winterallsummer Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 For those of you working 40 hr/week and have found an extra job on the side for 1-2 shifts a month, any suggestions? I have looked online, AAPA, local schools, etc. Seems mostly urgent care centers offering this but some wanting you to commit to a shift a week. Anyone have pointers? I know a lot of residents find gigs like this and I am wondering how we can do the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted September 16, 2015 Administrator Share Posted September 16, 2015 General advice is to network. With MDs, with other PAs, with nurses and MAs... most part time jobs are an "if we could get someone else..." kind of thing. I got my most recent moonlighting job courtesy of a first-cousin-once-removed's husband. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatswain2PA Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Cold call. That's how I found several. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted September 16, 2015 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2015 agree with Boat. you can often create a position if you do this. I sent a CV to the folks at a rural hospital and said " it seems with your weekend volumes you could use a PA on the weekends. I could do 1 weekend/mo. are you interested?". they hired me and several other folks. voila, weekends covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWR Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 pharmaceutical reps are a great source for jobs on all levels, PA, MA, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolute Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Agree with the above. I currently work 2 jobs and have worked at several hospitals in the past as prn/LOCUMS. All of which were found by "cold calls" or from networking. I think you will be superised the interest generated by calling a hospital with the message that you can help with their staffing needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 Aré you calling HR? Clinics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolute Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Who i call (ed) depends on the hospital. I would typicaly call either the director of HR, the COO, or the CEO. Keep in mind im speaking of rural hospitals. As for clinics, most are associated with said hopital. Sometimes they would want me to see walk ins in the clinic when not busy in the ed or hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
problem child Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 For those of you working 40 hr/week and have found an extra job on the side for 1-2 shifts a month, any suggestions? I have looked online, AAPA, local schools, etc. Seems mostly urgent care centers offering this but some wanting you to commit to a shift a week. Anyone have pointers? I know a lot of residents find gigs like this and I am wondering how we can do the same? once you start working, the per diem gigs will fall out of the woodwork. also, "moonlighter" refers usually to covering nights. if you don't want nights, make sure you are asking for per diem. also, get on some job search engines, and set it so job updates will be emailed to you (doc cafe, indeed.com, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 also, "moonlighter" refers usually to covering nights. if you don't want nights, make sure you are asking for per diem. Moonlighting just means a job other than your primary one. It's not about day vs night. In OP's case(hospitalist), nocturnist would refer to nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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