moestown1016 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Heres the gig: Mon-Friday one week 9a-5p then next week 5p-1a (part time people do weekends) $55/hour regardless (no incentive pay) for first 6 months then $65/hour $400 stipend monthly for health insurance (must get your own plan) 2k yearly for cme (second years goes up to 3k) Holidays - 2 major yearly (?) but its overtime ( from what I hear the part time people like to pick it up) retirement - matching after one year (i think up to 17k) no paid vacation From what I've researched and experienced I believe this is a good deal. Is this about average/higher than average? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMPA Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 5 days a week with no paid vacation is horrible. working 5 days a week prevents one from taking on other employment. its a way an employer locks you in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen0508 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 agreed ^^ ...plus one of the bonuses about EM (in my opinion) is working less shifts per month and having a flexible schedule .. as opposed to 5-9 five days a week. but other than that, it looks okay. i would talk to them about getting atleast 2 weeks of paid vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moestown1016 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 at that hourly rate without vacation thats about 135k a year - so taking a few weeks vacation out of that seems like it would still be ok. Sort of seeing it like an office schedule (since no weekends)... 8 hour shifts after doing 12s seems crazy short. it replaces my full time and part time jobs salary wise...But like you said working five days a week will be difficult to do anything different. I'm just kind of tired of having so many part time jobs. want to consolidate. I just want to make sure that deal isn't in my head as being good because its predictable and stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbebe Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 "Mon-Friday one week 9a-5p then next week 5p-1a (part time people do weekends)" I can't comment on the salary as it is obviously dependent on so many factors such as experience, location, etc. and my experience is somewhat limited in the ER. I will recommend that you negotiate for better scheduling, after having worked 8-4 x 2 weeks then 3-11PM x 2 weeks, alternating... it will really wreak havoc on your sleep schedule. Your proposed schedule of 1 week 9-5 followed by 1 week 5 to 1AM sounds worse, try and get two weeks of 9-5 then two weeks of 5-1AM alternating, at least you won't have as much adjusting each month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted November 26, 2012 Moderator Share Posted November 26, 2012 the money is slightly better than avg but not much. we start our new grads at 45-50/hr + production with a full benefits package 400 dollars/mo will not buy healthcare. no vacation is unacceptable. 20 days/mo sucks as an em schedule. most places are more like 16 days/mo with 10 hr shifts. a fixed schedule means you lose most of the advantage of working in em, the flexible scheduling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuma102 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 How the hell do they get part timers to fill all those weekends????? The salary is actually good, the hours suck. with budget pinching like that, I'd wouldnt be surprised if they *didnt* offer tail malpractice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaux Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I agree, that the hours are pretty brutal. I don't think I am speaking for myself here, but more than 3-4 days consecutive in the ED regardless of 8 hour shifts becomes daunting. Also, this brings up an interesting point that has been discussed loosely here on the forum; hand-offs. They're awful, and it seems like this will be even more impossible to avoid with an 8 hour shift 5 x a week. I would try and negotiate better scheduling if thats even possible. I would definitely ask about tail coverage, and I would also find out what your time spent in the main ED is vs dreaded (but a necessary evil) fast track. Your pay rate is decent, but what about OT? It seems impossible to me get out of the ED in 8 hours depending on how many other providers are working. No paid vacay? so I guess you have to find a local CME conference to save some of that money, otherwise you're really not getting paid. Lastly, if you're not married, or providing insurance for a family, $400/mo should be ok, not great, but ok. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic207 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Had an email come across today for $85/hour for a ER in Paris, TX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treejay Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 That's because it's in Paris, TX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic207 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Lol, I have worked in worse spots I looked at the email again, benefits through the hospital, malpractice paid, etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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