KhoiFish82 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 -1st year 85k w/ guaranteed bump 2nd year to 100k + productivity (Quarterly bonus) -$1500 CME and 5 days CME time off -2 weeks PTO; all holidays off -All licenses and fees paid -Malpractice insurance covered; no tail coverage -401k match up to 6% -HSA paid into by physicians, dental, vision benefits. Details of job. 1st 2 years I will be working primarily outpatient. Seeing 12 patients per day. Required to do 1 weekend call per month. 3rd year I will transition to primarily consult service covering 3 hospitals in the area (5-6miles apart). GI practice has 5 doctors and one PA currently. I will be the 2nd PA coming on. That is all of the details off the top of my head. I personally think its a pretty good deal, what do you guys think? There was no mention of adjusting compensation after transitioning to the consult service although I did plant the seed. They stated that they haven't talked about that, but we could discuss it when we get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbebe Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Don't work in GI, can't comment on the details. Obviously try to get that written in a contact (esp. Second year increase and how the bonus works). Just out of curiosity, what will your "full" scope of practice eventually be? Will you perform routine colonoscopies? First assist in OR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Do you enjoy GI and see this as a long term gig? 85 is ok bump to 100 is great but will you stick around long enough to enjoy it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMeOuttaThisMess Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The "fat man" in HOG thought that there was a "fortuna" to be made by performing bowel runs to the stars :-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 25, 2014 Moderator Share Posted August 25, 2014 The "fat man" in HOG thought that there was a "fortuna" to be made by performing bowel runs to the stars :-). and as a bonus you can go for those points in the black crow club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebero Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The fat man is my hero. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhoiFish82 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Don't work in GI, can't comment on the details. Obviously try to get that written in a contact (esp. Second year increase and how the bonus works). Just out of curiosity, what will your "full" scope of practice eventually be? Will you perform routine colonoscopies? First assist in OR? For the 1st 2 years, I will be primarily seeing patients in clinic (ie. followups, complaints, etc). I will not be performing any scopes or assisting in those procedures. The only chargeable procedure I'll be able to do is reading pill cams. I'm also expected to do 1 weekend call per month working on the GI consult service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhoiFish82 Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Do you enjoy GI and see this as a long term gig? 85 is ok bump to 100 is great but will you stick around long enough to enjoy it? I definitely enjoy gastroenterology. I fell in love with it during my didactic training. Did an elective rotation with the practice that I am joining and that experience solidified my desire to work in this specialty. Plus it doesn't hurt that the practice is 8 minutes from my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoRyou Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I definitely enjoy gastroenterology. I fell in love with it during my didactic training. Did an elective rotation with the practice that I am joining and that experience solidified my desire to work in this specialty. Plus it doesn't hurt that the practice is 8 minutes from my house. All those are definitely +++ (Pluses) Good Luck Khoi BTW are you going to keep up with your blog now that you are out of school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I'm not sure what state this is in. 85k is national average. I'm also not sure how easy or difficult of a field GI is to break into. That being said, if you feel confident about staying long enough to get the 2nd year pay increase, and they put that and the details of bonus in writing, and since you rotated there and liked it and like GI, it sounds like a pretty good job based on my limited experience. And after a couple years if you tire of GI I think the specialty experience will suit you well in most any other field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Only other concern is hours and if you go beyond 40 are you paid OT and are you paid extra for call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhoiFish82 Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 I'm not sure what state this is in. 85k is national average. I'm also not sure how easy or difficult of a field GI is to break into. That being said, if you feel confident about staying long enough to get the 2nd year pay increase, and they put that and the details of bonus in writing, and since you rotated there and liked it and like GI, it sounds like a pretty good job based on my limited experience. And after a couple years if you tire of GI I think the specialty experience will suit you well in most any other field. This practice is in the DFW area. Only other concern is hours and if you go beyond 40 are you paid OT and are you paid extra for call. The practice hours are 9-5 Mon - Fri however, I'm expecting to be working 45-50hrs per week especially in my 1st year as I'll be slow, learning, and getting adjusted to the practice. There will be no additional compensation for the weekend call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhoiFish82 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 All those are definitely +++ (Pluses) Good Luck Khoi BTW are you going to keep up with your blog now that you are out of school? I probably won' be keeping up with it anymore. I may do one more video blog after graduation just to provide closure to my journey as a student. I'm surprised there were people following my vlogs, :-) I kinda let it go to the wayside after rotations started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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