[Unknown Member]

Part time on a weekly basis thru locum tenen is not tough.  Partial week is harder.  Jobs are drying out a little.

[maulik78]

In many places the availability is limited by malpractice insurance.
You have to pay 52 weeks of coverage even if you work 20.
We tried to develop a position where two senior rads would cover 52 weeks between the two, but did not do it because we had to buy two full time policies

[Unknown Member]

What are some telerad companies that are decent to work for:  Templeton, US Teleradiology?  Any input is appreciated.  Don’t they usually require 3 years commitment/contract? 
 
You can PM me for frank opinions or confidentiality.  Also, any input on locum companies as well, maybe Comphealth?

[Unknown Member]

Good questions newnurad.
To anyone out there with any info on Telerad, please also PM me.  Thanks a lot.
 

[Unknown Member]

Yes malpractice is that high. Depending on where you work it can be over 20K a year. The other problem is all the other benes such as heath ins., pension, etc. We had 2 rads split a position, but based pay on total compensation so that benes were included. This meant that they each were paid for significantly less than 50% of partner.

[Unknown Member]

Not hard to find a part time job esp if you do IR or MSK. Just talk to the groups.  

[dottbrunoalberto_492]

I would just get your own malpractice insurance and be an independent contractor. You can work as much or as little as you want- assuming you are in a decent size city with decent opportunities.

[Unknown Member]

How much do you estimate you could earn on a part-time basis, say 3 days a week?

[ns1990]

is med malpratice insurance that high for rads in the US?

I am from Canada and we pay a few thousand a year, how much in the US (I realize it is state dependent)? 

Is it higher for interventional rads?

[Unknown Member]

How common are independent contractors?  Any examples of how much or how little time they spend working, or what kind of time and hours they schedule?