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Coral Gables, Florida

Per Diem Staff Physician - Surgery, Trauma

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Job Description

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Core Job Summary

The UMMG Staff Physician provides medical care to patients based on proper documentation in the medical record as outlined by the medical staff rules and regulations. The incumbent in this position receives patient assignments based on their educational discipline, expertise or experience.

Core Job Functions

1. Develops and carries out a comprehensive medical treatment plan addressing biological, psychological, and sociocultural domains.

2. Performs physical assessment of patients in a logical and respectful manner.

3. Prescribes medical treatment and clinical drugs to patients.

4. Gathers essential and accurate information through the review of pertinent records and interviews with the patient, family members, caregivers, and other health professionals.

5. Reports to the responsible physician and complies with policy co-sig.

6. Reports hazardous or unsafe conditions, equipment malfunction, and supply instrumentation inadequacies to appropriate personnel.

7. Reports all Quality Assurance (QA) incidences, including mediation errors, to responsible physician using department guidelines.

8. Assumes responsibility for increasing knowledge and expertise by attending continuing educational offerings.

9. Makes informed decisions about interventions based on patient information and preference, up-to-date scientific evidence in the field, and clinical judgment.

10. Maintains confidentiality of all patient information according to federal and state guidelines and regulations.

11. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications

Education

Doctorate degree Medicine (MD) required

Experience

Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required

Certification and Licensing

Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.

  • Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
  • Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.

Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.

Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Part time

Employee Type

Temporary-Intermittent

Key Responsibilities

The staff physician provides comprehensive medical care, develops treatment plans, and performs physical assessments of patients. They are responsible for documenting medical records, prescribing treatments, and reporting quality assurance incidences.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctorate degree in Medicine (MD) and possess a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. Strong communication skills, teamwork abilities, and technical proficiency are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical treatment planningClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationMedical record management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Per Diem Staff Physician - Surgery, Trauma at UOMUOMUS a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 990 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 95% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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

median 3.9this job 6.6
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 990 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Coral Gables

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.64M
Typical market rent
$3,460/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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