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Jacksonville, Florida

Critical Care Physician

Critical Care Medicine Top 5% in Critical Care MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

The Department of Critical Care Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Florida is expanding
a cardiothoracic and vascular service line in the ICU to deliver world class
care to complex patients with complex cardiology, thoracic, vascular, heart
transplant and lung transplant related conditions. This unit would allow for
centralization and management optimization of critically ill patients with
cardiology (AMI, heart failure), mechanical circulatory support (ECMO, LVAD,
RVAD), heart/lung transplant, thoracic surgery and complex vascular surgery
needs.  We are looking to selectively recruit intensivists with cardiovascular
critical care training including: Anesthesia-Critical Care, Cardiology-Critical
Care, Medicine-Critical Care, EM-Critical Care, or Surgery-Critical Care with
dedicated experience in cardiovascular and cardiac surgical intensive care. 

Ideal Candidate

Knowledge fund required

* Advance cardiopulmonary physiology, hemodynamics, and multimodal monitoring
* Clinical knowledge of wide array of cardiac surgical procedures
* Comprehensive management of cardiac and cardiac surgical complications
* Focused cardiac ultrasound required, board certification/eligibility
preferred (ASCeXAM, Advanced PTEeXAM, Basic PTEeXAM, CCEeXAM)
* Mechanical circulatory support and complications
* Pacing, defibrillation, electrophysiology
* Extracorporeal life support technology

Expected Skills

* Comfort with Interventional cardiology, cardiothoracic, vascular and
transplant OR and procedural areas
* Visibility amongst heart, lung and vascular team members
* Mobility and adaptability between medical and surgical disciplines
* Good communicator
* High emotional quotient (EQ) to collaborate and mediate with all teams
guaranteeing patient centric approach
* Able to lead the team and resolve conflicts
* Good steward of resources, able to manage team
* Ideal research interests would include: Outcomes Research, Big-Data,
Information Technology, Predictive Analytics and using Quality Improvement
Tools.

With this approach we can optimize patient care, improve outcomes, optimize
volumes and standardize processes. It also allows for specialty groups to focus
on their patients, reduce burn out, and allow for future growth of the different
service lines.  
This is a full-time critical care position. Candidates must be ABA, ABEM, ABIM,
or ABS critical care medicine board-certified or board-eligible. We are
interested in those applicants with a minimum of two-year’s of combined
experience in both surgical and medical critical care.  Candidates must have a
strong commitment to an academic career in critical care medicine. Previous
experience in clinical research is preferred. Successful candidates will be
expected to provide exceptional patient care in a multidisciplinary setting,
contribute to the education of residents/fellows in the surgical and medical
intensive care units, demonstrate teamwork with Advanced Practice Providers, and
contribute significantly to increase research productivity of the Critical Care
Department. 

The ICU at Mayo Clinic in Florida is a vigorous 54-bed unit with several
subspecialties that cares for a broad array of medical and surgical critical
illnesses in support of a quaternary hospital. Skill sets related to the complex
care of cardiothoracic, transplant, vascular, and general surgical patients
along with knowledge of various modes of mechanical circulatory support (ECMO,
Impella, etc.) are ideal. This opportunity provides a robust challenge for the
combined medical and surgical critical care intensivist.

Candidates must be eligible for an unrestricted Florida license.

Why Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider
according to U. S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of
the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in
competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans
[https://jobs.mayoclinic.org/benefits/] – to take care of you and your family,
now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement
opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo
Clinic.

Benefits Highlights

* Medical: Multiple plan options.
* Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
* Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
* Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
* Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our
locations. Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in
Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at
Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our
international locations. Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our
employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what
each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.
[https://jobs.mayoclinic.org/alllocations] 

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation,
national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about
the "EOE is the Law" [https://www.eeoc.gov/poster].  Mayo Clinic participates
in E-Verify
[https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf] and
may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department
of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to
confirm work authorization.

Key Responsibilities

Provide exceptional patient care in a multidisciplinary setting for complex cardiothoracic, vascular, and transplant patients. Contribute to the education of residents and fellows while increasing the research productivity of the Critical Care Department.

Requirements

Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in critical care medicine and possess a minimum of two years of combined experience in surgical and medical critical care. A strong commitment to an academic career and eligibility for an unrestricted Florida license are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Team leadership

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Critical Care Physician at Mayo Clinic a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Critical Care Medicine — ranked against 203 active Critical Care Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 41 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 78% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

Location & Logistics

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

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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Critical Care Medicine

Living in Jacksonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$271k
Typical market rent
$1,601/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.5
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 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Medical: Multiple plan options
Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account
Vision: Affordable plan with national network
Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs
Retirement: Competitive retirement package