<p>Team Florida is recruiting a per diem Skilled Nursing Facility physician to round on senior patients recovering across partner SNFs throughout the Tampa Bay area. This role operates within a value-based care model designed for post-acute seniors—smaller panels, longer visits, and a full interdisciplinary team around every patient create space for hands-on, preventive medicine that reduces hospital readmissions. You will work alongside hospitalists, primary care physicians, facility staff, and specialists aligned to a single outcomes scorecard. This is flexible per diem work for a clinician who values meaningful, well-supported practice in one of Florida's fastest-growing senior care markets.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Per diem engagement with flexible scheduling and short-notice coverage availability</li> <li>Value-based compensation model tied to patient outcomes and quality metrics</li> <li>Malpractice insurance coverage (details to be confirmed with employer)</li> <li>Integrated care team support including hospitalists, primary care physicians, and specialists</li> <li>Access to Team Florida's multidisciplinary care coordination infrastructure</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Flexible per diem rounding schedule across multiple partner skilled nursing facilities in the Tampa Bay area</li> <li>Smaller patient panels with longer visit times enabling comprehensive, preventive care</li> <li>Post-acute and skilled nursing patient population focused on recovery and readmission prevention</li> <li>Real-time medication adjustment and treatment plan modification in collaboration with facility nursing staff</li> <li>Interdisciplinary rounds with nursing, therapy, social work, and care coordination teams</li> <li>Direct communication with patients and families regarding diagnosis, prognosis, and goals of care</li> <li>Care coordination across the continuum—hospital to facility to home—with aligned hospitalists and primary care physicians</li> <li>Palliative care identification and referral pathway for appropriate patients</li> <li>Outcomes-based documentation supporting quality tracking and shared scorecard metrics</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 Geriatric Medicine</li> <li>Active DEA registration</li> <li>Current CPR or BLS certification</li> <li>Experience caring for seniors in skilled nursing, post-acute, or long-term care settings preferred</li> <li>Comfort practicing within a value-based care model that prioritizes patient outcomes over visit volume</li> <li>Reliable transportation and willingness to travel between multiple SNF locations across Tampa Bay</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Tampa Bay is one of Florida's fastest-growing senior care markets, offering a vibrant lifestyle with year-round warm weather, diverse cultural amenities, and strong recreational opportunities including beaches, parks, and water sports. The region combines urban convenience with access to Gulf Coast living, making it an attractive destination for physicians seeking both professional growth and quality of life outside a traditional hospital setting.</p>