Physician Employment Agreement

Summary

This non-jurisdictional template is a physician's employment agreement that can be used as a contract between a physician and a hospital. This template has not been tailored for any jurisdiction. Use this template alone or customize it for one or more jurisdictions. This template is intended for private employers and contains practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. For extensive coverage of important topics in the healthcare industry, see Healthcare Fundamentals Resource Kit. For a list of resources addressing key issues related to healthcare organizations, see Healthcare Transactions, Licensing, and Regulation Resource Kit. For information on drafting employment agreements and offer letters for non-executives, see Employment Agreements: Key Legal, Drafting, and Negotiation Issues (Pro-Employer), Employment Agreements: Negotiating Tips (Pro-Employee), and Implied Contract Claims, Employee Handbook Disclaimers, and Offer Letters. For information on drafting executive employment agreements, see Employment Agreements: Key Legal, Drafting, and Negotiation Issues (Pro-Employer). For annotated executive employment agreements, see Executive Employment Agreement (Pro-employer) and Executive Employment Agreement (Pro-executive). For a full listing of key content covering recruiting, screening, testing, hiring, and onboarding, see Screening and Hiring Resource Kit. For state-specific offer letters / employment agreements, see the Offer Letters and Employment Contracts column of Screening and Hiring State Expert Forms Chart.