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Working part-time after graduating from AA school?

Posted by Accepted on February 19, 2012, 10:19 pm

I have recently been accepted to an AA program and was just wondering what the prospects were for being able to work a part-time job after graduating. I have heard that some groups only like to hire experienced anesthetists for part-time positions, but I talked to a couple local groups who said that if they have a part-time opening for an anesthetist to work general cases, they have no problem hiring a new graduate (not sure if I want to return here to live after school, though).

Do most practices have a preference on who they hire for part-time work in terms of years of experience?

And just out of curiosity, if a part-time AA works the same types of cases as a full-time AA but for a shorter amount of time (and less money), what's the benefit to the group in hiring an experienced AA for a part-time position?

It seems like a part-time AA and a full-time AA are the same professional, with the only difference between the two being that they have different work schedules, so I don't really understand why some people seem to frown upon the prospect of part-time work.

Re: Working part-time after graduating from AA school?

Posted by also wondering on February 20, 2012, 12:39 am, in reply to "Working part-time after graduating from AA school?"

i'm also curious about this. i would definitely be interested in part-time work if available. other than paying off my student loan debt, i don't really have any other financial burdens to pay off and don't really need to make full-time money and would love to enjoy the lifestyle.

Re: Working part-time after graduating from AA school?

Posted by btbam on February 21, 2012, 4:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Working part-time after graduating from AA school?"

If you can pay off 100k of debt by working 24 hours a week, then by all means go for it. I'm just saying I wouldn't go into the program talking about how you only want to be a part-time anesthetist.

Re: Working part-time after graduating from AA school?

Posted by Current student on February 21, 2012, 3:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Working part-time after graduating from AA school?"

There are always part time anesthesia jobs. But i doubt if you go around saying you only want to work part time youll get hired anywhere from rotations unless your preggers

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