Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician
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Job Description
Nemours Children’s Health is seeking a Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician to join our team in Central Florida.
This physician will join a division of 10 surgeons, 3 non-operative physicians, and 11 physician assistants providing orthopedic and musculoskeletal care to over 40,000 patient visits in 2025. Physicians are strongly encouraged to apply for faculty appointments at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine.
Our department is home to an accredited Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship program and trains Orthopedic residents from HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and Larkin Health System in Miami, FL, focusing on excellence in preparing surgeons as the next generation of Pediatric Orthopedic providers.
Nemours Orthopedics & Sports Medicine provides care at 7 outpatient clinics throughout Central Florida and works collaboratively with locations in northeast and northwest FL in Jacksonville and Pensacola.
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system.
With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, Nemours provides medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida.
Nemours’ pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. Nemours generates annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. duPont Trust, as well as other income.
Nemours offers a competitive salary and benefits package that includes productivity and quality based financial incentives, relocation, health, life, dental, CME, 403B Retirement Plan with matching, 457-retirement savings plan, licensure and dues allowance.
Nemours is a not-for-profit; employed physicians qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
What We Offer
- Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market
- Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement
- Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
- Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans
- Licensure, CME and dues allowance
- Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- No state income tax in Florida
Orlando, FL/Lake Nona Medical City
Nestled within Orlando, Lake Nona is a vibrant community known for its innovative spirit and quality of life. It offers a tranquil retreat minutes from Orlando's urban center and is a hub for healthcare and life sciences.
Lake Nona features upscale residential neighborhoods, top-rated schools, championship golf courses, state-of-the-art sports facilities and diverse retail, dining and entertainment options. With a commitment to sustainability and wellness, Lake Nona is an ideal place to live, work and play.
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system.
With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida.
Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. duPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive.
It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at nemours.org.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will join a large division providing comprehensive orthopedic and musculoskeletal care, focusing on patient visits across multiple outpatient clinics in Central Florida. This role also encourages physicians to apply for faculty appointments at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine.
Requirements
The position requires a Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician to join a team that trains orthopedic residents and participates in an accredited Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship program. Applicants should be prepared to contribute to clinical excellence within an internationally recognized children's health system.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
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).
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 32% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Primary Care median $245k (middle half $230k–$275k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Florida index 103.4 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Primary Care listings in Florida | 197 active | 1,353 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 12% remote · 32% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Florida physician listings (all specialties): 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Primary Care hiring demand | #17 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 42 days · 39% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 503 postings, 521 closed |
| New Primary Care listings | 900 in the last 30 days | 507 the 30 days before (+78%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Primary Care pay trend | −1.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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