FLOAT Primary Care Physician- Optum - Manatee County, FL

Company: Optum
Location: Bradenton
Posted on: May 20, 2025

Job Description:

Optum FL is seeking a Primary Care Physician Float Full-time to join our team in Manatee County, FL. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you'll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you'll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.




Position Highlights:

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• Physician-led, patient centered team-based environment
  
• Providing Adult Primary Care, focusing on value-based care, and supported by a robust team
  
• Full-time 40-hour per week schedule; Work-Life Balance
  
• Teamwork; Evidence-based Medicine
  
• Autonomy to practice at the peak of your license
  
• Supported to grow your practice and patient panel
  
• Must be comfortable working with Advanced Practice Clinicians
  
  
  
  
  Advantages of being a Float Physician include:
  
  
  
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  • Working at different clinics brings variety to daily work. Especially suited for those who feel going to same clinic every day becomes monotonous.
    
  • Higher proportion of acute care patients than continuity patients. Especially suited for clinicians who like urgent care medicine.
    
  • All effort is made to schedule at clinics closer to home and hours adjusted for longer commutes
    
  • Reduced patient volume to account for unfamiliarity with patients.
    
  • No weekends/holidays. - No after-hour calls. Mileage reimbursement
    
  • Great learning opportunity due to exposure to different clinics and clinicians which provides a good platform to work on clinical initiatives (workflow improvements, patient satisfaction, Electronic Health Records etc)
    
  • Great way to explore the area and different practices before deciding about long-term plan and move internally into a permanent clinic location
    
  • Opportunity to network across a wide area of the organization is useful for rising up the management chain.
    
    
    
    
    
    What makes an Optum organization different? -
    
    
    
    
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    • Be part of a best-in-class employee experience that enables you to practice at the top of your license ---
      
    • We believe that better care for clinicians equates to better care for patients---
      
    • We are influencing change collectively on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations---
      
    • Practice medicine autonomosly, with the support, not restrictions, of a sustainable and thriving national health care organization
      
      
      
      
      Compensation/Benefits Highlights:
      
      
      
      
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      • Guaranteed, competitive compensation model based on quality, not quantity, with significant earning potential and bonus eligibility
        
      • Financial stability and support of a Fortune 5 Company
        
      • Retirement offerings including employer funded contributions and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP for UHG Stock)
        
      • Physician Partnership opportunities and incentives
        
      • 20 days of PTO, 5 days of CME, and 9 paid holidays
        
      • Comprehensive benefits plan inclusive of medical, dental, vision, STD/LTC, CME allowance and malpractice coverage including tail
        
      • Clinician learning and development programs
        
        
        
        
        
        You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
        Required Qualifications:
        
        
        
        Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), or M.B.B.S
        Residency trained and Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
        Active, unrestricted medical license in Florida or has Florida application in process
        Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain prior to employment
        
        
        Preferred Qualifications:
        

        
        A working understanding and support of a managed care environment
        Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency
        
        
        OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
        
        OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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