Productivity, 21 point per day? What does this mean?

[matthdrn]

I applied to a place where I did clinical hours. In my contract it says that I need to meet established productivity, TPS (total people served) and expects 21 points per days? Does this mean 21 patients?

I will be in outpatient psych taking over established patients from a doctor that is leaving.

The office manager could not tell me how many patients I would be seeing a day to reach 21 points. These are also mostly medicaid patients and self pay.

Help in understanding or a link to some info would be helpful, I googled and couldn't find anything.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

You will need to clarify this with your employer. It's likely not something that will be the same in multiple facilities.

[xenogenetic]

Promise me you will find out, and be comfortable with that # before you sign anything agreeing to it. I am amazed at how many people sign things they don't understand and then do the research later only to be shocked at what they find. Its even worth paying a lawyer a fee to review and explain the document to you because they will be working for you and impartial. What an officer manager tells you or "thinks" the lanuage means could be inaccurate and then it turns into a game of he/she said versus what's in writing. Judge is always going to rule on the side of what's in writing.

[TammyG]

Psych practices are notorious for having high productivity requirements. An MD for one of those practices told me that the practice initially asked him to sign a contract with a 30 patient minimum daily. This is in nursing homes. That's nuts. An NP for the same practice said she didn't have time to call families to discuss care she was recommending because she had to meet her minimums. I am sure they are not all like that but I echo the cautions to understand what you are getting into.