LocumTenens 2011 Compensation & Employment Report



Compensation & Employment Report

2011

conducted its Annual Compensation and Employment Survey in the early spring of 2011. Survey respondents represent physicians who practice on a locum tenens basis as well as those with permanent salaries.

This year's survey also included a special section on Medicare. We asked physicians to share their experiences with Medicare and their opinions on the Affordable Care Act.

This report includes compensation and employment statistics for the field of orthopedic surgery.

Respondent Demographics:

Orthopedic Surgery

At a glance Orthopedic Surgery survey respondents: 77% Board Certified; 19% Eligible 93% Male; 7% Female 32% Employed at a group practice; 31% Hospital 31% Have worked on a locum tenens basis 64% Have not but may consider working locum

tenens in the future

by region

years in practice

21% 14% 5%

30% 30%

5 or less years 6-12 years 13-20 years 21-30 years more than 30 years

26%

22%

5%

25%

22%

Northeast Southwest

Southeast West

Midwest

next job change

employment status

4% 8%

1%

38% 31% 18%

salaried owner or partner of practice/group locum tenens or independent contractor exclusively retired resident/fellow other

20% 14% 4%

16% 46%

in the next 6 months 6 months - 1 year 1-2 years 2-3 years no plans at this time

2011 Compensation and Employment Survey -- Orthopedic Surgery

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Compensation & Employment Report

2011 Average Annual Orthopedic Surgeon Salary: $384,707

Based on Full-time Employment

$500k $400k

$409,227 $356,316

$300k

2011

years in practice employment status

$200k

$100k

5 or less years 6-12 years 13-20 years 21-30 years

salaried employee owner or partner of practice/group

more than 30 years

0 All compensation data above includes respondents who selected full-time employment status. Compensation includes salary and bonuses only. Respondents who selected part-time, locum tenens, contractor exclusively, retired, or resident/fellow are not included.

Your voice matters ? Medicare

Each year, as part of the Compensation and Employment Survey, we ask physicians to share their thoughts about a topic of interest. Medicare has been in the news a lot of late, between the healthcare bill, the "Doc Fix" and now vouchers. We wanted to find out what physicians think about the current state of Medicare. Below are some of our findings.

89% of orthopedic surgery respondents currently accept Medicare patients.

Top 3 reasons why orthopedic surgery respondents think the Act will not be beneficial:

33% of their patient population is enrolled in Medicare.

#1 Decrease in compensation/decrease in reimbursement

32% of orthopedic surgery respondents said Medicare reimburses less than their cost for the encounter. Fourty-seven percent said they reimburse enough to break even.*

#2 Decreased efficiency/increased workload

#3 Disagree with government involvement in the healthcare system

85% of orthopedic surgery respondents said the upcoming reforms to Medicare, as part of the Affordable Care Act, will not be beneficial to them.**

* Percentage based on 62 percent of total respondents. Respondents who said they did not know were excluded from this calculation.

** Percentage based on 86 percent of total respondents. Respondents who said they were unfamiliar with the reforms were excluded from this calculation.

About Founded in 1995, is a full-service physician and CRNA recruiting firm specializing in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, OB/GYN, primary care, psychiatry, radiology, and surgery with U.S. hospitals, medical groups, and community health centers. is part of the Jackson Healthcare family of companies. In addition to full-service recruiting assistance, operates a free job board at .

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