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Can anyone give some thoughts on working for Kaiser for the first job? Friends have said good things.
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I know people who work for them now and I've worked in a similar system, since left for private practice.
Pros: steady flow of patients with endless referral base, paid time off, decent retirement options, paid disability and malpractice, decent little sign on bonus, they handle all of your billing/collections/coding, so you get paid for all services rendered, decent collegiality and potential to pursue academic interests if desired, some wiggle room with part time schedule if desired
Cons: less autonomy, likely will make less $$ than private practice/partnership situation, corporate structure with various performance metrics tied to compensation
Call: potentially more hospital consults, which may be a pro or con based on your preference for these.
Good luck!
Pros: steady flow of patients with endless referral base, paid time off, decent retirement options, paid disability and malpractice, decent little sign on bonus, they handle all of your billing/collections/coding, so you get paid for all services rendered, decent collegiality and potential to pursue academic interests if desired, some wiggle room with part time schedule if desired
Cons: less autonomy, likely will make less $$ than private practice/partnership situation, corporate structure with various performance metrics tied to compensation
Call: potentially more hospital consults, which may be a pro or con based on your preference for these.
Good luck!
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Also second-hand knowledge but I have a close friend who works for kaiser so probably accurate
- salary is actually shockingly high to start. Make more than most in PP (to start) although potential is limited later in career compared to getting in on a successful busy practice (ie you'll never be the senior partner pulling 900k/ year by having revenue streams off midlevels and path and junior docs)
- see generally fewer patients than PP although they tend to be a bit more complex
- less cosmetics
- great pension/ benefits
- no shortage of patients and no effort to get them.
- may be frustrating that working "harder" doesnt get you more money than the next guy
- little control over staffing
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- salary is actually shockingly high to start. Make more than most in PP (to start) although potential is limited later in career compared to getting in on a successful busy practice (ie you'll never be the senior partner pulling 900k/ year by having revenue streams off midlevels and path and junior docs)
- see generally fewer patients than PP although they tend to be a bit more complex
- less cosmetics
- great pension/ benefits
- no shortage of patients and no effort to get them.
- may be frustrating that working "harder" doesnt get you more money than the next guy
- little control over staffing
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