Anesthesiologist - Gulf Coast Medical Center - Night Float, 26 Weeks On/26 Weeks Off
Overview
- Location
- Gulf Coast Medical Center
- Schedule
- Monday–Sunday, 7pm–7am (Night Float); 26 weeks on / 26 weeks off
- Employer-listed pay
- $500,000
- Practice
- Inpatient / OR-based · Hospital - Level II Trauma Center
Listed on official posting
Role summary
Night Float Anesthesiologist position at Gulf Coast Medical Center (Lee Health) in Ft. Myers, FL, offering a 26 weeks on/26 weeks off schedule with $500K salary and a $50K sign-on bonus. The 624-bed Level II Trauma Center runs a care team model covering general, vascular, neuro, ortho, and other surgical subspecialties across 22 ORs with nearly 20,000 annual cases.
What the posting highlights
- Care Team Model (MD-led anesthesia care team)
- Care setting: Inpatient/OR-based; general, endo, ortho, vascular, neuro, GYN, urology, radiology, ENT
- APP collaboration or supervision is noted
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $500,000
- Pay context
- Listed on official posting
- Evidence
- n State College, Florida Gulf Coast University, Hodges University Cost of Living No state income tax Total Rewards Salary: $500K Sign-on Incentives $50K Generous benefits package, including: Health, life, vision, denta
- Observed
- 2 mo ago
- Signing bonus
- $50,000
Pay in context
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Employer
North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA)
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Inpatient / OR-based
- Facility type
- Hospital - Level II Trauma Center
- Beds
- 624
- Trauma level
- Level II
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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- Is $500,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- Posted pay is ≈7% below the reported national median — what does realistic year-2 or year-3 total compensation look like here?
- Is the $50,000 signing bonus subject to repayment or clawback, and over what commitment period?
- What is the call schedule, and is call compensated separately or built into the base?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Monday–Sunday, 7pm–7am (Night Float); 26 weeks on / 26 weeks off
- Shift type
- Night Float
- Patient volume
- ~20,000 anesthesia cases annually (group volume)
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Inpatient/OR-based; general, endo, ortho, vascular, neuro, GYN, urology, radiology, ENT
- Coverage model
- Care Team Model (MD-led anesthesia care team)
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- No
- Supervises APPs
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- Listed on official posting
- First seen
- 2 mo ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 82%
Full description
Position Requirements
Night Float Anesthesiologist opportunity at Gulf Coast Medical Center in beautiful Ft. Myers, Florida – 26 Weeks On/ 26 Weeks Off
Description
As the largest hospital in the Lee Health system, Gulf Coast Medical Center houses the only Level II Trauma Center between Bradenton and Miami, a Neuroscience Institute, orthopedic, oncology and cardiology services, and much more. Gulf Coast is a 624-bed hospital with 22 Operating Rooms.
An accredited, comprehensive stroke center features minimally invasive catheter procedures to treat stroke patients.
Awards
- Top 250 Hospital nationwide according to Healthgrades
- “A” grade for patient safety by The Leapfrog Group
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association “Get with The Guidelines” Gold Plus Stroke Center designation.
- American College of Cardiology Best Hospitals, as featured in U.S. News & World Report
Case Assignments
General, Endo, Ortho, Vascular, Neuro, GYN, Urology, Radiology, ENT
Shifts
Monday - Sunday, 7pm to 7am
Team
Leadership
Bernard Shucavage, Chief MD
Team Highlights
Our group’s annual anesthesia volume is nearly 20,000 cases, and we work together in a care team model.
Our care team model means that we focus on giving everyone a voice, while supporting, respecting, and helping them to deliver care excellence.
Requirements
Responsibilities
- Assist in the directing and coordinating of activities in the Anesthesia Department
- Responsible for the medical management of patients who are rendered unconscious and/or insensible to pain and emotional stress during surgery and other medical procedures
- Pre-anesthesia assessment
- Obtains and/or verifies patient consent
- Discuss anesthetic options and risks with the patient Induction, maintenance, and emergence from anesthesia
- Monitoring of the patient's physiological condition
- Performance of clinical intervention as needed
Requirements
- M.D./D.O. Degree from an accredited College of Medicine
- ECFMG and FLEX
- Completion of approved residency in anesthesia
- Currently licensed as a physician
Lifestyle
Ft. Myers, FL:
Fort Myers, on the coast of Southwest Florida, has a little bit of everything: pristine nature preserves, wild waterways, beaches, art and culture, and plenty of retail and dining options.
Play on the sand and dive into the water at Bowditch Point Park and Bunche Beach Preserve, launch a kayak on the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail, and fish the Gulf of Mexico.
Shop the massive Gulf Coast Town Center and Edison Mall, check out the spring training homes of the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins, and visit the area’s museums.
- Area Attractions:
- Edison and Ford Winter Estates
- Manatee Park
- Bowditch Point Park and Bunche Beach Preserve
- Schools and Colleges:
- Three Oaks Elementary School, Rayma C. Page Elementary School, Cypress Lake Middle School, Lexington Middle School, and Ft. Myers High School
- Florida SouthWestern State College, Florida Gulf Coast University, Hodges University
- Cost of Living
- No state income tax
Total Rewards
- Salary: $500K
- Sign-on Incentives $50K
- Generous benefits package, including:
- Health, life, vision, dental, disability, and AD&D insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Accounts
- 401(k) with company match
- Fully paid malpractice insurance coverage
- Leadership and professional development opportunities
EEO Statement
North American Partners in Anesthesia is an equal opportunity employer.