Moderator ventana Posted October 27, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2015 Anyone work from them? What is pay rates for experienced PA's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpRegulated Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Bump. Curious as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melhhn330 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I do. I work as a travel PA in the Pittsburgh area. Pay rate is about $10,000 more/yr then the other jobs I interviewed for (urology, FM, pain management) and the benefits are insane. Any specifics I can answer for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick87 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I do. I work as a travel PA in the Pittsburgh area. Pay rate is about $10,000 more/yr then the other jobs I interviewed for (urology, FM, pain management) and the benefits are insane. Any specifics I can answer for you? What does "the benefits are insane" mean exactly? What benefits are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted February 25, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2016 benefits cover insanity....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melhhn330 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Insanity, It occasionally does get a little crazy there as far as # of patients per day but I always leave with a smile on my face. Benefits include, in no order of importance: always snacks at the clinics and beverages 7 days of unavailability each month without taking pto No ceiling to how much you can make (if you want to work 20 shifts per month you can) Bonus pay over a certain # of shifts per month I have been there only a short period of time and have already received a raise and possible bonus mileage pay CME with yearly increase you can be treated (and your family) for free at any Medexpress in the country. 5% 401k match immediately Good insurance effective immediately I could go on, I love my job. Especially as a new graduate I couldn't have gotten a better opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted February 25, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2016 are you there alone or are you double coverage with someone to mentor you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick87 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Insanity, It occasionally does get a little crazy there as far as # of patients per day but I always leave with a smile on my face. Benefits include, in no order of importance: always snacks at the clinics and beverages 7 days of unavailability each month without taking pto No ceiling to how much you can make (if you want to work 20 shifts per month you can) Bonus pay over a certain # of shifts per month I have been there only a short period of time and have already received a raise and possible bonus mileage pay CME with yearly increase you can be treated (and your family) for free at any Medexpress in the country. 5% 401k match immediately Good insurance effective immediately I could go on, I love my job. Especially as a new graduate I couldn't have gotten a better opportunity. Thank you for clarifying. This is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolute Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Insanity, It occasionally does get a little crazy there as far as # of patients per day but I always leave with a smile on my face. Benefits include, in no order of importance: always snacks at the clinics and beverages 7 days of unavailability each month without taking pto No ceiling to how much you can make (if you want to work 20 shifts per month you can) Bonus pay over a certain # of shifts per month I have been there only a short period of time and have already received a raise and possible bonus mileage pay CME with yearly increase you can be treated (and your family) for free at any Medexpress in the country. 5% 401k match immediately Good insurance effective immediately I could go on, I love my job. Especially as a new graduate I couldn't have gotten a better opportunity. How many is "crazy". and what are the hours per shift/ how many shifts per month are full time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melhhn330 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Full time for traveler I believe was 13 shifts/month but I chose to be paid at the 14/month as the salary was more. If I work over 15.5 shifts per month I get paid time and a half. Number of patients seen depends on which clinic you're at. Usually averaging 30 patients daily in 12 hours. The most I've seen was 48. Coverage is always a physician, if the clinic sees over 30 daily they will add a PA, if they are averaging over 60 pts daily they will add a 2nd PA. It doesn't always work out perfect, but they try to predict how busy we will be. At the "busy clinic" we will sometimes have a doctor, 2 all day PAs and a PA for a half day but that clinic will usually see 120/daily (some of these are DOT and Occ Med). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted February 25, 2016 Author Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2016 What is the hourly rate that they typcially pay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melhhn330 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I am practicing in western PA which is one of the lowest paying areas for PA's. Starting new grad 38-40/hr. I know a colleague in GI with 2 years of ED moonlight experience who was hired a few hours away at ~$93,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ral Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Starting new grad 38-40/hr. That should be illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrsmurf Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 ^ not for a new grad, esp w great benefits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melhhn330 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I'm very happy with my position. I am due to get a pretty sizable bonus in April. I could have never imagined getting a raise and a bonus being within the company for 8 months. Western PA does pay less for Physicians and PAs due to oversaturation (we have 5-6 PA schools in Pittsburgh and in an hour radius,brought estimate) and UPMC dominates the market - they own everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incaudavenenum Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Insanity, It occasionally does get a little crazy there as far as # of patients per day but I always leave with a smile on my face. Benefits include, in no order of importance: always snacks at the clinics and beverages 7 days of unavailability each month without taking pto No ceiling to how much you can make (if you want to work 20 shifts per month you can) Bonus pay over a certain # of shifts per month I have been there only a short period of time and have already received a raise and possible bonus mileage pay CME with yearly increase you can be treated (and your family) for free at any Medexpress in the country. 5% 401k match immediately Good insurance effective immediately I could go on, I love my job. Especially as a new graduate I couldn't have gotten a better opportunity. First time poster (hi :D) I know this is an old post melhhn but I just wanted to expand on EMEDPA's inquiry. I am a new graduate myself and I was just offered a job (first offer FINALLY) at a local MedExpress here in FL. I would like to know how your experience was when you first started. For example, the relationship with your MD and if you were floated to other regional centers away from your "home" location and your relationships with those providers. I really appreciate any info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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