Does anyone know what is the average pay for working interview for an optometrist? I tried to find information online but I wasn't able to find much information about it. Thank you!
Working interview pay?
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I only had one working interview and the only compensation provided to me was lunch. If you are to do a full day working interview, I would say provide lunch or compensate the average fill-in salary.
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I would only consider seeing a maximum of one patient for free. Any other sort of "working interview" should be compensated for at the prevailing wage for your area.
You see patients and demonstrate that you are competent during an interview.
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Did you get the job? Who covers the malpractice for those patients you saw?
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Here is the mindset I would go with:
A "working interview" should be a time where the hiring doctor is evaluating the new doctor on their patient care, bedside manner with patients and interactions with the staff.
The doctor that is getting interviewed should use this time to evaluate the flow of the practice, the level of care provided and whether or not they want to call this new place home or not.
For a hiring doctor to ask for a "working interview" it means that the hiring doctor thinks enough of the new doctor to spend extra time with them to evaluate whether they are "the one" to invest their time, money and energy into. Therefore, both the interviewer and the interviewee are receiving benefits from this time spent together.
If lunch is provided and there is a chance to get to know each other better on more of a personal level, that is a bonus. I would not be concerned about getting paid for that time as it is time well spent and you should be flattered that they chose you over all the other applicants to further evaluate you for the position.
A "working interview" should be a time where the hiring doctor is evaluating the new doctor on their patient care, bedside manner with patients and interactions with the staff.
The doctor that is getting interviewed should use this time to evaluate the flow of the practice, the level of care provided and whether or not they want to call this new place home or not.
For a hiring doctor to ask for a "working interview" it means that the hiring doctor thinks enough of the new doctor to spend extra time with them to evaluate whether they are "the one" to invest their time, money and energy into. Therefore, both the interviewer and the interviewee are receiving benefits from this time spent together.
If lunch is provided and there is a chance to get to know each other better on more of a personal level, that is a bonus. I would not be concerned about getting paid for that time as it is time well spent and you should be flattered that they chose you over all the other applicants to further evaluate you for the position.
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Usually there is another doc in the room watching your performance, demeanor, clinical judgement, etc. They will then sign off on the chart.
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