pas3010 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) I am currently a soon to be new grad interviewing for a vascular surgery position in an academic hospital. Would appreciate any feedback regarding what you believe to be negotiable/if this is a fair deal for a new grad. I currently live in NH with pretty low cost of living. Thanks! Base salary: 95k exempt with up to 3% annual bonus increase. However due to this being a salaries position, not sure if I have room to negotiate for a higher base. No call required. Sign on bonus: 10k Malpractice: Full with tail DEA/Licensing reimbursement Student Loan Assistance: 2500k per year CME: 2000 per year Medical, Dental, Vision PTO: 3 weeks with unlimited sick days Have yet to clarify 401k contributions, will definitely bring this up in next upcoming interview. Edited January 24, 2019 by awalsh10 grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeTheBabe Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Seems okay, but completely depends on how many hours you're working. If it's 40/week then it's not bad. If you're going to be working 60/week then it's crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pas3010 Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) Thank you for input! I agree. Bringing this up at second interview next week. Honestly as a new grad its very easy to feel like I have very little negotiating power. Edited January 24, 2019 by pas3010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT2PA Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 You can definitely negotiate a salaried position. Know your worth; be willing to walk way. Those are the keys to negotiating. New grad in a specialty, was able to talk my employer up $7k in salary and some extra in sign on. Talked myself into a better deal than the NP who had 'years of nursing experience'. It can be done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pas3010 Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) Thank you! Will definitely be negotiating. Any ideas regarding proper counter offers? This was just a preliminary offer and have been told not to take the first offer without negotiation. No room to negotiate on benefits, as I was told that is the standard for all employees in this non-profit academic center. Did research through AAPA salary report, clinical advisor, health e careers, and pay scale. Having issues with these resources, as vascular is very specialized, and has very little reported as well. Even less information breakdown based off of years of experience. The only resource that I found to be helpful was a portion of the AAPA salary report quoting PA's at 0-1 years experience in vascular at 95k 50th percentile and 120k 75th percentile. For some background info, after speaking with the hospital, they said typically I would be working 44-48 hours per week. This came from administration, so will ask the associate providers for clarification regarding what typical hours look like. Edited January 24, 2019 by pas3010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediMike Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 You can try the APACVS salary report, you'll need to become a member though. https://www.apacvs.org/page/CompensationSurveys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC94 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I sent you a PM. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pas3010 Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) Unfortunately the APACVS salary report does not provide breakdown between vascular vs CT and is lumped together. Thank you anyways though! Planning to propose base salary to 105k along with 5 CME days . Any thoughts? The initial salary which was briefly spoken about with recruiter is just new grad starting pay without respect to specialty at the academic non-profit hospital. Edited January 25, 2019 by pas3010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdsampso Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Any results on what worked out for you? Current PA-S and wondering how the counter & negotiation went, along with what you think of your current vascular surgery specialty? Interested in pursuing this field, also likely at an academic institution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayamom Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/23/2019 at 10:55 PM, pas3010 said: No call required This is key. Not too many surgery jobs that don't have call. Administrators know nothing about how many hours you will be working. If they say 40-48 then its likely easily over 50. It also NH. Not sure how many jobs are available there. St Joseph's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarwinStarwin Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Thank you! Will definitely be negotiating. For some background info, after speaking with the hospital, they said typically I would be working 44-48 hours per week. This came from administration, so will ask the associate providers for clarification regarding what typical hours look like. Don't trust admin on 'typical working hours '... trust peers and past employees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepa588 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Unless you are really interested in vascular surgery, I would pass. If you are working close to 50 hours a week with 95K salary, that equates to about $40/hr. The benefits are pretty decent for a new grad. For those hours, I wouldn't except anything less than 105K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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