PA-Larb Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I work in southwest Missouri as a EM PA at this time. I graduated and started with the EM group 1 1/2 years ago. Straight out of school here is what my contract entailed: Independent contractor with no benefits 65/hr - 180 hours a month, 140k a year (10am-10pm 1/2 the time, 2pm-2am 1/2 the time) Malpractice with tail paid I have recently started looking for a new job, one with benefits and time off. I have been offered the following at an FP clinic that is starting a walk in service, where I would be the sole provider. Here is the brief overview of contract offering: 120k based on productivity and hr wage Health, dental paid CME $1000 allowance 11 days PTO first year, 21 days PTO 2nd year disability insurance available up to 1% matching 403b I feel this is a good offer. Any opinions? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 5, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 5, 2013 WATCH THE "BASED ON EXPECTED PRODUCTIVITY" a buddy of mine took a job like this and his end of year bonus was a note that said "you owe us 5000 dollars for not meeting productivity goals for which you have already been paid". life insurance/licenses/dea? 1000 cme is pretty low. pto is fine. retirement sucks. 1% seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA-Larb Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 I appreciate your response. 1% is low I agree. I'll inquire about DEA and license fees. In southwest MO average FP/Urgent Care would be around 35-40/hr, so I feel this is a pretty good offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delco714 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Wait wait.. 11 days pto? How is that good? What about holidays, how do they fit in? Try for 5% match, 4 would be ok with that income. They have to detail what their expectations are for productivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 6, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 6, 2013 I get 14 days vacation/yr and will forever. it never goes up. 21 year 2 is more than I have gotten since leaving my last (hmo)job where I got 7 weeks/yr and a sabbatical...did I mention hmo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted August 6, 2013 Administrator Share Posted August 6, 2013 I think your first contract is of questionable legality--if you're a contractor, you buy your own malpractice. If you're an employee, the practice buys it for you. You might be able to go back and argue your status and sue your current employer for the rest of the benefits besides malpractice, if they've done things poorly. Consult a lawyer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA-Larb Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 It is quite unusual I agree. Also, they make a schedule for us.... I'm not sure how the company gets around calling us all ICs. They have been audited awhile back, and everything checked out good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA-Larb Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Thanks EMEDPA, I'm glad you see the PTO time as adequate. At first, I was expecting 4 weeks PTO when I signed on. Guess I needed a wake up call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 7, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 7, 2013 Thanks EMEDPA, I'm glad you see the PTO time as adequate. At first, I was expecting 4 weeks PTO when I signed on. Guess I needed a wake up call. 2 weeks is avg. anything more than that is gravy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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adubitzky Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 What's your scope of practice, i.e. I&D, X-ray interpretation, casting, splinting, etc...If you're the point of care from presentation through procedure then they're asking for significant revenue generating skills and your pay should be based on a % of revenue (irregardless of what's actually collected). Without specifying your expected responsibilities it's impossible to determine your worth (not enough info) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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