Surgery - Thoracic Physician Assistant

Company: Sarasota Memorial First Physicians Group
Location: Sarasota
Posted on: June 8, 2026

Job Description:

Sarasota Memorial First Physicians Group has an excellent opportunity for an Advanced Practice Provider to join a busy and successful CV & Thoracic Surgery group. Sarasota is located approximately 60 minutes south of Tampa. The area is known for the arts, great restaurants, world-class beaches, excellent schools and a wide variety of activities for all ages.

Program Highlights:

• Sarasota Memorial s nationally ranked Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery program features world-class facilities, one of the most advanced surgical teams in Florida and the region s largest Robotic Thoracic Surgery program.
• Our physician led team performs more than 1,700+ Cardiovascular-Thoracic surgeries each year.
• Our surgeons routinely perform some of the most complex procedures, while consistently delivering results that exceed national benchmarks.
• Columbia Heart Source program, a CMS 5-Star rated Hospital, and STS 3-Star overall rated program.

Position Highlights:

• Join an inpatient team of 8 primarily surgical APPs and 7 medical APPs assisting a busy and growing practice of six surgeons.
• Desirable rotating on-call schedule, typically 1:8 to 1:9 weeknights and weekends.
• No in-house overnight call requirement.
• APPs are scheduled 8 shifts per 2 week pay period.
• We strive for work/life balance and a four shifts per week schedule.
• APP will be responsible for providing expert comprehensive health assessment, evaluation, planning, and administration of quality patient care under the direction of our physicians within the Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery Department.
• APP will practice in collaboration with and at the direction of the surgeon(s) during the intraoperative phase of the perioperative experience.

Requirements:

• PA-C or AGACNP
• APP will ideally have 2+ years of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery first assisting experience, and Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting experience, (Zimmer-Venapax and Getinge-Hemopro 2 are available).
• Current NCCPA Certification for PAs or ANCC certification for APRNs.
• Active or be eligible for licensure by the State of Florida (Department of Health/Nursing, Medical Quality Assurance section).
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Case/Procedure Logs for credentialing.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• No contract or non-compete clause candidates only sign offer letters.
• Full array of benefits offered including health, dental, vision, long term disability, PTO, 403B Retirement Plan, and much more.
• As an employee of a public, State of Florida organization, APPs are entitled to sovereign immunity.
• We are a Nonprofit 501(c)(3). APPs can participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program if employed by the group.
• No state tax in Florida.

Please contact Lana Griffin, Provider Recruiter, at or for more information about this opportunity.

First Physicians Group is one of the Gulf Coast s foremost primary and specialty care groups. The group is comprised of 700+ Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers covering 49 specialties in 70 practice locations throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties.

Sarasota Memorial is consistently recognized for its delivery of quality care and best patient experience in the nation.

• SMH-Sarasota has been recognized with a 5-star rating from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 10 years in a row! We are the only hospital in Florida and among fewer than 20 nationwide to receive continuous 5-star ratings since CMS began the ranking program in 2016.
• SMH was ranked out of 700 companies featured in Forbes and in the health care sector.
• Recognized in the U.S. News 50 Best Hospitals list in .
• Earned straight A Grades for Patient Safety from Leapfrog since 2016.
• Sarasota Memorial is a 4-time winner of Gallup s award and one of only 62 organizations worldwide to win the Exceptional Workplace Award for engagement in 2025.
• Named among the World s Best Hospitals for a 7 th year in a row by Newsweek, 2025.
• Earned Magnet Nursing Recognition five times from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) since 2003. Sarasota Memorial has remained the only hospital in the region with Magnet recognition for the past 20 years.

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