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  • Home
  • About
    • Our Purpose
    • Officer Directory
    • Officer’s Responsibilities
      • President
      • President Elect
      • Immediate Past President
      • Treasurer
      • Secretary
      • Directors at Large
      • Student Directors at Large
  • News
    • Blog
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    • PSPA News Brief
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  • Why PSPA
    • Overview
    • For Practicing PAs
    • For Students
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  • Membership
    • Reasons to Join PSPA
    • Join PSPA
    • Membership Levels
    • Benefits of Membership
      • Insurance Benefits
    • Member Directory
    • Renew Membership
    • Keystone Cash
    • Gift Memberships
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    • Overview
    • Job Seekers
      • Find a Job
      • Interviewing Tips
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      • Anatomy of a Contract
      • New Graduate Info Sheet
      • Obtaining State License
      • Employment Exit Checklist
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      • Employer Career Center
      • How to Find a PA
      • Benefits of Hiring a PA
      • Reimbursement for Services
      • Advertising and Fees
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      • Salary and Demographics
      • Physician PA Team
      • Summary of PA Regulations
      • Amending Hospital Bylaws
      • Research Grant
  • Student Affairs
    • Overview
    • Potential Students
    • Active Students
    • Graduating Students
    • Pennsylvania PA Programs
    • Challenge Bowl
      • General Info/Rules
      • Challenge Bowl FAQs
    • Student Leader Philanthropic Endowment
    • Student Awards/Scholarships
      • Nathaniel Alston Student Achievement Scholarship Award
      • Thomas J. Lemley Award for Health Disparities Competition
    • Links
  • Advocacy
    • Overview
    • Governmental Affairs
      • Action Center
      • State Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine
      • Online Written Agreement Information
      • Regulatory Activity
      • Legislative Activity
      • Political Action Committee
      • About PSPA PAC
      • Tools
      • SBM Regulations**
      • SBOM Regulations**
      • Archives
    • Workplace
      • Leadership
      • PSPA Annual Awards
        • How it Works
        • Fellow Awards
        • PSPA Award Winners
    • Community
      • Health Disparities
      • Annual Charity
      • 10 Ways to Make a Difference
    • Committees
      • Committee Information
      • Committee Annual Reports
      • AAPA House Delegates
      • Awards Committee
      • Conference Planning Committee
      • Election Committee
      • Finance Committee
      • Governmental Affairs Committee
      • Health Disparities Committee
      • Historian
      • Leadership & Mentoring Committee
      • Membership Committee
      • Newsletter Committee
      • PSPA Liaison
      • Public Relations & Education Committee
      • Regional Affairs Committee
      • Reimbursement Committee
      • Social Media
      • Standing Rules & Policy Committee
      • Student & Faculty Affairs Committee
      • Technology Committee
      • Website Committee
    • Public Relations
      • Spread the Word
      • Addressing Specific Audiences
      • Concepts to Convey
      • Publications & Products
      • Resources
  • Events & CME
    • Calendar
    • Annual Conference
      • 2023 CME Conference Rates & Registration
      • General Information
      • Schedule
      • Thank you to our 2022 speakers!
      • Hotel Information
      • CME Workshops
      • Professional Sessions
      • Current Exhibitors
      • Special Events
      • Conference Faculty
      • Committee Interest Form
      • Exhibitor and Sponsor Information
      • Speaker Application
      • Future Conference Locations
      • Posting of Conference Lectures
    • CME Miniseries
    • CME Announcements
    • Deadlines
    • Regional Affairs
      • Map of Regions
      • Get Involved
      • Regional Representatives
      • Meeting Information
    • Courses
  • Resources
    • Professional Organizations / Liaisons
    • AAPA Links
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Pre-Employment Checklist

Please use the following checklist to remind you of important issues to consider when searching for a job, interviewing, and writing an employment contract.

PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION


Practice Issues

Hours / Locations

  • Number of office locations?
    Will PA work in all locations?
  • Regular Hours of Operation?
    Expected number of hours of work per week?
  • On-call schedule: Flexible?
    By phone or in person?
    Have to go to office, ER, nursing home?
    Has compensation for these been clearly specified?
  • How will holidays be covered?
  • Weekends begin and end at what time?

Responsibilities

  • Type of work the PA wants to do?
    Physician’s expectations of what PA will do?
  • Expected number of patients to be seen each day?
  • How will the physician and PA interact?
    How will supervision be provided?
    Availability of physician?
  •  Relationship to others in the office?
  • Other responsibilities in the practice?
    Quality assurance, in-service training
    Development of policies/procedures
    Handling of Equipment
    Supervisory Roles
  • Number of hospitals where physician is privileged?
    Will PA be privileged there too?
    PA’s hospital responsibilities?
    Is hospital committee work required? Possible?
  • Number of nursing homes where the physician follows patients?
    PA’s nursing home responsibilities?

Legal Issues

  • Necessary paperwork filed with the state licensing board?
    Who is responsible for submitting paperwork?
  • State statute / regulations reviewed with the physician?
    Rules / regulations and “gray areas” discussed?
  • Nursing home regulations reviewed?
  • Probationary period?
  • Written contract provided?
  • Physician’s malpractice policy type and coverage reviewed with PA?
    PA’s malpractice policy type and coverage discussed and acquired?
    Is tail coverage provided, if needed?
  • Provision in contract for re-negotiation in event of expanded responsibilities, workload increase, reduction in services, etc.?

Business/Benefits

Insurance

  • Malpractice coverage—types, limits of liability?
    Personal, AAPA endorsed occurrence policy?
    Personal claims made policy with tail coverage?
    Rider on physician’s policy?
  • Health insurance provided? For dependents?
  • Dental insurance provided? For dependents?
  • Life insurance?
  • Disability insurance?

Leave

  • Annual leave?
  • Paid holidays?
  • Sick leave?
  • Family / maternity leave?
  •  Unpaid leave policy?
  • Number of paid jury days?

Professional Expenses Covered

  • Certification exam expense?
  • Recertification exam expense?
  • Annual PA conference expense?
  • State Chapter CME conference expense?
  • CME program expenses?
    Dollar amount available?
    Number of paid days off for CME?
  • AAPA annual membership dues?
  • PSPA annual membership dues?
  • Professional activity in local, state, and national PA organizations permitted?
  • Coverage of malpractice insurance?
  • State license/ certification fees?
  • Credentialing fees?

Compensation

  • Hourly wages or base salary?
    How often reviewed?
  • Partnership available?
  • Bonus plan available?
  • Profit sharing available?
  • Pension provided?
  • Additional compensation for on-call?
  • Reimbursement of expenses?
    Travel to hospital, nursing homes, between offices or distant offices?
    Professional equipment?
    Moving expenses to start new job?
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