Salaried doctors don’t see enough patients. This is in comparison to fee-for-service doctors. This contributes to more Islanders being without a doctor, and means that taxpayers are not getting as good a value for the doctor’s salary.
Notes
In the master agreement for doctors, as per Section B – Salaried Physicians, Article B3 – Job Descriptions, B3.2 states that the expected workload for a salaried physician is to be determined on an individualized basis:
- A job description shall contain:
- (a) the job title;
- (b)
- (i) the title of the physician’s immediate supervisor(s) for administrative and
clinical purposes; - (ii) where an immediate supervisor is not a physician, the salaried physician shall report to the Medical Director in regard to all clinical matters;
- (i) the title of the physician’s immediate supervisor(s) for administrative and
- (c) a summary of the position’s responsibilities;
- (d) a description of the position’s specific duties, including
- (i) location of the physician’s specific place(s) of work;
- (ii) expected workload (to be determined on an individualized basis);
- (iii) expected type and range of medical services to be provided;
- (iv) expected on-call coverage; and
- (v) any other related duties.
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