Contract & Benefits

Physician Recruitment Process and Compensation Overview

During your employment and assuming your 1.0 FTE status, you will be entitled to 208 hours of paid time off, 40 hours of continuing medical education, and $3500 as they see in the allowance annually. However, please note that during your initial employment with Phoenix Children's your initial contract, as well as, proration of PTO hours and CME hours and allowances, will be for a period of roughly 2 weeks in keeping with Phoenix Children's annual physician contract renewals. Your employment contract will automatically renew based upon the same terms and conditions outlined herein, similar to other Phoenix Children's physicians, on January 1 and annually thereafter. 

Years of ServiceAmount of PTO
Less than 2208 hours / 26 days
2 years232 Hours / 29 days
5 years264 hours / 33 days
9+ years288 hours / 36 days

Phoenix Children's offers three medical plan options: 500 PPO plan, 1000 PPO plan, and the consumer directed health plan. Contribution toward the cost of this benefit, if elected, will be deducted on a pretax basis. A copy of our 2024 benefits guide is included for reference and can also be accessed at the following link.

Phoenix Children’s offers a tax-exempt account in which a participate can save money for future qualified medical expenses. When enrolled in the CDHP there is the option to contribute to a health savings account (HSA) and Phoenix Children's will match employee contributions up to $900, based plan tier election and FTE status. When contributing to the HSA that money and any company match becomes your money. It will roll over to the next year and is portable if employment Phoenix Children's were to end. However, annual election of HSA contributions is required every year. The 2024 maximum IRA contribution limit to HSA's is $4,150 for single plan coverage and $8,300 for family plan coverage and an additional $1,000 Catch-up contribution if over age 55.

You are also eligible to participate in the Phoenix Children's Medical Group patient safety, quality and experience incentive plan. The plan provides the annual incentive compensation of up to 5% of providers actual base salary prorated for their respective calendar year, based on the achievement of annual patient safety, quality, and experience performance metrics by PCMG and physicians division, or otherwise determined by PCMG. Participation in the Phoenix Children's medical group patient safety, quality and experience incentive plan will commence upon date of hire.

Phoenix Children's will provide you with a gross starting bonus in the amount of $20,000 payable with regularly scheduled payroll upon your commencement of employment with Phoenix Children's this amount will be considered taxable income to you, subject to all applicable tax withholdings, and will not be considered compensation for the purposes of any phoenix children's employee benefit plan. This starting bonus will not to be repaid on a prorated basis should you terminate your employment with Phoenix Children's within the 1st 24 months of employment.

Phoenix Children's will assist with relocation costs up to $15,000. This payment will be subject to all applicable tax withholdings and IRS guidelines will not be considered as compensation for the purposes of any phoenix children's employee benefit plans. The relocation payment will need to be repaid on a prorated basis should determinate your employment with Phoenix Children's within the 1st 24 months of employment. 

Phoenix Children's provides physicians two retirement plans. 

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan:  

  • Both pre-tax & after-tax Roth 401(k) options are available
  • Immediately start earning matching contribution of 100% up to 4%. Matching is available on both pre tax and after tax contributions of two 4% total.
  • Immediately 100% vested which allows you to keep the matching contributions Phoenix Children’s provides. 
  • Catch-up contributions will be allowed if over 50.  

457B deferred compensation plan 

  • Phoenix Children's contributes 5% of base salary up to annual IRS maximum limits 
  • Option to contribute an additional amount of your pretax eligible earnings into the plan.
  • Participation starts the quarter following the quarter in which employment commences.
  • Immediately 100% invested in Phoenix Children's contributions.  

Illustration of total plan contributions, based on 2024 IRS limits:

Participant AgeMaximum Participant 401k ContributionMaximum 401k Employer ContributionMaximum 457b Employer ContributionTotal Contribution
Under age 50$23,000$13,800$23,000$59,800
Over age 50$30,500$13,800$23,000$67,300

Phoenix Children's additionally offers comprehensive disability programs at no cost to you to ensure you are protected when you need it most. These plans include short term disability, long term disability, supplemental individual long-term disability.

Loan repayment – Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)  

Phoenix Children's provides malpractice insurance for all its employed physicians with coverage extending to claims of professional liability arising out of the duties and responsibilities undertaken by a physician within the scope and term of the physician’s employment. It shall include coverage for claims arising from services performed during the term of physicians employment with Phoenix Children's notwithstanding the date upon which such claims are first asserted. This insurance will not cover any activities or services which are outside the scope of services provided by a physician through their employment with Phoenix Children's. 

Candidates with 2 years of Experience 

Base Salary$182,500
RVU Threshold4990
Conversion Rate$36.57
RVU Produced6,500
Quality Bonus (5%)$9,125
$246,830

Candidates with 10 years of Experience 

Base Salary$198,341
RVU Threshold5424
Conversion Rate$36.57
RVU Produced6,500
Quality Bonus (5%)$9,917
$247,622

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