Paigems Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I'm a new grad in TX and I have an offer for an internal medicine position. IM is what I'd love to do, but I am a bit hesitant to take this position. Here is what's concerning me the most: -PTO 80 hrs/yr which includes vacation, CME, and sick time. This is non-negotiable. - The other PA on my would-be team will be leaving for maternity leave in 3 mos. and I may be left to pick up the slack. - The Dr. I would be working for does not check his own patient notifications (labs, consults, phone messages, etc.). The other PA and I would have to do this. Other than this, the position seems ok to me. 95k/yr. M-F 8-5 with one half day a week. Please let me know your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheshark89 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Decline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paigems Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, marktheshark89 said: Decline What's your reasoning behind this? Just wondering what the biggest red flag is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheshark89 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Lots of red flags. 1. 2 weeks for vacation, sick time, and CME 2. You have to do all the doctor’s scut work 3. You may have to do the work of two providers when the other PA is gone, and in only 3 months you won’t even be proficient at handling a regular workload as a new provder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted January 23, 2018 Moderator Share Posted January 23, 2018 walk away. unacceptable package. money isn't everything. the money is fine. the benefits and expectations are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDogPA Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Not a bad but definitely not a good new grad salary but I see major red flags that you would be doing the Drs busy work and likely not be respected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1234 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Terrible offer, do yourself and other PAs a favor and walk away. Tell him/her why so he/she can learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 That PTO is unacceptable, as others have stated. TBH, I think it's especially egregious when you're working a M-F position and won't have any occasional weekdays off unless you use that meager PTO. How are you supposed to keep up on CME requirements? You'd never be able to go to a decent conference. Silliness. If they teased out CME (two weeks PTO plus one week CME) then it would be not great but acceptable to me. Obviously the maternity leave is concerning unless they have a plan in place to cover you. You cannot be expected to take on twice the workload at three months into a new job. Probably less, since it's not like you would start tomorrow. You might only have been working for a few weeks when this other PA leaves. Like others have said, the money is fine. Money is not the problem. The other stuff is an absolute nonstarter, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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