Spine Surgeon changing jobs
I am ortho spine, have been in practice 5+years, 39 yo, and left my last private practice due to major shifts in the group that didn’t align with my long term goals. I am in the middle of a transition year, took 3 months off to spend time with our newborn (first kid), grew my consulting business, and then started a part time gig in month 4.
The part time gig has been slower than expected surgically, I haven’t operated in 5 months total. I’ve done ~1000 cases as an attending, and am confident I’ll be safe coming back albeit slower for first few cases.
I interviewed at my dream job recently, it looks promising. Have another interview for a solid job in 2 weeks. We are well setup financially, consulting business will bring in 500-600k this year, and we have large savings buffer (2 yrs of expenses). My backup is to restart practice locally after my 1yr non compete is up. My biggest worry is credentialing at next job in a situation where I’ll do just a few cases in a 12 mo period. Has anyone had experience with this? Any advice?
TL DR: ortho spine surgeon in transition year between jobs, will have 12mo where I’ll do very few cases (5 months with zero) worried about credentialing at next hospital. No financial concerns.