Short term option for new grad

[idkididk]

My wife will be graduating FM residency this summer, and is currently looking for a short term (~11 month, August until next July) position in a midsized Midwestern city where I am currently doing a surgical fellowship. We are having a little trouble finding an outpatient position. One hospital system pulled out last minute due to "restructuring of organization strategy and planning." One place did not deal with contracts, only offer letters (like the VA), and we felt that it was strange. Other places are looking for a 2 year commitment.

She is not thrilled about the idea of doing urgent care, however this is our back-up option.

She has spoken with a locum company however they will not have anything for August until April at the earliest.

Any suggestions on how to find a suitable short term position for a new grad would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance

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[smq123]

My wife will be graduating FM residency this summer, and is currently looking for a short term (~11 month, August until next July) position in a midsized Midwestern city where I am currently doing a surgical fellowship. We are having a little trouble finding an outpatient position. One hospital system pulled out last minute due to "restructuring of organization strategy and planning." One place did not deal with contracts, only offer letters (like the VA), and we felt that it was strange. Other places are looking for a 2 year commitment.

She is not thrilled about the idea of doing urgent care, however this is our back-up option.

She has spoken with a locum company however they will not have anything for August until April at the earliest.

Any suggestions on how to find a suitable short term position for a new grad would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance

No one is going to hire a new grad for an 11 month commitment. No one reputable, anyway. An experienced physician will need 6 months to build up to a full patient panel; you assume that a new grad will take longer because you can't assume that they will be able to hit the ground running. There is a very real possibility that she won't even be able to consistently generate enough revenue to cover her own salary at 11 months.

Do you guys know where you will end up after your surgery fellowship? She could try looking for a job there, and you guys would be apart for only a year.

Otherwise, locums or urgent care are your best options.

 

[idkididk]

We are actually currently doing the year apart - her last year of residency and my first year of fellowship. She's going to join me for my 2nd year (2 year fellowship), then we'll be moving back to family on the east coast

 

[smq123]

We are actually currently doing the year apart - her last year of residency and my first year of fellowship. She's going to join me for my 2nd year (2 year fellowship), then we'll be moving back to family on the east coast

Ugh, I’m sorry to hear that. Unfortunately it doesn’t change the underlying issue - from a practice management standpoint, a year is nothing. Hiring someone that you know or suspect will not be there in 18 months is not worth the effort.

Keep in mind, hiring someone is the easy part. The hard part is credentialing. Medicaid and Medicare will credential you right away, but private insurances often take at least a year to credential a new provider. If your wife used to go by a different name, it could be even longer. Just as an FYI, private insurance credentialing is a long and complicated process. If you change jobs, even if you stay in the same state, the insurance will require that you get credentialed all over again, as if you’re a whole other person. It’s a bit ridiculous.

 

[idkididk]

Yea we definitely understand that. The other 2 offers that fell through had a float system, where they would put her in different clinics in places where people are out for maternity leave, vacation, etc for months at a time.

 

[cabinbuilder]

Lots of locums jobs out there. Some are a few months, some are 6 months or longer. The companies I worked with and had good luck with are Comphealth, and Delta locums. Global Medical Staffing is good too. You want to try to work in a state that it doesn't take too long to get a license.