How many hours?

[REH]

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Hello all,

I'm considering a career in podiatry and was hoping someone out there might be willing to answer a question for me. How many hours does a podiatrist work in the average week? I understand that there's going to be variation based on specialty, size of practice, etc. I'm just looking for a ballpark figure.

Thank you,

REH.

 

[FootFetish]

It varies a lot, but i'd say 40.

 

[NatCh]

As much or little as you want, if you're in private practice. I'm under 20 hours per week, in the office Wed/Thu and doing surgery on Fri. The other five pods in town are all under 40 hours, more like 30 hours average.

 

[JEWmongous]

As much or little as you want, if you're in private practice.

The podiatrist I shadow said the same thing to me the other day. He works around 60 hours a week : his office, wound care centre in a hospital, two nursing homes, and at a psychiatric hospital.

 

[dpmgrad]

I work about 35 hours a week in the office. 5 - 10 hours a week for surgery.

 

[krabmas]

For all the people that replied with their hours, does this include charting, paper work, dictating, calling patients after surgery to see how they are doing?

I consider all this work.

And what about rounding when you have in-patients? Is this included in the 35-40 hours?

And keeping up on current literature?

Seminars, conferences, CME...?

Checking and replying to email that is work related?

Returning patient phone calls?

Just wondering.

 

[APMAHelp]

A recent survey done by APMA indicates that in general, younger practitioners and male practitioners work longer hours and treat more patients than older practitioners and female practitioners. This has been the case in several previous practice surveys as well.

Higher average hours per week were reported by members under the age of 45 (43 hours) compared to 39 hours, on average, reported by members age 45 and over.

This makes perfect sense; you work harder when you're younger and you are building your practice. Once established, you don't have to work as hard, but if you want to, you can, and do.

 

[NatCh]

For all the people that replied with their hours, does this include charting, paper work, dictating, calling patients after surgery to see how they are doing?

I consider all this work.

And what about rounding when you have in-patients? Is this included in the 35-40 hours?

And keeping up on current literature?

Seminars, conferences, CME...?

Checking and replying to email that is work related?

Returning patient phone calls?

Just wondering.

My average hours include electronic charting (no dictating for me except post-op) and making high priority patient calls. I have my staff make non-priority phone calls.

I go to a conference once or twice per year for CME, so I did not include that in my hours. Since I am not at the office while away, the office hours are replaced by the trip.

I rarely have inpatients, so I have spent maybe three hours in the past seven years rounding.

I have maybe one or two work-related emails per week.

Nat