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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Staff Physician - Medicine, Family Medicine - Per Diem

Family MedicinePer Diem

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Summary

Provide health care for individuals in the primary care clinic with training and in accordance with the general policies and standards of practice, as established by the clinic. Delivers care appropriately for a primary care clinic with a multicultural patient population.

Elicits detailed patient histories and conducts complete physician examinations. Reaches diagnosis and orders appropriate laboratory tests and referrals, etc., as well as counsels’ patients and family on health and disease.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Position Description

Staff Physician reports directly to the Chair of Family Medicine and is primarily responsible for the provision of high-quality medical care to our patients. This staff physician will be located at UHealth at Plantation or any other UHealth satellite. This position is 100% clinical and deployed on a per-diem basis dependent on departmental needs.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

  • Provide all physician care generally provided at a primary care facility.
  • Actively manage all aspects of patient care while on shift.
  • Supervise and direct the center’s other clinical staff if applicable (Medical Assistants, etc.).
  • Collect biological specimens and process them in the laboratory for testing.

Ensure that all charts and medical records are accurately completed in a timely manner; and adhere to all clinical policies and procedures.

Responsible for the delivery of care, treatment, and referrals. Arrange for referral resources for those medical specialties not provided at the primary care clinic.

Evaluate patients, based on medical training and/or specialty, to determine the medical condition of the patient, through the performance of physical examinations, thereby establishing a diagnosis and proposed treatment plan.

  • Maintain a high standard of medical practice and participate in the training development of the medical team.
  • Assist in medical education of both the patients and clinic staff.

Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings; refer and transfer patients for follow-up and/or specialty care and discharge patients.

As a member of the health care team, exemplify an example in attitude toward patients and staff, thereby, performing duties with respect, dignity, privacy, and modesty to the patients.

Participate in the development of clinic protocols and formulary. Make recommendations, suggestions, etc., on chart information forms.

Document each on site/in office procedure, prescription, consultation and patient contact in patient's chart and on the clinic's encounter forms, within a 24-hour period.

Counsel patient regarding medical and other problems which might affect patient's health and well-being.

Perform such clinical procedures for patient's benefit which are within scope and skill of practitioner/specialist, and which are economically feasible.

Provide direction and leadership to the clinic's medical support staff, regarding the administering of a patient's care.

Provide supervision in case assignment to nurse practitioner/physician assistant, including sign off on charts, where applicable.

Perform other job-related duties, as may be assigned, by the Chairman of Family Medicine.

Required Credentials

  • Doctoral Degree (MD, DO), Florida Physician License required.
  • Three years of experience in Family Medicine.
  • Graduation from ACGME Family Medicine Residency Program
  • Board certification in Family Medicine.
  • Current active state and federal DEA license

Current CPR Certification

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 is responsible for providing high-quality primary medical care, conducting physical examinations, and managing patient treatment plans. They also supervise clinical support staff and ensure accurate, timely documentation of all patient encounters.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctoral Degree (MD or DO) and possess a current Florida Physician License. A minimum of three years of experience in Family Medicine, along with Board Certification and active DEA and CPR certifications, is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment planningMedical record documentationPatient counselingStaff supervisionReferral managementLaboratory specimen processingClinical protocolsHealth assessment

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Florida, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$265k (43 salary observations; 240 listings), vs ~$270k nationally (1,526 salary observations; 7,027 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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).

What does the Family Medicine market look like in Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedFamily Medicine median $219k (middle half $219k–$219k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Florida vs national$265k median in Florida$270k nationally (−2%)43 state / 1,526 national salary observations
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Florida125 active2,611 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 40% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida Physician listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Family Medicine hiring demand#10 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 days · 31% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 857 postings, 907 closed
New Family Medicine listings1,732 in the last 30 days1,432 the 30 days before (+21%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Family Medicine pay trend+2.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

Top contract/1099 Family Medicine Jobs

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Salary Distribution

47 jobs · 36 employers
13
<$290k
9
$290k-335k
15
$335k-380k
8
$380k-425k
2
$425k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs · 36 employers
401k / retirement match
82%
Sign-on bonus
55%
CME allowance
47%
Relocation assistance
39%
Loan repayment
24%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,613 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Palm Beach Gardens

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$698k
Typical market rent
$2,839/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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