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Leon Medical Centers
Miami, Florida

Urgent Care Physician | Emergency Department Experience Preferred | Miami-Dade

Urgent CareFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Qualifications

Urgent Care Physician

Bring your emergency or acute-care experience to an outpatient setting. Leon Medical Centers is seeking an Urgent Care Physician with strong clinical judgment and the ability to confidently evaluate and manage a wide range of acute conditions. Emergency Department experience is strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

  • - Evaluate and treat patients presenting with acute illnesses, minor injuries, and other urgent medical conditions.
  • - Perform appropriate diagnostic evaluations and determine effective treatment plans.
  • - Identify patients requiring a higher level of care and coordinate transfer to the emergency department when necessary.
  • - Order and interpret laboratory tests, imaging studies, and other diagnostic services.
  • - Provide timely and accurate documentation of patient encounters.
  • - Collaborate with nursing, clinical, and support staff to ensure efficient patient flow and quality care.
  • - Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and follow-up care.
  • - Maintain compliance with applicable clinical standards, organizational policies, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

  • - MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
  • - Current, unrestricted Florida medical license, or eligibility to obtain Florida licensure.
  • - Board certification or board eligibility in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, or Internal Medicine preferred.
  • - Previous Emergency Department experience strongly preferred.
  • - Prior urgent care, emergency medicine, or other high-volume acute-care experience preferred.
  • - Current BLS certification; ACLS certification preferred.
  • - Strong clinical judgment and ability to independently assess and manage patients presenting with varying levels of acuity.
  • - Excellent interpersonal, communication, and patient-service skills.
  • - Bilingual English/Spanish skills preferred.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

ACLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Diagnostic evaluationPatient assessmentTreatment planningLaboratory test interpretationImaging study interpretationPatient educationInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 34 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 91% have no call, 76% 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).

What does the Physician market look like in Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $352k (middle half $275k–$588k)152 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Florida1,520 active22,511 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 91% no call · 76% no weekends34 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida Physician listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Urgent Care hiring demand#13 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 47 days · 31% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 94 postings, 148 closed
New Urgent Care listings467 in the last 30 days300 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend−3.0% 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 Urgent Care Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs · 8 employers
27
<$370k
0
$370k-390k
0
$390k-410k
1
$416k
2
$430k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 8 employers
401k / retirement match
90%
Sign-on bonus
17%
CME allowance
10%
Relocation assistance
10%
Visa sponsorship
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Emergency Medicine PhysicianContract

Skilled Wound Care · Empire, California

$250k-$500k
#2

Emergency Medicine Physician | $460K + $75K Sign-On | Charleston, Illinois

Healthcare United · Charleston, Illinois

$460K
#3

Physician, Emergency Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
#4

Physician, Urgent Care (San Francisco, CA)

$340k-$365k
+ 30 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 1.5
Below most Urgent Care listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 328 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Miami

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$621k
Typical market rent
$2,965/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 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.