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Palm Medical Centers
Tampa, Florida

Primary Care Physician

Primary Care 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Palm Medical Centers is currently seeking highly skilled, experienced, and patient-centric primary care physicians to join our team. You would be joining a rapidly growing company and a premier team with market leading patient satisfaction scores.

Palm offers you autonomy, good work/life balance and the resources to make a major impact on patient quality of life. In this position, you will diagnose, treat and counsel patients on their current medical conditions and educate patients on preventative health measures, including performing annual physicals. Showing compassion and genuine kindness with patients is a must.

Who Are We?

Palm Medical Centers is currently seeking highly skilled, experienced, and patient-centric primary care physicians to join our team. You would be joining a rapidly growing company and a premier team with market leading patient satisfaction scores.

Palm offers you autonomy, good work/life balance and the resources to make a major impact on patient quality of life. In this position, you will diagnose, treat and counsel patients on their current medical conditions and educate patients on preventative health measures, including performing annual physicals. Showing compassion and genuine kindness with patients is a must.

Founded in 2013, Palm Medical Centers is a provider of value-based, capitated primary care services with a focus on high-quality clinical outcomes, cost-effective care, and a patient-centric experience.

PMC operates a network of 37 medical centers across five counties in Florida and 7 clinics in Texas with a focus on Medicare Advantage and Medicaid patients.

Partnering with numerous managed care organizations, Palm Medical Centers offers comprehensive and integrated medical care to plan members with a focus on quality. For more information, please visit palmmedicalcenters.com.

Why Choose Palm Medical Centers?

At Palm Medical Centers, we value great talent and treat our employees like family. You will be joining a premier team of healthcare professionals who take pride in caring for our patients and make the workplace a friendly atmosphere. Full-time Primary Care Physicians also enjoy these benefits at Palm Medical Centers:

  • Competitive Base Salary + Performance Bonus
  • Health, Dental, & Vision Benefits
  • Competitive Paid Time Off, CME Time & Paid Company Holidays
  • Employer-Paid Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • 401(k) Program
  • Flexible Spending & Dependent Care Accounts Available
  • Monday-Friday Schedule
  • Relocation Assistance

Job Requirements

Active FL medical license required, DEA license, Board Certified or Board Eligible.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Meet with patients to assess their symptoms; inquire into the nature of their illness or injury
  • Accurately identify and diagnose medical conditions
  • Thoroughly examine patients and attend to their chief complaint
  • Answer and advise on any other questions or concern the patient might have
  • Assign appropriate treatment plan according to each patient’s needs
  • Educate and inform patient of necessary treatment plan and any follow-up appointments
  • Perform clinical tests to better inform diagnosis
  • Perform in-office treatment if possible
  • Look for anything unusual or abnormal
  • Prescribe appropriate medicines or therapy
  • Calculate correct medication dosage for each patient and educate on proper use
  • Order outside diagnostic tests and lab work as needed (blood/urine test, tissue samples, imagery, etc.)
  • Analyze and share results of diagnostic testing with patient
  • Continually chart and maintain patient information on paper and in computer system
  • Conduct follow-ups with patients to monitor and track their condition and progress
  • Refer patient to a medical specialist when needed
  • Maintain confidentiality and always work with respect and integrity
  • Encourage preventative health measures including proper diet, rest and exercise

Direct, train, and supervise medical staff including nurses, physician assistants, and med techs on proper procedures and protocol

Attend conferences and continue research in your field to stay abreast of medical innovations and breakthroughs

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Primary Care Specialties

  • Internal Medicine
  • Primary Care

Schedule: 8 hour shift

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

Palm Medical Centers is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Palm Medical Centers makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will diagnose and treat patients, perform annual physicals, and educate them on preventative health measures. They are also responsible for maintaining patient records, ordering diagnostic tests, and supervising medical staff.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active Florida medical license and a DEA license. Board certification or eligibility is required for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient diagnosisClinical testingMedication managementPatient counselingChart maintenanceStaff supervisionMedical researchValue-based careElectronic health records

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 52% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician at Palm Medical Centers a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Primary Care — ranked against 1,318 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Primary Care Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 37 employers

21
<$325k
5
$325k-350k
15
$350k-375k
7
$375k-400k
2
$400k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks41 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
80% this job
Sign-on bonus
63% this job
CME allowance
63% this job
Relocation assistance
37% this job
Loan repayment
20%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$300k-$400k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Primary Care listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,318 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Tampa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$384k
Typical market rent
$1,957/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Palm Medical Centers

Medical Practices
FL, 33134
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Base Salary + Performance Bonus
Health, Dental, & Vision Benefits
Competitive Paid Time Off
CME Time
Paid Company Holidays
Employer-Paid Life Insurance
Long-Term Disability Coverage
401(k) Program