Understaffing can be dangerous—both to the safety of your patients and the reputation of your facility. Your patients have specific medical needs that increase with the severity of their conditions, especially in a hospital or acute care setting. You rely on your medical staff to deliver the treatments your patients need, but when you’re understaffed,… Read more »
Finding talented, reliable and dedicated medical professionals for all positions within your medical practice, hospital or clinic is important, from physicians, nurses, pharmacists, technicians, and even medical assistants. In fact, probably none of the professionals listed would be able to do their job without the help of a medical assistant. After all, some of the… Read more »
Hiring can seem like an endless cycle. You put a great deal of time and energy into adding new people to the team, and it’s frustrating when they leave unexpectedly and you must begin again. But is it possible you are making errors that drive your best people away without even realizing it? Here are… Read more »
In today’s healthcare environment, with the myriad insurance plans available, and the shadow of the Affordable Care Act looming over healthcare reimbursement, medical billing has become more important than ever. When you go to hire a medical billing specialist for your practice, make sure you have a person who knows how to get the optimal… Read more »
If you are thinking about using a staffing firm to help find employees for your medical practice, you may be wondering how to go about choosing one. What should you look for? Which firm can best help you? Here are a few things to consider as you make that decision. What is the firm’s website… Read more »
It’s never easy figuring out if you have the right number of staff to handle all of the patients in your medical practice. There are many different factors that can determine the number of staff that you need. As a rule of thumb, when things get busy, medical practices tend to hire more people, and… Read more »
Staff retention is important for any business, especially in the medical field. How you manage your practice is the biggest factor in high turnover rates. Here are the most common causes of employees leaving. Poor management. Needless to say, poor management is a surefire way to make employees unhappy. If subordinates are always being micromanaged… Read more »
Are you in need of top medical staff in the Houston area? If you have not yet considered bringing temporary medical staff on board, it may be an avenue worth exploring. Having a strategic hiring plan in place is imperative for your patients’ well-being as well as the efficiency of your workplace; for many medical… Read more »
When developing a staffing plan for your practice, make sure you have the optimum number of team members for each physician in the practice. You do not want too few, or too many staff members. To find out what the optimum number is for your practice, you need to do some measuring and evaluating. Measurement… Read more »
Finding qualified staff is always a tough job, and finding good licensed vocational nurses is no exception. Fortunately, there are a number of different ways you can look for LVNs. Here are a few tips on finding good nurses for your practice. Use a healthcare recruiter. This is a good way to fill just about… Read more »