The hours are extremely long: expect to see forty-eight appointments a day (before they start double-booking you), work 36-hr shifts and receive only 10% of what you gross overnight (some nights you would make nothing as you were not compensated for night ER shifts beyond what you grossed). Benefits are extremely poor and well below the national average: licensure dues, professional dues, DEA registration, and liability insurance are not covered. The contribution to your health-insurance premium is abysmal and their plan-offerings are expensive. Keep your own coverage and take the tax deduction instead. The continuing-education benefit is nominal at best and will not pay for a national conference. You don't get any additional time off to attend a conference, rather, it comes out of your lousy ten-days-off per year.
The salary you're paid is not enough to afford a life thirty minutes outside of Manhattan. The neighborhood surrounding the hospital is not desirable and you don't get paid enough to live in one of the desirable neighborhoods on south shore of Long Island. Don't expect to get a raise or an increase in vacation time, despite being there for multiple years.
You can, however, expect to be lied to about your schedule, the nature of your job, vaccination protocols (very outdated), and hospital capabilities. CVA is NOT a critical-care facility: there are no blood products, no ventilator, no defibrillator, and no specialists on staff (most doctors on staff are not trained to handle a critical case). The principal doctors do not want to practice evidence-based medicine. CVA is supposed to be an AAHA-accredited hospital but does not follow AAHA protocols regarding vaccination, pain management, or anesthetic monitoring.
Management does not work for you, rather, they work for their weekends, holidays, and three-weeks vacation time. Don't put your professional life into their hands.
