Non compete clauses

All I can say is that I have not and would not sign a contract with a non-compete clause. Most CRNA's I know feel the same way. I left Kansas about 2 years ago, and we had 10 anesthesia groups there, more or less. Only one had a no-compete clause, and they had about the highest turnover rate for CRNA's in the city.

I think a hospital insisting on a no-compete clause is trying to set you up for later changes that will be both major and unpleasant. I'd go elsewhere, but that's me.

Kevin McHugh

i'm aware of a case where a crna sued the group and it was found that the non compete clause was illegal. but it may just be juristiction.

d

mgrn88 - of course i am not yet a crna...but did speak to some crna's who were also legal consultants...and they said that a non-compete clause is usually bound by some type of LOGICAL understanding...meaning that if there are only two hospitals in a 100 sq mi radius it is illlogical to prohibit one from working at the other under the non-compete clause due to lack of other places to work. they also said that usually there is an unwritten distance limit - for example - you can't work for any other hospital within a 15 mile radius etc...

like i said - i have not come across this as of yet...but was inquiring .

good luck.

mgrn88:

Go to the legal section of AANA website. There are extensive writings on this topic. I was just reading them on the weekend.