DukePAS Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 There are a ton of people posting about offers and asking for advice. I've only been at my new place for a week, but I feel like this place truly respects PAs and compensates them appropriately. Disclaimer: this is my first "real" job after PA school, but I am residency trained. General Surgery Base salary of $105k plus extra for call Mon-Fri, 7am until work is done (varies a lot, but the early days balance the late days), rounding, floor work, and first assist, one clinic day every other week Call: Max of five days per month, post call day off, Monday off for Saturday call, gen surg PAs have their own call room with private bathroom and TV, but are free to take call from home Health, dental, vision, and long term disability (60% of pay) with very reasonable rates Life and AD&D insurance at 2x my salary included Short term disability included at 100% of pay and covers sick days, max of 4 sick occurrences per year 20 days off per year (not including sick days) Malpractice insurance with tail coverage included $2500 and five days off for CME yearly Medical license, DEA, PANRE fees, and two professional organization fees covered Personal subscription for Up to Date included, organizational subscriptions to several other resources, library with current reference books Loupes paid for White coats and laundry service included $70 cell phone stipend per month (no pagers) 401k matched at 50% up to 3% No fees for parking at the hospital "Doctors" surgical lounge with snacks, a big screen tv, and comfy chairs Also, it's a not for profit, so my student loan remainder will be forgiven if I stay for ten years Up to $6k in relocation expenses provided They also arranged and paid for my travel to the interview, hotel room, and rental car. This should be the standard. Some of the offers I see posted are just ridiculous! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needmorecoffee Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 is this in the durham/triangle area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukePAS Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 is this in the durham/triangle area? No. Pay is a little lower in the triangle area, but so is the cost of living. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewconvert Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 No. Pay is a little lower in the triangle area, but so is the cost of living. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ummmm.... are they hiring next August??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT2PA Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Just out of curiosity, how much do you think having a residency under your belt helped you obtain that job and/or improved your starting pay? Or is it a combination of a good practice/location/specialty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAtoB Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 New grad here. No residency training and practically no experience in student rotations nor prior related job pre-PA school, working subspeciality surgery at major research university. Folks hiring me knew very well I had no experience. said they didn't care, looking for someone with good work ethic, attitude, fit in with the staff - "that's 80% of the job, we'll teach you the 20% that's medicine" and acknowledged it's a niche subspecialty don't expect me to know much of anything.I sent you my job deets in personal msg. they mirror or exceed the deets listed up above. I turned down a 1-year orthopedic surgical residency interview invite that would've paid $40K for the year a month or so before I got the job w/the deets I messaged you. I know of at least 6 of my classmates who are working in surg jobs with >1 OR day per week. One classmate is well above new-grad avg for that specialty, with extra, separate money twd student loan debt. None of us did residencies/extra surg/residency/extra training beyond 2 years of PA school aside what some of their prior CNA/tech job experience in similar or near-similar specialties in some cases. Residencies are completely unnecessary imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 7am till the work is done makes it... well depends what it makes it! Docs make 350-500 to sacrifice their life style. How much the pay for call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukePAS Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Ummmm.... are they hiring next August??? Send me a message when you're looking and I'll let you know. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukePAS Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Just out of curiosity, how much do you think having a residency under your belt helped you obtain that job and/or improved your starting pay? Or is it a combination of a good practice/location/specialty? The residency increased my starting pay and made me a more desirable employee. This group hires new grads, but generally only new grads they know through rotations or as prior employees. I'm not sure I would have gotten the position without it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukePAS Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Residencies are completely unnecessary imho. I never stated one was necessary, just states my prior experience. When you look at them from purely a financial standpoint they don't make sense. The depth and breath of experience I received over the past year was something I would never be exposed to in any regular job. Truly understanding what type of experience the surgeons I'm working with went through during training makes it easier for me to relate to them. There are benefits to further training that aren't financial. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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