<p>Team Florida is recruiting a full-time Primary Care Physician to lead senior-focused care at a value-based practice in North Fort Myers, Florida. This is an opportunity to build a brand-new company around an established Southwest Florida practice, serving a panel of Medicare-eligible seniors with longer, unhurried visits and a full care team built around quality outcomes rather than volume. You will own the clinical direction of your panel, coordinate transitions of care across the health system, and help strengthen a culture of patient-centered, preventive medicine in a growing riverside community that still feels like a neighborhood.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Full-time employment with value-based compensation model aligned to quality and outcomes</li> <li>Smaller, manageable panel of Medicare-eligible seniors designed for relationship-based care</li> <li>Shared scorecard with clinic operators focused on patient health and prevention, not visit volume</li> <li>Comprehensive care team including advanced practice clinician, medical assistants, and care coordinators</li> <li>Clinical autonomy to drive the plan of care based on your judgment rather than time constraints</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Senior-focused primary care panel with emphasis on preventive care, chronic disease management, and early intervention</li> <li>Value-based care model that prioritizes quality metrics and patient outcomes over visit volume</li> <li>Multidisciplinary care team structure including advanced practice clinician, medical assistants, and care coordinators</li> <li>Regular panel-level quality and outcomes review to identify and close care gaps</li> <li>Care coordination across hospitalists, specialists, and skilled nursing facilities to ensure smooth transitions</li> <li>Clinical huddles and quality meetings to align team around shared patient outcome goals</li> <li>Opportunity to mentor and collaborate with fellow clinicians and staff in building a patient-centered culture</li> <li>Located on N. Tamiami Trail in North Fort Myers, serving the Southwest Florida market</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>MD or DO degree</li> <li>Board certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Geriatric Medicine</li> <li>Active, unrestricted Florida medical license or eligibility to obtain</li> <li>Active DEA registration in good standing</li> <li>Experience caring for senior or Medicare-eligible populations preferred</li> <li>Comfort working within a value-based, team-based primary care model</li> <li>Strong communication skills with patients, families, and multidisciplinary care teams</li> <li>Commitment to proactive, preventive care and shared accountability for patient outcomes</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>North Fort Myers is a growing riverside community in Southwest Florida that retains a neighborhood feel despite its proximity to the broader Naples and Fort Myers metropolitan area. The region offers year-round warm weather, access to Gulf Coast beaches, boating and water recreation, and a strong retiree population that creates a stable, established healthcare market. Cost of living is moderate for Southwest Florida, with excellent schools and a vibrant cultural scene anchored by the region's arts and entertainment offerings.</p>