I am interested in this associate position on the East Coast (not NY). I did a preliminary interview where they told me a salary range of 120k-140k base wage, as it is negotiable. 33% bonus after tripling your base. Every 6th weekend you round on the weekend, alternating schedule with the doctors. 2 weeks PTO but apparently can negotiate more.
They double scrub most elective cases at the local hospitals, which I prefer actually because I feel nervous about being alone in the OR despite 3 years at a fairly busy residency.
They offer malpractice and health insurance, not sure if they will pay for my credentialing and for insurance panels. No sign on bonus. Not sure about how many patients per day.
I have a round 2 interviews coming up real soon with them, was wondering how all this sounds so far and what other specific questions to ask about.
Thank you
1. Are they owned by private equity?
2. How / when and on what is your bonus paid.
3. What EHR do they use
4. How do they track collections per doctor
5. Will you be able to see the collections per patient as the money is collected
6. Do they see Medicaid / state managed care type plans. How are patients divided / assigned
7. If a patient is assigned to you - does that remain your patient or are they exchanged, moved between doctors
8. What ancillaries and self-pay/cash services will they "have available for you" -ie. expect you to push / sell
9. Will your surgeries be at hospitals / ASCs.
10. Are you expected to follow protocols or is care rendered based on your judgement
11. Who makes the determinations for the coding of visits
12. Round where, on who? Are these new patients being picked up from the emergency room, the floor, etc or are they your partner's in hospital post-ops. If people are being seen on weekends - who is seeing them during week days?
13. Is there a call expectations ie. at facilities? how many? where are they in relation to the town you'll be living in?
14. If the number of doctors "changes" - will your call frequency change? This is something that comes up in other medical forums. You were taking 4-5th day call and then a doctor decides not to take call or retires or whatever and you are no longer 6th day call - you are 4th day call.
15. Sick days?
16. Who chooses what hardware you can use on your surgeries?
17. Will you be the person making all the determinations for what is right for your patients?
18. Why do they double scrub? Presumably the answer is - surgical assistant fee though I'm not sure that's a real answer.
19. Will you be expected to perform RRA / ankle fractures / calcaneal fractures etc. Is this something you feel comfortable doing?
20. How many of the doctors in the group are partners? Is there a super partner?
21. MDs and DOs do not work 50 weeks a year. What holidays do they take off. If you operate are you expected in clinic afterwards?
22. Does the office have capitated plans? Who sees these patients. Who shares in the revenue / reimbursement if they exist.
23. Insurance companies sometimes grandfather older doctors allowing them to have better payment rates. Will all of your services be billed under your name?
24. What costs of business will they expect you to pay for ie. ABFAS dues, state license? Will they pay for exams? Will they pay for CME?
25. Do they have a diabetic shoe van?
26. Do they perform nursing home work? Will you be expected to perform nursing home work?
27. Do they routinely take care of hospital type patients without insurance?
28. Is the group compensated for any of the services you'll be performing at facilities ie. receiving a stipend. If so, do you share in it?
29. How many associates have left before becoming a partner
30. Are partners eat what you kill?