Season Seven: Staff!
Staffing is one of the biggest challenges surgeons face in setting up their practice. How do you know what staff you need and whether they'll be a good fit? Once you have the right people hired, how do you train them on what they need to know? Staff retention and turnover can cost a fortune- how can it be avoided. This season covers all of the ins-and-outs of staffing.
Also available: An interactive course with free resources such as training checklists and sample job descriptions.
Episode 37: Working with Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Description: Host Dr. Ash Patel interviews Carmen Kavali, MD about the benefits of plastic surgeons working with Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
Summary: Dr. Carmen Kavali shares her experience of working with a Physician Assistant, including typical schooling that is required of them, in what capacity the Physician Assistant can treat patients and all of the benefits of having extra help during clinic.
For more information about your state’s regulations for Physician Assistants click Here and for Nurse Practitioners Here.
Episode 36: Retaining Staff
Description: Host Dr. Ash Patel discusses the topic of staff retention with Sandy Roos, Director of Practice Development at Sientra.
Summary: Sandy Roos, Director of Practice Development at Sientra, shares her expertise on staff retention especially while adapting to the “new normal” as well as touch on the basics of managing telecommuting office staff.
Episode 35: How to Choose the Right Staff?
Description: Host Dr. Ash Patel talks with Dr. Dan Ness and Ashley Bolton about importance of choosing the right staff.
Summary: Founding Member of Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology, Dr. Dan Ness and the Director of Nursing, Ashley Bolton share their tips on choosing the right staff. Having one of the largest private practices in the nation, with several hundred employees, staff and staff training are one of their biggest priorities.
Episode 34: What Staff Do You Need?
Description: Host Dr. Ash Patel dives into what staff do you need in your private practice with ASPSP President, Joanne Dennison.
Summary: Joanne Dennison, ASPSP President, covers the ins and outs of staffing your private practice. Who do you hire? What skills and attributes should you look for in potential employees? In addition, she shares her number one tip when it comes to staffing an office and the importance of having policies in place.