corpsman89 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 outskirts of mid-sized town (my hometown). FQHC (not Indian reservation). Multiple locations. Can sign a 1 yr, 2yr, 3yr, or 5yr contract, but all have a 90-day out clause--So does it really matter?. If you sign the 5 year contract, you will earn a 4 week sabbatical on top of regular PTO. BASE salary: 90,000 which is calculated at seeing 13 pts/day. (if you see under 13, you still get 90,000) Every pt seen after 13 /day is $38 /encounter. So if I see 18 Pts a day = additional $190 per day. This is all calculated into each paycheck. Schedule: M-F, 8-5, 4 clinic days, 1 administrative day (can work from home or office), 20 and 40 minute appointments. would work two different locations which are equal in distance from home. Malpractice: FTCA, w/ tail. Basically if someones sues me they are essentially suing the government. Health: Employee covered 100%, otherwise family is about 240 of month for premium with 4000 deductible. Employer contributes 100 per month to premium. Vision, dental covered. PTO: 19.5 days. 4 week sabbatical if sign the 5 year contract (but still has 90-day out clause) Retirement: 401B: 6% matching. CME: $1500, 5 days. Sick time: 40 hours per year Bonus: $2000 every year Licensing/DEA paid yearly. $500 professional membership allowance. No cost short term disability, no cost life insurance equal to one years salary. 8 holidays off. There is loan repayment, but I wont need it (VA paid for PA school). I think this is a pretty solid offer, and I really enjoyed talking with the CEO/med director and COO. They seem like good people, and even spoke with me for about an hour and a half over the phone going over everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeTheBabe Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Sounds pretty great, I'd probably sign a one year contract and see how things work out. Maybe try to renegotiate salary then before signing a longer contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepa588 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Sounds really good. After you get comfortable, if you see 25 patients a day, you can double your salary. However, don't sign more than a 1 year contract and make sure they are willing to teach. I would also try to get the CME upto $2000. The average is $2500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT2PA Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Definitely don't sign a 5 yr contract. You're right that the 90 day out won't keep you there for 5 years but it also takes away your power to renegotiate with shorter contract renewals. I have a hunch you'll have complicated patients and may not benefit from the 13+ patient surcharge as much as you'd like and may want to negotiate once you have the experience and a better feel for the workload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PANJK Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 looks really good! I'm with a FQHC for $108k, but 5 clinic days and in a major city on the east coast. agree with the others about not signing any more than a 1 year contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsman89 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 As far as the training, they basically have me continuing to be a PA student for 3 month while they wait on credentialing (since I can't actually work as a PA anyway). Essentially, I work one-on-one with a doc and help to see patients, order labs, imaging, and prescribe medications (on their computers likely), and present the cases to them. I will still have back up support once this training period is over. I agree with the 5 year contract, I will likely just sign the 1 year. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted July 14, 2019 Moderator Share Posted July 14, 2019 Looks good. I agree that cme is low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 which part of the country is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsman89 Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Southwest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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