redhotdrummer87 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Just received an offer this morning for orthopedic PA in FL, split between clinic and OR. Call 1:10 The job initially begins with training by the doc and his long-time PA for both clinic and surgery with a starting salary then a bump in salary after I am "proficient", which was not mentioned in the offer letter. Offer reads: Salary 80k with paid liability insurance 13 days PTO for first year, in 2nd year and up they include holidays. $1500 plus 5 days PTO for CME Health insurance after 2 months of employment but doesn't start until the 1st of the following month I have not received any contract to review, and I do not know if that is waiting until after I accept this offer to begin negotiations for other things like the updated salary, billing % and length of contract, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuralER/Ortho Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Is that the 'training' salary or the full time one? Either way not a great offer. Especially if that is a complete list of benefits. Retirement? Malpractice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted November 2, 2015 Moderator Share Posted November 2, 2015 13 days pto horrible decline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotdrummer87 Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 The salary is the training salary with a performance review at 6 months to increase salary. Full malpractice is covered. 401k offered after one year of employment. Life insurance and disability included. Confirmed that the offer is the job, there is no contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanRetractor80 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Kind of late responding to this, but maybe it can help someone else. I have been working in ortho for few years in small town Virginia now here are some observations: - Starting new grad in Ortho should be ~90K+ for an average 50hr work week, anything lower is 10 years behind the times. Forget the salary surveys, this is real. - Practices will almost always want to pay a lower "training" salary and bump you up at 6 months. Stick to your guns and negotiate your intended starting salary and then ask for a 6 month review with a guaranteed bump in pay in writing pending a satisfactory review. This works, I've done it *think about it, they have already invested 6 months into you, do you think they will lose you so easily now?* - When negotiating map out with the administration/doc where you will be salary-wise by year 3. This gives you an idea of salary advancement. - Always full malpractice coverage, no gimmicks, you want what the docs have. - PTO should be ~20days + 5 days for CME for a total of ~25 (5 weeks)PTO - CME should be on average around 2000.00 - On call pay should be at least your calculated hourly rate and rotation varies, I would be leery of anything less than 1:8 weekends. but it depends on providers. - Most places will not allow for 401K contribution until after 1 year vested. - Health and Dental right away or no way! - Bonus structures are nice, but have not seen them utilized much in ortho when the PA splits clinic and OR time. I have heard of PAs negotiating first assist fees - but rarely so. - Some nice extras that exist include: cell phone bill stipend or fully covered, white coats provided, mileage for travel between practice locations, discounted local gym memberships, Flex spending accounts, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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