Why is the contract structured for 15 months?
Base salary is essentially $184,000 per year which seems on the lower end. (~15000 per month)
Are you taking over for someone or building a panel from scratch?
How many RVUs per month are the established people generating? The minimum wRVU you stated is 4694. This work out to ~390 wrvu per month over 12 months. If you take all of your PTO, then you can average it over 11 months so ~426 per month. This should be doable.
This is 2015 data but it lists averages wrvu by specialty
Physician compensation remained relatively flat in 2015, increasing just 3.1 percent on average, according to AMGA's
www.beckershospitalreview.com
The dollars per RVU seems pretty good although I will defer to more experienced people. (I am used to the piddly medicare and medicaid rates).
What is the payback on the signing bonus? This is usually structured as a loan with a certain amount forgiven over a period of time.
Is there a non compete? If so, get rid of this or minimize as much as possible.
Who covers your tail insurance if you leave? This can cost you thousands if you are responsible and can handcuff you to a job.
What is the contract termination notice? 60 days, 90 days etc?
Depending on the employer, certain parts of the contract may not be negotiable. Never hurts to ask but just understand that.
How many days a week do you have to see patients? Would there be random Saturday clinic days?
How many rooms do you get in clinic.? How many medical assistants? If they only give you 1 to 2 rooms and you have to share an MA, then it will be tough to be efficient and generate those wrvus.
My main advice:
Be realistic
Understand your value as a physician. You bring a lot to the table although if you are fresh out, less so than someone with experience though.
Have a lawyer who specializes in employment contracts (preferably for medical professionals) review any and all contracts. This will run you around $1000 give or take but is necessary in today's world. Don't sign anything without this.
I have posted some of my employment issues etc that I ran into with my first job (different specialty but a lot of the issues are the same) . You can search for it if interested.