11223344 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Do you feel happy/satisfied with your job? What field do you work in? What's your weekly schedule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted March 23, 2022 Administrator Share Posted March 23, 2022 Yes. Eating Disorders and Occupational Medicine M+F = occupational medicine, my own clinic, I schedule me. T+W = Eating disorders clinic, 1h new patients 1/2h follow-up appts. So I'm seeing ~20 patients a week, 30 tops, making good money with no benefits, working on my DMSc, and am effectively my own boss. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANESMCR Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Initially only somewhat, but once I became comfortable, satisfied. Paid well with salary and production. Outpatient GI, sometimes but rarely inpatient. M-F, half day Friday. QO Friday off. I see 16-18 per day, would rather see 10. Although satisfied, I'm fairly cynical on healthcare in general, drained, and pissed off by the end of the week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted March 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 24, 2022 Yes. Solo coverage of rural critical access hospital Emergency departments. 24 hr shifts. 6 shifts a month is full time. I generally pick up extra shifts. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted March 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 24, 2022 1 hour ago, ANESMCR said: Initially only somewhat, but once I became comfortable, satisfied. Paid well with salary and production. Outpatient GI, sometimes but rarely inpatient. M-F, half day Friday. QO Friday off. I see 16-18 per day, would rather see 10. Although satisfied, I'm fairly cynical on healthcare in general, drained, and pissed off by the end of the week. Ditto on feelings. happy on a micro level but by weeks end I am toast. like my workplace and job. Just think I am overcommitted. 0.85 position. MWF full days. T 5 hrs. Th off. internal med primary care I think life, society, pandemic, young kids, turning 5-0, realizing my own mortality and how F up our health care non system and society truly is depresses the hell out of me. Hats off to young energy folks ready to take on world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeTheBabe Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Yes, I get paid well and have a good scope of practice. I work four 10-hour shifts a week (no holidays/weekends) and take one evening of call for 4 hours a week. I work in orthopedic surgery both outpatient and inpatient and assisting in the OR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kettle Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Yes, rural solo coverage ER. Two 48s a month and one 60 hr shift. Occasionally pick up at the local level 3 if a board certified ER doc comes in as it helps me continuously learn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 It varies. I work for the fed and the number of rules and regs and BS can be a drag some days/IM (mostly)/Mon-Fri 8-4:30. No nights or weekends or call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiovolffemtp Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 EM solo coverage with doc on call at small rural critical access hospital, also covering the in-patient unit. Strictly overnights. Really like the staff at the facility and the community. After 3.5+ years here, really feel like a valued member of the community. But: the system made a state-wide choice to go with a large EM staffing company who in turn offered much poorer compensation. So, while staying PT, going FT with my excellent employer at other sites. Net: it varies, with lots of uncertainty about the future. But, overall, much happier and less stressed than my past life at a very busy level III trauma center working for a a different large staffing company that treated us like costs to be managed down. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmiller3 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Pretty satisfied. Clinic-only ortho for a local Army hospital. See 14 PPD. Day-call only. Compensation isn't top tier but I never take work home with me and they let me off last minute for any of my military reserve commitments that arise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febrifuge Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Yep, satisfied, although for me if work is never frustrating then it’s not challenging, and/or I’m not engaged, so it’s fine if it gets rough momentarily. The main thing is to note whether the everyday flow and the process is where the problems come from. Anyway, on M&F I do “normal” Occupational Medicine; DOT exams, pre-employment screenings, Work Comp. About 15 patients a day. Tu & Th I specialize in Occ Med cases that are related to an environmental exposure of some kind, at work or not. These are often more complex/ strange/ persistent, and can be difficult to work up and treat. An initial assessment is a 2-hour visit, and follow-ups can be 45 to 90 minutes. And we bill by time. We see 3 or 4 patients per day, max. Gonna be contributing to some papers over the next few years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltawave Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Pretty happy overall in the ED. 12-15 shifts a month. 10hours mostly. Still, trying to figure a way to make myself rich instead of working to make someone else rich. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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