Case Study: Primary Care Physician At Hospital Z
Negotiation Case Study
Janet is offered a job as a primary care physician at Hospital Z. The offer letter she receives includes a salary of $137,000, shared lab space at an adjacent research center, and start up funds of $10,000 for her research. Janet gathers additional information regarding the details of the offer and has to decide which aspects of the offer to negotiate. Here are some of the issues Janet is facing:
1. Janet gathered information from the internet about the salaries of primary care physicians at other hospitals in the area and has found that average salaries range from $130,000 to $148,000. She also has another offer from a hospital in a less desirable area for $146,000. She would like to ask for more but is uncertain
Janet is offered a job as a primary care physician at Hospital Z. The offer letter she receives includes a salary of $137,000, shared lab space at an adjacent research center, and start up funds of $10,000 for her research. Janet gathers additional information regarding the details of the offer and has to decide which aspects of the offer to negotiate. Here are some of the issues Janet is facing:
1. Janet gathered information from the internet about the salaries of primary care physicians at other hospitals in the area and has found that average salaries range from $130,000 to $148,000. She also has another offer from a hospital in a less desirable area for $146,000. She would like to ask for more but is uncertain