[RadDoc0512]

To me 70 RVUs every day could be a grind and ripe for burn out, unless you are reading normal contrast brain MRIs for headache.

More likely you will have to read mix of spine CT (about 1 RVU) and some plain films (0.2 RVU) in the list they assign to you. When you factor those low RVU studies, it gets tedious and can be stressful to hit 70 day in and day out. What salary range and vacation are they offering?

[statrequest]

Thanks for replying! That’s a good point about the actual day-to-day case mix. Obviously I would want to do the higher RVU exams (MR body/MR neuro, nucs/PETs)…but might not actually get that. Range is 450-500, 8 weeks vacation + national holidays. I’m in a major city.

[RadDoc0512]

From what I have heard, Radnet overall is one of the better corporate type of jobs. You just have to think carefully about the type of job you want.

For some people, they just want to work mostly from home, read all outpatient type of work, and have flexibility which these types of jobs are good for. Coming straight out of fellowship, not sure I would want to be so isolated </font>at a corporate type job. For most of these corporate radiology jobs you are either reading from home or are the only one on site covering a small imaging center.

Personally I prefer a more relaxed pace ~50 RVU which I believe is closer to the norm at academic, pseudo academic, or community hospital based jobs. For sure you could have busier days but for the most part that is closer to the average. Those types of jobs easily pay in the range you are being offered at. Maybe less than 8 weeks vacation but when you factor in CME, sick days, and other comp days you probably get close to that.

Another benefit is that you will have other colleagues within reach to bounce cases off of and you will get better clinical feedback from your referrers. Personally, I think for a graduating fellow the best type of job is a mid size group practice or hospital with minimal call. You could always switch to Radnet after 5 or so years if flexibility and no call become the most important.

Other things to bring up to the recruiter are retirement benefits and sick days. From what I have heard many Radnet doctors don’t get any contributions to their 401k and they have to fully fund their retirement. Also they are not offered stock in the company. And those 8 weeks often include any sick days you might need to take.

Again, not trying to dissuade you, but just encouraging you to factor in all the variables. I know a few people who work there and it works for them and they are overall happy.

[statrequest]

Thanks for taking the time to write such a thoughtful response. Flexibility sounds really nice to me, although currently, it’s not something I necessarily need. I do however, find myself often driven by/get rewarded from providing good care through my reports. I also find that a good social environment can really help me destress. I think on the surface, the no-call outpatient corporate job provides a sense of independence and control over my day to day, whereas a community/hybrid/academic job will have other obligations that can be more challenging, but highly likely to be more rewarding and meaningful over time, i.e., tumor boards, learning from other radiologists and clinicians, more interdisciplinary approach, inpatient cases. Good point about the sick days/comp days/CME…those can potentially add up to even more than the 8 weeks…and without the daily grind when working.

There is still a lot of thinking to do and things to learn, but I definitely gained some clarity. I really appreciate all the input!

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