<p>Team Florida is recruiting a Skilled Nursing Facility Physician to lead post-acute care for senior patients across multiple partner facilities in the Tampa Bay market. This is a value-based role built around smaller patient panels, extended bedside time, and a full interdisciplinary team—success is measured by healing, stability, and safe transitions home rather than volume. You will round at a focused set of SNF partner buildings, working directly with nursing staff, therapists, social workers, and care coordination teams to keep residents healthy and out of the hospital. This is a pivotal position as Team Florida builds a stronger, more connected care model for seniors throughout Tampa Bay.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Value-based compensation model tied to patient outcomes and quality metrics rather than visit volume</li> <li>Smaller patient panels designed to support longer bedside time and comprehensive care</li> <li>Full interdisciplinary team support including nursing, therapy, social work, and dietitian services</li> <li>Malpractice insurance coverage (type and tail coverage details to be confirmed with employer)</li> <li>Participation in Team Florida's quality and outcomes review process with shared scorecard focused on patient wellbeing</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Multi-facility rounding across partner skilled nursing facilities throughout Tampa Bay market</li> <li>Daily or as-needed medical oversight of assigned resident panel</li> <li>Lead admission evaluations for patients transitioning from hospital to skilled nursing care</li> <li>Comprehensive care coordination including physical exams, medication reconciliation, and individualized care plan development</li> <li>Proactive clinical monitoring to identify early signs of decline and prevent avoidable hospital readmissions</li> <li>Direct communication and continuity coordination with hospitalists, primary care physicians, and specialists</li> <li>Collaborative goal-of-care conversations with residents and families around discharge readiness and long-term planning</li> <li>Interdisciplinary team model with nursing staff, therapists, social workers, and dietitians on every care plan</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school</li> <li>Board certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Geriatric Medicine</li> <li>Active and unrestricted Florida medical license</li> <li>Active DEA registration</li> <li>Current BLS certification</li> <li>Experience caring for geriatric or medically complex patients in a skilled nursing or post-acute setting preferred</li> <li>Comfort working within a value-based, team-based care model focused on outcomes rather than visit volume</li> <li>Strong communication and coordination skills across facility staff, specialists, and family members</li> <li>Willingness to travel between partner facilities within the Tampa Bay market</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Tampa Bay offers a vibrant lifestyle with year-round warm weather, diverse cultural attractions, and strong recreational opportunities including beaches, water sports, and outdoor activities. The region combines urban amenities with a growing healthcare market and a thriving senior population, making it an ideal setting for physicians focused on post-acute and geriatric care. The Tampa Bay area provides excellent schools, diverse neighborhoods, and proximity to both Gulf Coast recreation and central Florida attractions.</p>