COVID-19 is continuing to impact healthcare and private practices. In addition, the war raging in Ukraine is on the minds of all employees. For these reasons and more, healthcare is witnessing turnover rates rise. Private practices aren’t protected from this! Many employees are facing feelings of burnout. Some are even reevaluating their lives and participating in the Great Resignation. For private practices, the smaller workforce can be instrumental in showing care towards employees. You likely know the name of every employee you have and work closely with them! However, there are more ways you can continue to keep up with the most recent HR trends and show your staff that you are focused on making their lives at work the best you can. Here are some ways we’ve gathered to ensure your HR policies and actions stay relevant with all the changes happening in 2022.
- Support the mental health of your staff. Mental health is becoming a priority for many. Your HR needs to show that you support the movement! Many companies are taking the time to reevaluate their policies and introduce more support for mental health. This can be anything from providing more benefits for therapy appointments, giving a mental health day off, offering subscriptions to meditation apps, and so much more. You really can get creative here, but even a small change will considerably impact employee perception.
- Provide opportunities for open conversations. Employees want to talk and feel heard. 2022 is bringing quite a few challenges that are having a significant impact on employees. To foster a sense of community and belonging at your practice, it’s essential to communicate with your employees. This can be taking the time to discuss how events may impact your private practice, providing clear communication on any challenges or opportunities your practice is facing, or facilitating an open discussion on a topic you know your employees care about.
- Recognize when you could use help! While you want to help your employees, you’re not immune to these challenges either. Running a practice is a full-time job on its own. Piling on the responsibility of HR and keeping up with the changes, managing your practice, and improving processes is a lot for one person to handle. Finding experts to help you in any of these areas can take a significant burden off, so you can focus on what matters most to you. Orchard Medical Management’s services are proven to increase revenue and patient and provider engagement and satisfaction. Often, there’s a perception that finding help is too costly—however, finding help can improve your revenue so much that it quickly pays for itself!
Supporting your employees doesn’t have to be complicated. Keeping up with the latest in HR and ensuring your employees know you support them in all areas will make a significant impact. But don’t forget to prioritize your own needs as well! Even with rapid changes such as these, your private practice can make sure to keep up with the trends in HR.