November 2009
 Avoiding a Nightmare Candidate Site Visit
"The hospital put us up in a cheap hotel that backs up to a seedy bar. My husband was livid and shielded our 11-year-old daughter from it every time we went to our car. I don't care if there was a tournament in town, their hotel choice killed the deal for us." Read more...
 
Top 10 Behavior-Based Site Visit Questions
In order to ensure you are hiring the candidate who is the best fit for your practice, it is important to step outside traditional interview questions and focus on questions that will reveal his or her true character. By utilizing open-ended and probing questions you can avoid vague, canned or hypothetical answers. Read more...
Compensation vs. Work/Life Balance – Winning Recruitment Tips
Research shows the majority of Generation X (born 1965–1980) and Generation Y/Millennials (born after 1980) professionals are more focused on lifestyle than compensation. To be competitive in an era of physician shortages, increase your chances of successfully recruiting newly trained physicians by adopting some or all of these recommendations. Read more...
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists – CRNAs
Nurse Anesthetists have been providing anesthesia care to patients in the U.S. for nearly 150 years. They first provided anesthesia to wounded soldiers during the Civil War. Since World War I they have been the main providers of anesthesia care to U.S. military men and women on the front lines. More interesting facts about CRNAs include: Read more...
Locum Tenens and Electronic Medical Records
Maintaining continuity in services, revenue and patient care is always priority within a medical practice. Many healthcare facilities depend on temporary physician staffing to bridge the gap during maternity leave, vacation, sabbatical, CME or an unexpected emergency. So who are these locum tenens physicians? Locum tenens physicians are likely: Read more...
NEXT MONTH: Watch for our next e-newsletter which will include information on Medical Manpower Planning and the Top 10 Ways to Lose a Candidate. |
