General Surgery Physician Jobs in Florida
This page lists active General Surgery physician openings across Florida and the recruitment context my team uses when scoping a General Surgery search in this state. For the full General Surgery market narrative I write to candidates, see our General Surgery specialty hub; for the broader Florida licensing and incentive picture, see our Florida recruiter page.
General Surgery hiring footprint in Florida
When I run a General Surgery search in Florida, the candidate-employer geography sorts quickly. Active General Surgery hiring concentrates around Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, Naples, Sarasota, Pensacola, Panhandle markets. Florida is one of the four largest physician-recruitment markets in the country.
General Surgery compensation context for Florida
- Typical base range
- $370K – $535K (median $425K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Primary board
- American Board of Surgery (ABS)
- Fellowship pathways
- Surgical Oncology, Vascular, Colorectal, MIS, Trauma/Critical Care, Breast, Pediatric
- Common practice settings
- hospital-employed general surgery, surgical partnership, rural critical-access hospital
I tell General Surgery candidates considering Florida that the in-state base typically lands inside the national range above, with rural and HPSA-designated counties producing offers at or above the upper end once signing bonuses, loan repayment, and rural premiums are stacked. The single biggest variance lever for any General Surgery offer in Florida is whether the role sits in one of the major Florida metros above or in a shortage-area county.
J-1 waivers and loan repayment in Florida for General Surgery
Florida runs an annual Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver allotment that regularly absorbs General Surgery candidates serving HPSA sites; NHSC loan repayment is broadly available at qualifying Florida FQHCs and critical-access employers. Specific Florida state-funded loan repayment eligibility for General Surgery depends on the practice setting and patient panel.
Engage a Florida General Surgery recruiter
Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com to scope a General Surgery search in Florida. Initial scoping calls take 30 minutes and produce a written engagement proposal within two business days.