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Hey guys,
Hope everyone is doing well. I just want to vent about some stuff at my current job. This is mostly supposed to be self-therapeutic but if anyone has any comments or anything please don't hesitate.
I'm a frustrated associate fresh from residency at a typical, crappy private practice position. My base is less than 90k and my employers are these two significantly older TFPs. The office itself looks like a nursing home, which I get because it is 30+ years old but they haven't put ANY money into renovating it or making it look more appealing, likely because almost all they do are nails/callouses and they are nearing retirement so they figure why bother? All the medications in the cabinets have been expired for
YEARS (except injectables, they do actually stay on top of those). The instruments are so dull and crappy I've had to run from room to room to find ONE usable set of nail nippers that aren't being held together by duct tape. I've had an office chair start smoking and almost catch fire while I was with a patient. That chair is 31 years old and they refuse to replace it. I refuse to see patients in that room. I also have an aggressive non-compete clause in my contract.
I'm also one of those people that doesn't like to have surgery and clinic on the same day. I know, I'm sure a lot of you are saying "Too bad, everybody does that and so should you." My point is that when I was discussing the contract, we agreed that I would get a dedicated surgical day once a week without having to stress about also covering clinic before/after/in-between cases. So, when I have days with 4+ surgeries, the last thing I want to stress about making it back see patients while still having to do op reports and discharge orders and stuff. Now, if I didn't have any cases booked that day? Sure, open it up! It will help off-load my week. But I'm starting to fall into this pattern of rushing clinic and stressing in cases because I'm trying to make it out by a certain time frame. I HATE that, and was trying to avoid it by informing the front desk staff. But the TFPs in charge said that this is not written in the contract (true, my B), and I need to get used to juggling clinic and surgery on the same days. I'm putting it up with it for now because I don't really have a choice and also I need cases for boards.
Also, apparently I am responsible for the entirety of my own marketing. I thought there would be more attempt at notifying the local providers about me from the practice manager? That's definitely what we discussed before I signed anything. Nope, lol. I am now told that I need to drive from practice to practice (on my OWN time) to hand out business cards and try to drum up business. I am somewhat busy, I see about ~20 a day but with the way this office is set up I wouldn't be able to see more without getting another MA, which is very unlikely to happen. I also keep getting pestered (almost) every day about calling the local smaller community hospitals to get privileges so I can go cut toenails for inpatients before clinic (no thanks).
Why did I sign this contract? Mostly personal reasons, but COVID was a huge factor. I'm actively searching for other opportunities however, and I am in discussion with some other hospitals for a job that will actually let me pay off my loans before I'm 60. The only question is if whether I'm gonna be able to push through to finish the 1 year contract or not.
Hope everyone is doing well. I just want to vent about some stuff at my current job. This is mostly supposed to be self-therapeutic but if anyone has any comments or anything please don't hesitate.
I'm a frustrated associate fresh from residency at a typical, crappy private practice position. My base is less than 90k and my employers are these two significantly older TFPs. The office itself looks like a nursing home, which I get because it is 30+ years old but they haven't put ANY money into renovating it or making it look more appealing, likely because almost all they do are nails/callouses and they are nearing retirement so they figure why bother? All the medications in the cabinets have been expired for
YEARS (except injectables, they do actually stay on top of those). The instruments are so dull and crappy I've had to run from room to room to find ONE usable set of nail nippers that aren't being held together by duct tape. I've had an office chair start smoking and almost catch fire while I was with a patient. That chair is 31 years old and they refuse to replace it. I refuse to see patients in that room. I also have an aggressive non-compete clause in my contract.
I'm also one of those people that doesn't like to have surgery and clinic on the same day. I know, I'm sure a lot of you are saying "Too bad, everybody does that and so should you." My point is that when I was discussing the contract, we agreed that I would get a dedicated surgical day once a week without having to stress about also covering clinic before/after/in-between cases. So, when I have days with 4+ surgeries, the last thing I want to stress about making it back see patients while still having to do op reports and discharge orders and stuff. Now, if I didn't have any cases booked that day? Sure, open it up! It will help off-load my week. But I'm starting to fall into this pattern of rushing clinic and stressing in cases because I'm trying to make it out by a certain time frame. I HATE that, and was trying to avoid it by informing the front desk staff. But the TFPs in charge said that this is not written in the contract (true, my B), and I need to get used to juggling clinic and surgery on the same days. I'm putting it up with it for now because I don't really have a choice and also I need cases for boards.
Also, apparently I am responsible for the entirety of my own marketing. I thought there would be more attempt at notifying the local providers about me from the practice manager? That's definitely what we discussed before I signed anything. Nope, lol. I am now told that I need to drive from practice to practice (on my OWN time) to hand out business cards and try to drum up business. I am somewhat busy, I see about ~20 a day but with the way this office is set up I wouldn't be able to see more without getting another MA, which is very unlikely to happen. I also keep getting pestered (almost) every day about calling the local smaller community hospitals to get privileges so I can go cut toenails for inpatients before clinic (no thanks).
Why did I sign this contract? Mostly personal reasons, but COVID was a huge factor. I'm actively searching for other opportunities however, and I am in discussion with some other hospitals for a job that will actually let me pay off my loans before I'm 60. The only question is if whether I'm gonna be able to push through to finish the 1 year contract or not.