WINO Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Hey y'all, was just offered a great position in outpatient internal medicine for a non-profit as follows: Specialty: Primary Care in Los Angeles Base Salary: $130K + $15K sign-on bonus paid throughout 2 years (negotiated up from $125K) Productivity Bonus: Up to $1500 per quarter (productivity + patient feedback) 3 weeks of PTO + 1 week of sick time (accrued throughout the year) $2500 + 5 days for CME Licensing and professional memberships reimbursed. Malpractice + Tail Coverage. Health Insurance offered, 403(b) with match that increases with seniority Monday-Friday 8:30-5:30PM ~ 1 hour lunch, no call. Minimum patient load of 14 patients a day with an average of 16-18. SP is very welcoming and eager to teach, great on-boarding and training for 3 months. Was pretty stoked with this offer, and I most likely will take it considering I've been fun-employed for 4 months post-grad. Kicker though: they want me to sign a 10 mile radius non-compete clause. I've been able to negotiate up the salary, however, I can't seem to get them to remove the non-compete clause. It's my understanding that non-competes are unenforceable in CA, it's just that mile radius makes me a tad uneasy (that's all of LA!). Any suggestions on how to go about this, sign it and hope for the best? Edited December 18, 2019 by WINO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidpresentable Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 2 hours ago, WINO said: Base Salary: $130K + $15K sign-on bonus paid throughout 2 years (negotiated up from $125K) Their first offer to you as a new grad was $125k base and you STILL negotiated up?? seriously, bravo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayamom Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Go for it!!! Its a wonderful offer IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeTheBabe Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Nice, take it! If it's not enforceable, what's the difference? Also, 10 miles is not all of Los Angeles lol. Side note, I need to find a new job. I'm at 135K with bonus working in Ortho in LA seeing 25 patients a day. Have a few years of experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediMike Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 10 miles is nothing. You've got a fantastic offer sitting there. As long as they are not expecting 14 patients right off the bat. That could be tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeTheBabe Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, MediMike said: 10 miles is nothing. You've got a fantastic offer sitting there. As long as they are not expecting 14 patients right off the bat. That could be tough. In fairness, depending on traffic, 10 miles in LA can easily take over an hour. Edited December 20, 2019 by AbeTheBabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINO Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 4 hours ago, AbeTheBabe said: In fairness, depending on traffic, 10 miles in LA can easily take over an hour. Yes, that will be something to become accustomed to. In the end, they ended up removing the clause, apparently there was a miscommunication between the person writing the contract and HR, it was supposed to be removed. Very excited to finally take the Uber sticker off my car! The job search was rough! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeTheBabe Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 6 hours ago, WINO said: Yes, that will be something to become accustomed to. In the end, they ended up removing the clause, apparently there was a miscommunication between the person writing the contract and HR, it was supposed to be removed. Very excited to finally take the Uber sticker off my car! The job search was rough! Congrats! Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_PA Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 For comparison, I am in my 3rd year in LA doing internal med. I made just over 150k last year with this job without any OT. We get 9 holidays paid off plus 5 weeks PTO plus 1 week CME time off. Sounds like a good job for first gig as long as they don't overwork you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeTheBabe Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Damn, I need to find a new gig I guess. I'm in ortho, 4 years in. I made about 135K in the SFV working 40-45 hours a week. No call/holidays/weekends/nights. Mediocre benefits. Others in the practice make over 150K, but work more hours than I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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