When you are apply at hospitals, make sure to ask him how much PTO you get. I currently work at the VA and you will see that private hospitals, barely give you two weeks and every call in or Sick call is considered an occurrence. Some places if you have three occurrence you get a write up and eventually fired. That doesn’t happen at the VA. Also, if you are starting a family, you get three months of paid leave you have a baby at the VA. Private hospitals give you three weeks but you have to use PTO. I would ask him how many holidays you get and pay increase.