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2008-9 Housestaff Salary & Benefits
The following salary and benefits are set out in the collective
bargaining agreement negotiated between the Committee of Interns
and Residents/SEIU and Cambridge Health Alliance.
Salary/Benefit
| Base
Salary |
7/1/08 |
Educational
Stipend |
Gross
Pay |
| PGY
1 |
$
51,650 |
$
1,900 |
$
53,550 |
| PGY
2 |
$
53,726 |
$
1,900 |
$
55,626 |
| PGY
3 |
$
55,816 |
$
1,900 |
$
57,716 |
| PGY
4 |
$
59,546 |
$
1,900 |
$
61,446 |
| PGY
5 |
$
64,001 |
$
1,900 |
$
65,901 |
| PGY
6 |
$
68,457 |
$
1,900 |
$ 70,357 |
| PGY
7 |
$
72,913 |
$
1,900 |
$
74,813 |
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Note:
Orientation pay for work > July 1
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Professional
Education Stipend
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$
1,900/yr (non-taxed) |
| Health
Insurance |
Hospital
pays 85% of premium. Several HMOs are available, including
Harvard Pilgrim and BCBS.
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CIR
Health & Welfare Fund
Disability
Insurance
|
100%
employer paid
Short, Long Term & Extended Benefits;
Coverage to age 65; portable upon leaving
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Dental
|
100%
employer paid Aetna Dental Insurance
Individual & family coverage; no annual maximum benefits;
no deductible (except out of network); some out of pocket
expenses.
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Visual
|
100%
employer paid, individual & family
($100 each family member per year)
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Vacation
|
4
weeks |
| Malpractice
Insurance |
$5
million / $10 million
Moonlighting covered for PGY 2 and above
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| Licensure |
Medicine
&
Family Medicine -
Limited licenses paid by Hospital
Psych
& Child Psych - Permanent Licensure &
Re-licensure paid by Hospital
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| Parking
|
$50/month
in on-site Line St. Lot & other Cambridge Alliance work
sites
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| On-Call
Dinner |
Fruit,
yogurt & microwave foods to satisfy religious and dietary
needs -- stocked in refrigerator for House Officer use only
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Moonlighting
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Medicine
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$70/hour
in Emergency Dept. |
Family
Medicine
|
Not
Currently Offered |
Psychiatry
1st Moonlighter
|
$100/hour
plus $75 base pay per call
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Psychiatry
2nd Moonlighter
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$175/hour
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Emergency
Absence Pay
Medicine
|
$250
per weeknight $350 weekend day shift and
$450 weekend/holiday overnight.
House
Officer called in to do extra on-call for a colleague out
sick, on leave, etc.
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Podiatry
|
If
called to serve as 1st assist in OR for non-foot/
Ankle surgery, will be paid $50/hour.
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| Sick
Time |
15
days per year / accrued from year to year
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Leaves
of Absence:
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| Illness |
Family
Medical Leave Act - up to 12 week unpaid leave for serious
illness or serious illness of spouse, parent or child. Use
sick and disability insurance to make this leave paid.
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| Maternity
Leave |
Up
to six months for birth, care or adoption of a child. This
policy is also extended to any House Officer who assumes primary
care of a newborn or adopted child in his/her immediate household.
Use sick and vacation time to make this a paid leave.
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| Parental |
14
days leave to attend birth, adoption or care of a child. Use
sick and/or vacation time to make this a paid leave.
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| Personal
Days |
2
days per year. Must be approved by Program Director and planned
at least 3 weeks in advance. Use sick time to make this a
paid leave.
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| Bereavement |
Up
to 3 days paid leave. With Program Director's approval, can
extend this leave by using sick time.
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Institutional
Policies for Applicants
Sample
of the CHA House Officer Contract
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