitalists, and post-acute providers across the continuum of care</li> <li>Supervision and collaboration with advanced practice clinicians to extend team reach</li> <li>Regular clinic huddles and quality reviews with shared physician-operator accountability</li> <li>Engagement in shared decision-making with patients and families aligned to their long-term wellness goals</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Active, unrestricted Florida medical license (MD or DO)</li> <li>Board certification or board eligibility in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine</li> <li>Active DEA registration or ability to obtain before start date</li> <li>Experience caring for senior patients, ideally within a value-based or Medicare Advantage setting</li> <li>Demonstrated comfort managing a defined patient panel with focus on outcomes rather than visit volume</li> <li>Strong leadership and collaboration skills with multidisciplinary care teams</li> <li>Experience or genuine interest in team-based practice models with advanced practice clinicians</li> <li>Strong communication skills for engaging patients, families, and caregivers in shared decision-making</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Sanford is a growing Central Florida community with a strong healthcare infrastructure and proximity to the broader Orlando metropolitan area. The region offers a blend of small-town accessibility and urban amenities, with access to schools, recreation, and cultural offerings. Central Florida's year-round warm climate, lakes, and parks support an active outdoor lifestyle while maintaining reasonable cost of living compared to major urban centers.</p>