Moonlighting is…
the practice of medicine for financial remuneration that is not recognized as part of the training program by the Program Director.
Who is eligible?
Trainee must be a PGY-2 or higher and in good standing within their program. BJH trainees may only moonlight internally.
Requirements
Trainees must have
- permanent state license for where moonlighting will occur.
- personal liability coverage.
- if moonlighting outside of Barnes Jewish Hospital
- personal BNDD.
- personal DEA license.
Conditions
- Moonlighting may not interfere with a trainee’s dedicated participation in their training program or their ability to provide quality care to patients.
- Trainees must log all moonlighting hours in New Innovations and those hours are subject to the 80-hour weekly work limit set by ACGME.
- Trainees may not be “on-call” or be assigned Jeopardy while moonlighting.
- Trainees may not moonlight while on leave.
- Moonlighting shifts may not begin prior to 5 PM or end after 8 AM on days when trainees have program duties.
- Moonlight sites must be affiliated with the GME Consortium.
- The Program Director has the right to suspend moonlighting privileges at any time if they feel that a trainee’s primary clinical and/or educational responsibilities within the training program are not being met.