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Hey folks,
You've all been really helpful to me in the past and I'm hoping you'll help me yet again. I haven't seen this topic come up for discussion yet. Forgive me if it has.
I'm trying to decide the factors that a group can offer that will lead to longevity. Specifically, what are the things you look for in a group that make you stay the long haul versus jumping ship/shop? I'm talking about the looooooong haul, as in, 20 to 30 to 40 years.
What I've come up with on my own are these.
You've all been really helpful to me in the past and I'm hoping you'll help me yet again. I haven't seen this topic come up for discussion yet. Forgive me if it has.
I'm trying to decide the factors that a group can offer that will lead to longevity. Specifically, what are the things you look for in a group that make you stay the long haul versus jumping ship/shop? I'm talking about the looooooong haul, as in, 20 to 30 to 40 years.
What I've come up with on my own are these.
- Location, location, location...
- High reimbursement (no one wants to stick with a group that pays terribly)
- Low number of required shifts or hours/month (no one wants to stick with a group that works you to the bone)
- Average to lowish patients per hour
- Great specialty support
- Great nursing support
- High degree of 'agency': This is an intangible but I think of it as the degree to which you feel you can change things in your department for the better.