Nephrology Physician opening 2 hours from Philly, NYC, and DC

**Nephrology Physician opening 2 hours from Philly, NYC, and DC** **Practice Overview:** An independent, multi-specialty practice located in Lebanon, PA, with over 100 employees, including 10 MDs, 4 APPs, 3 NPs, Physical Therapists, and administrative staff. Specialties encompass Internal Medicine Primary Care, Rheumatology and Osteoporosis, Nephrology, and Endocrinology. **About the Practice:** - Hospital, a 170-bed acute care facility, located 2 miles from the practice. - Equipped with private physician offices, 30 exam rooms, onsite lab, onsite X-ray, DXA (Bone Density), EMG, physician therapy, infusion center, fracture liaison services, and medical records facilities. - Satellite offices in Hershey (16 miles) and Lititz (14 miles), with DaVita sites in Lebanon. Nephrology services are currently exclusive to the Lebanon location, with potential expansion to Hershey. - The nephrology physician will be responsible for maintaining and expanding a full-scope nephrology practice, encompassing outpatient and inpatient duties, along with Medical Directorship at 1 DaVita site. **Schedule:** - Clinic hours: Monday through Friday, 7 am to 5 pm, with physicians having a 4.5-day week. - Flexible start times for physicians. - One week per month spent at the DaVita site, with no outpatient responsibilities but hospital rounding/consults. **Volume:** - Clinic: Half-day, around 10-12 patients. - Hospital volume varies, averaging 7-10 patients per day, primarily consult service (98%, not admissions). **Referrals:** - In-house internists and referrals from Good Samaritan, leading to permanent patient switches to LIMA. **Call Schedule:** - 1:2 weeknights and 1:3 weekend call, shared with Dr. Siddiqui and the Nurse Practitioner. Minimal call volume. **Payor Mix:** - 60% Government Subsidy (Medicare)/40% Private Insurance. **Candidate Parameters:** - MD/DO - AMG/FMG - BC Internal Medicine, BC/BE Nephrology - No visa sponsorship available. **Compensation:** - Base Compensation: $235K max annual salary before partnership. - 1st Year: Higher of base pay or 65% as if a partner. - 2nd Year: Higher of base pay or 85% if a partner. - Productivity Bonus upon partnership: Base drops to $185,000 with an annual bonus of $40,000-$60,000. **DaVita Compensation:** - $16,000/month, contributing to "collections total" each month, not shared with the other providers. **Overhead:** - Determined by productivity, averaging 48%-50%. **Collections:** - 60-65% of billables within 90 days, average collection rate at 20 days. Practice target is $63,000/day. **Benefists:** - 2-year track, with partnership offered at the beginning of Year 3. Opportunity for building buy-in at Year 5, around $60,000-$75,000 (depending on Accounts Receivable status). - Relocation offered. Sign-on bonus of $30K from Wellspan Hospital, requiring a 5-year commitment or percentage payback. Relocation: $3,000. - Occurrence-based. - Provided 401K with market match, average 8-12%. - 12 days PTO, 8.5 paid holidays (increases to 18 days at partnership). - 2 weeks per year plus $3,000. - ST/LT Disability, Auto/gas card and insurance, Health insurance for the physician and family, cell phone, pension, can meet with the bank to waive down payments on homes.