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Think about the location of each job offer an how easy it would be to get there. Whilst the one further away may appear more lucrative financially by offering a high basic salary, by the time you’ve calculated travel costs you may discover that there is little difference.
You need to decide whether you are willing to travel or even relocate for the right job and what effect this will have on you and/or your family.
Getting involved in controversy may result in you not being able to find work in your official capacity as a certified PA. If you are indeed innocent of all involvement, then that should be established and supported by all court documents and presented to your prospective employer should you be questioned regarding involvement.
Many a careers have been prematurely ended as a result of improper documentation and handling of such cases. You should also work with your hospital’s/personal lawyers regarding the documents you can keep to clear you of such allegations. You have to guard your interests which may decide your career advancement options.
As with doctors and physicians, you are bound by several laws and regulations regarding conduct and many other aspects of your career. Many in the industry fail to observe proper documentation of their career which will prove useful in such incidents, providing you with a clear information source.
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By conducting a research, you can use what you have found to create a list of the top requirements and preferences of the employer, both official and unofficial.The list you have created will be your guide to the next two steps of the physician job interview preparation process. First, you will use that list to generate questions that you will be likely to encounter. Secondly, you will use that list to create answers to those questions, answers that paint the picture of yourself as a candidate who has the desired experiences, qualifications, attributes and history of results. A smart way to do this is to imagine that you asserted that you had these elements. How would you back that assertion up with proof from your job, personal and academic history? What examples would you give of your past job performance? What stories would you tell? These are the miniature narratives and examples that turn boring, informational answers into vivid and convincing interview responses.
The last step of the physician job interview process is practicing these answers. By working with a friend or interview partner, you can answer the predicted questions with your developed answers until that process becomes natural and organic for yourself. If you record your answers, that’s even better.