Nuts
Started by Old_Mil
Just my annual warning to graduating residents...garbage like this is out there. In most settings you are a widget from whom management wants to try and extract maximum productivity to hit a profit target.
Don’t assume there is anything making staffing of a specific Department rational.
Don’t do this to yourself.
Don’t assume there is anything making staffing of a specific Department rational.
Don’t do this to yourself.
Up to an average to 65 patients a day (24k/365)? Who wouldn't want to see 2.7 pt/hr for 24 straight hours, that sounds soooo enticing...
In all seriousness, if anyone can do that safely, you deserve $1000/hr.
In all seriousness, if anyone can do that safely, you deserve $1000/hr.
Old_Mil is the new Birdstrike.
TheSingularity
Full Member
This is what's known as a garbage job.
Also, whats with the wild swing in annual volume?
Also, whats with the wild swing in annual volume?
Don’t know. It was a recruiter spam email. It’s somewhere in central Alabama. I’m not even sure what is in central Alabama.
Apparently 14-24k people are in central Alabama
It was actually 3 different facilities in a healthcare system. Hence the 14k-24k volume. Birmingham is the central alabama metro (1M+) that they are saying are within 30 miles. I spent 8 years around there but couldn’t tell you which 3 facilities that might be. Might not be as terrible as it sounds, though. If you’re getting $280/hr at 14k you’re at 1.5pph for decent money.
I live in Alabama (on the gulf coast) and I’m not jumping on that. Having said that, it may not be that bad compared to some of the other jobs people take on here.
I live in Alabama (on the gulf coast) and I’m not jumping on that. Having said that, it may not be that bad compared to some of the other jobs people take on here.
Where are you guys doing most of your job searches?
If it is 14-24 thousand betweeen three departments it goes from being an awful job to potentially being a decent one. But if that’s the case...it would be helpful to specify that.
Most places that have numbers like that are the result of seasonal variation at a specific location due to snowbirds or something of the sort.
If you’re looking for jobs on websites, practicelink is the way to go. That’s where i found my current one and it’s a pretty good one from a quality of life perspective.
Practice Link
Edphysician.com
656 Emergency Medicine Jobs | emCareers.org (unfortunately lumps in with MLP jobs and non-EM jobs like wound care and HPM)
Google search has found a few poorly-advertised gigs as well. Just search "emergency physician __________"
I like Edphysician.com
Employers occasionally will actually publish hourly rates which is helpful. If they don't publish an hourly rate I assume it's at market or below.
Employers occasionally will actually publish hourly rates which is helpful. If they don't publish an hourly rate I assume it's at market or below.
up to 35- 65ppd may sound doable for 12 hrs but Hell NO for 24hrs. And those 65ppd may end up being an unlucky 90 ppd. Again, No.
Well maybe if they paid me 600/hr.
Well maybe if they paid me 600/hr.
