Empowred Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Hello fellow PA's , I got the official written letter from La Clinica ( Community Health Clinic ) . I have to make decision by Friday , bet ween this offer and the Private clinic offer Again I graduated in 2018, worked in corrections ( for 1 yr 9 months ) since then. I was payed very well in the corrections , but the atmosphere was very toxic and the manager started micromanaging and I quit the job one month ago. Currently have 2 offers to decide. 1)La clinica : Base pay : 108, 068 annually , Location : 25 mins drive , has loan repayment options through ( NHSC LRP) last time I talked to the HR she said mostly people who applied from the site got it . They have very good ( medical , dental and vision package ) , 10 days paid holidays Allowences for CME , license renewal , DEA renewal , have 2 weeks vaction, 144 hrs of sick leave offer malpractice insurance. there is educational leave ( 80 Hours ) ,clinical training ( 6 months probation ) ( 10 -11 ) patients ,2 yrs contract 2) Private Clinic ( Under Bass medical Group) Base pay hourly : 67.00 /hour currently 36 hrs ( roughly 125 K) dont know when it will be 40 hours ( , 2 locations) ( 2 days in clinic that is 45 mins away) , no loan repayment , & paid holidays , 4 sick leave Vacation 80 hrs annually , other health benefis ( medical , dental, vision) 401 k starts 1 yr after the service , No contract , at will. working under one DO ( patient flow is high) I know its a personal decision , but would appreciate a feed back keeping in mind I have huge student loans ( > 250 K) to take care. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSPAC2 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 La Clinica has my vote still - less travel, less patient load, structured training (or at least it looks it). Keep track of the application periods and apply for both the state and NHSC LRP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatswain2PA Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 La Clinic: $54/hr. 10 paid holidays = $4320. 2 weeks vacation = $4320 144 hours of sick leave (that's over 3 weeks, you sure that's right?) = $7776 And CME time is $4320. That's $20,736 worth of time OFF you get. Bass: $67/hr. No paid holidays. 4 sick days = $2144. 80 hours PTO = $5360, for total of $7504 worth of time off. Add that $13K difference to the La Clinic pay and it comes pretty close to making up the difference in pay. Sounds like you have enough time off to get a 2nd job as well (you are in so much debt you should work as much as you can!). I wouldn't count on getting the loan repayment, but if you do then it's gravy on the biscuits! One other thought: When it comes to decision making, our minds often get tied up in knots about what SHOULD be the easiest decisions to make. There are three kinds of outcome based decisions to make. 1: Two bad outcomes. Either way you choose, both outcomes will be bad. The goal is to make the LEAST bad decision. This is a terrible position to be in. 2: One bad outcome and one good outcome. This is a difficult position to be in because if we choose wrong, we are left in a bad position. 3: Two good outcomes: This is where you seem to be. Both of these jobs seem to be pretty good. While one might turn out better than the other, you won't know that for months/years. However it's no big deal, because which ever you choose it's going to be okay. You DO have a bigger problem though...you have a TON of debt. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empowred Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Yes I know that Boatswain2. Yes my debt is by bigger problem . Thank you for the input and taking time to give suggestions . As you said I will be ok if I stick with either of them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 18 hours ago, Empowred said: Hello fellow PA's , I got the official written letter from La Clinica ( Community Health Clinic ) . I have to make decision by Friday , bet ween this offer and the Private clinic offer Again I graduated in 2018, worked in corrections ( for 1 yr 9 months ) since then. I was payed very well in the corrections , but the atmosphere was very toxic and the manager started micromanaging and I quit the job one month ago. Currently have 2 offers to decide. 1)La clinica : Base pay : 108, 068 annually , Location : 25 mins drive , has loan repayment options through ( NHSC LRP) last time I talked to the HR she said mostly people who applied from the site got it . They have very good ( medical , dental and vision package ) , 10 days paid holidays Allowences for CME , license renewal , DEA renewal , have 2 weeks vaction, 144 hrs of sick leave offer malpractice insurance. there is educational leave ( 80 Hours ) ,clinical training ( 6 months probation ) ( 10 -11 ) patients ,2 yrs contract 2) Private Clinic ( Under Bass medical Group) Base pay hourly : 67.00 /hour currently 36 hrs ( roughly 125 K) dont know when it will be 40 hours ( , 2 locations) ( 2 days in clinic that is 45 mins away) , no loan repayment , & paid holidays , 4 sick leave Vacation 80 hrs annually , other health benefis ( medical , dental, vision) 401 k starts 1 yr after the service , No contract , at will. working under one DO ( patient flow is high) I know its a personal decision , but would appreciate a feed back keeping in mind I have huge student loans ( > 250 K) to take care. Thank you. As has been said many times before it depends on what your currency is. What we want most from a job is personal and changes as time goes by. Every position has its pluses and minuses. My suggestion is this... make a 2 column list and list everything good and bad about each job. Then move those things up and down based on what is important to you. Put your lists side by side and see how things stack up. In my younger days I was all about money money money. Now I'm all about work/life balance and low stress so my list from 25 years ago wouldn't look anything like my list now. I will tell you I worked in a community health center and really disliked it for many reasons. The patients are complicated, often challenging because of limited intelligence and education and world view, and have few resources. I found it enormously frustrating. I have an old friend who still works for the same clinic and really likes it because he feels he is helping the most vulnerable. So figure out what your currency is, make some lists and prioritize. (I know...lists? Isn't there an app for that?) It will help clarify your choice. BTW if you have a SO include them in the list making. Everyone has to live with the decision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatswain2PA Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 11 hours ago, Empowred said: Yes I know that Boatswain2. Yes my debt is by bigger problem . Not trying to beat you up about that, but rather highlight it for younger folks deciding what schools/amount of debt to take on now. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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