Advice on Taking Call

[ED50]

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Hello, I am a current fellow. I have been talking with a group (PMR) and they are asking me to take call. I don't know exactly how this works from a monetary standpoint and I was hoping someone could fill me in. It is 1:4 call and it is a week on at a time. Rounding Sat and Sun on a unit of around 10-12. I am assuming I don't get paid for taking call at night which means I will only make what I bill on the weekends. Is that correct? If there is anyone who has done this as a PMR doc does this make sense to do or should I try to shoot for 100% pain? Any advice or viewpoints appreciated. Thanks

 

[lobelsteve]

Call is a part of the job.

 

[painfree23]

What’s PMR call like? I’m anesthesia, so forgive my ignorance. What calls do you get at night?

 

[Ducttape]

are you going to be doing part PMR?

if not, i would not take call for a specialty that you are not going to focus on. its a waste of your time and a drain of your energy.

 

[ED50]

I would be 100% pain but sharing call at a local inpatient rehab unit. Call doesn't sound bad just wondering if anyone else has done this. I hated call in residency but am open to it if the job is right for me.

We cover an IPR unit so you are their primary doc so all the calls you would expect - pain, agitation, acute send out when they happen etc

 

[RM38]

If they are all mostly doing inpatient, I would want some kind of stipend for coverage as you would be providing a lot more benefit to them than they likely would to you since we get called after hours so rarely if you are doing outpatient pain. You would be covering their patients for the most part, although if it is that small of a unit and the nurses are good, you probably won't get called much. I guess the other question to ask is, are they comfortable dealing with issues on your patients if there is a possible complication post procedure or otherwise.