islander86 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hi all, There's been some great advice on this forum for new grads getting job offers and hope you could do the same for me. I have a definite offer for a position at a family medicine w/ urgent care office that pays hourly wages ($45/hr to start with productivity-based increases). Benefits are minimal - 2 weeks vacation & holidays, retirement plan with no matching, on my own for insurance coverage and professional fees. The schedule is flexible, and the office seems to have a good atmosphere that I think would be fast-paced but supportive of a new grad. I would love the urgent care component of it too. If I work average of 40 hr weeks at the starting rate I'd make 86k/yr minus insurance costs and other fees. Is this a fair offer? I'm not sure what is standard for hourly wage-type positions. I am waiting to hear back from another family med place I interviewed that offers a salary of $80,000 with great benefits packages (i.e. health insurance & malpractice covered, 4 weeks vacation, fees covered) since it is hospital-owned practice. It also seems like a great place to start out with good training, though they lack the urgent care component. I'm afraid if I wait too long for the other position to finish interviewing other candidates and make a decision I'll lose the first one. Thanks for your wisdom and critical eyes in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted September 16, 2014 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2014 sounds like a fair(but not great) offer doing what you want at a nice place. see if you can hit them up at least for state license and DEA fees. they need to pay your malpractice though, especially if doing urgent care as that aint cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA-Larb Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 2nd offer sounds way better. 1st offer is pretty crappy. You could always pick up a PRN gig in ER fast track some where if you like urgent care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted September 16, 2014 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2014 80k is a fairly low salary. ideally it would be the salary of #1 with the benefits package of #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islander86 Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 I agree the combo would be ideal but someday with more experience under my belt I'll be in a better position to get there. I took the FM/UC position and they are now paying $48/hr and covering malpractice, DEA, and license fees, with 2 weeks vacation, 1 week sick, and paid holidays. Still covering my own health insurance but overall the package looks a lot better than it did initially and I'm super excited to start. Just have to wait on credentialling... Thanks for your input EMEDPA and PA-larb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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