<p>Team Florida is recruiting a per diem Hospitalist to manage senior patients admitted across partner hospitals throughout Pinellas County, Florida. This role extends a value-based primary care model into the inpatient setting, emphasizing shorter, safer hospitalizations and seamless coordination between inpatient and outpatient teams. You will carry a focused daily census—not high-volume rotation—allowing thorough patient management and direct communication with each patient's primary care physician. This is flexible, meaningful inpatient work for a physician seeking schedule autonomy while supporting a statewide senior care organization.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Per diem engagement with flexible scheduling across Pinellas County partner hospitals</li> <li>Focused daily census model designed to support quality over volume</li> <li>Direct integration with outpatient primary care team and shared scorecard outcomes tracking</li> <li>Opportunity to identify and close care gaps during inpatient stay, enabling immediate outpatient follow-up</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Patient population: senior patients admitted to multiple partner hospitals throughout Pinellas County</li> <li>Daily responsibilities include admission histories and physicals, acute and chronic disease management, diagnostic ordering and interpretation, and discharge coordination</li> <li>Close collaboration with hospital case managers, nursing staff, specialists, and primary care physicians to align on unified care plans</li> <li>Transitions of care coordination to skilled nursing facilities or home-based care</li> <li>Electronic medical record documentation supporting quality metrics and shared outcomes reporting</li> <li>Value-based care model emphasizing outcomes and continuity rather than volume-driven productivity</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>MD or DO degree from an accredited institution</li> <li>Completion of residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine</li> <li>Board certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine</li> <li>Active, unrestricted Florida medical license</li> <li>Active DEA registration</li> <li>Experience caring for senior patients in an inpatient or hospitalist setting preferred</li> <li>Demonstrated comfort working within team-based, value-driven care models focused on outcomes</li> <li>Strong communication and care coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Pinellas County, on Florida's west coast, offers year-round warm weather, Gulf beaches, and a thriving senior community. The region combines coastal lifestyle with proximity to Tampa Bay's cultural and professional resources, making it an attractive setting for physicians seeking both work-life balance and access to urban amenities.</p>