Today, we’ll take the time to answer another question from a frustrated physician. If you too have questions related in any way to finding a job, getting into a program, or specializing in an specific field, please email them to blog AT thedoctorjob DOT com!
Q: I am a recently divorced mother of two and physician who finished residency last year. Now that I’m on my own, I want to work, but I only want a part-time job. Is it possible for me to find a good part-time Internist job in Chicago?
A: Absolutely! Did you know that it’s even easier to find a part-time job as a physician than a full-time job? In every city, there are going to be at least 50-60 practices or more that would love to have you working for them!
Here’s the reason:
Smaller and mid-size private medical practices make up 75% of the private practices in the country. The ones that are successful tend to have overworked physicians who can’t afford or consider hiring another full-time physician, especially one who wanted to be partner-track. They might have enough work for a physician to see 20-40 patients a week. This level of need isn’t enough to interest a recruiter, and it’s not worth putting out the effort.
So this means that the hidden part-time jobs are all over the place! All you have to do is find them! Whether you use a service like The Doctor Job or not, the only intelligent and logical way to find these hidden positions is to get your name out the people who want to hire you. Any first-year marketing student understands that it’s all about saturation. If you can reach 1500 people with your message, you should be happy to get 15 that are interested. But when you’re looking for a job, getting 15-40 responses is tremendous! It gives you a choice that you’d never have in any situation.
My advice is to write a letter to every primary care clinic in Chicago. Enclose your resume. In the letter, explain that you are looking for a part-time job. In a matter of weeks, you’ll have so many phone calls you’ll be amazed, and you’ll be able to pick and choose until you get the best part-time job out there. Good luck!
2 responses so far ↓
1 matthias muenzer md // Mar 23, 2007 at 8:51 am// View all comments by matthias muenzer md//
Dear thedoctorjob:
the fact that there are numerous part time jobs is surprising to me, but the explanation you give makes absolute sense. I personally had never looked into part-time jobs. The women at MomMD would be interested in these facts. Did you consider leaving a few posts on their website?
glad to know that part-time jobs are plantiful, even in good location.
Your Matthias Muenzer, MD
2 admin // Mar 23, 2007 at 8:54 am// View all comments by admin//
Dr. Muenzer, thank you for your comment. I think that we will drop a line over to MomMD - that is an excellent suggestion.
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