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1. Launching Your Career in Pediatrics: Human Resources and Staff Management (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Appropriate staffing of an office can help the practice run efficiently, increase patient satisfaction, and help with your workload. This section will provide tips on the following: Creating job descriptions, establishing staff salaries, hiring quality staff, recruiting and hiring physicians, managing staff, training and evaluating staff, physician/provider annual assessments, evaluating partners, and handling conflict and difficult situations. (From the Launching Your Career in Pediatrics Handbook.)
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2. Sample Employee Handbook (2006)
Catawba Pediatric Associates, P.A.
This sample document can be used or modified as an employee manual for your practice.
3.Creating Job Descriptions (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
This section provides tips on creating job descriptions. (From the Launching Your Career in Pediatrics Handbook.)
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4.Creating Office Policies (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Because of the multiple regulatory agencies that monitor the health care industry, physician offices must have policies and procedures established, in addition to those required by employment and labor laws. (From the Launching Your Career in Pediatrics Handbook.)
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5.Establishing Staff Salaries (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
This section provides tips on determing pay structure hourly vs salary, and an overview of exempt and non-exempt status. (From the Launching Your Career in Pediatrics Handbook.)
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6.Handling Conflict and Difficult Situations (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
This section provides guidelines on how to handle difficult situations such as terminating employees. (From the Launching Your Career in Pediatrics Handbook.)
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7.Hiring Quality Staff (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
This section provides tips on hiring staff, including front office staff, nursing staff, and mid-level providers. (From the Launching Your Career in Pediatrics Handbook.)
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8.Managing Staff (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
This section provides guidelines on how to effectively manage staff. (From the Launching Your Career in Pediatrics Handbook.)
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9.Physician/Provider Annual Assessments: Evaluating Partners (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
This section provides guidelines on how to effectively physician and providers. (From the Launching Your Career in Pediatrics Handbook.)
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10.Staff Retention (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatricians and their practice managers often wonder how to build staff morale and incorporate fun ways to recognize staff for their efforts. This article provides tips and examples of what some pediatric practices are doing to accomplish this.
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11.Staff Salaries (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
This article provides the average salaries for the following medical professions: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Medical Assistants, Medical Records and Health Information Technicians, Medical Secretaries, Nursing Aids or Certified Nursing Assistants, Physician Assistants, Receptionists and Information Clerks, and Registered Nurses.
12.The Employee Handbook (2009)
American Academy of Pediatrics
The bulk of office policies are included in the employee handbook. This handbook is given to every employee on hire. This section provides an overview of what belongs in a handbook. A sample handbook is also provided. (From the Launching Your Career in Pediatrics Handbook.)
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13.Physician Salaries and Loan Repayment Options (2008)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Salary ranges vary depending on the location of the United States that you practice. When selecting a practice is it important to also consider how much money you will need to make to pay off your student loans. Some positions may offer loan repayment. (From the Launching Your Career in Pediatrics Handbook.)
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14.Staff Evaluations: Guidelines and Instructions (2008)
Somerset Pediatric Group
This sample office document provides guidelines and instructions for conducting staff evaluations.
15.Staff Evaluations: Template (2008)
Somerset Pediatric Group
This sample staff evaluation form can be used to assess various staff positions. The document has tabbed sections for evaluating registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, medical assistants, front and back office personnel, office coordinator, administrative assistant, collections personnel, laboratory personnel, and referral coordinators.
16.Determining the Value of a Buy-in for New Partners and a Buyout for Retiring Partners: February 2007 (2007)
Practice Management Online
Article provides AAP members' experiences related to buy-ins for new partners coming to a practice and buyouts for partners leaving the practice.
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17.Salaries: Medical Office Administrators and Office Managers (2007)
American Academy of Pediatrics
This article provides resources on identifying the average salaries for pediatric office managers.
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18.Employment Contracts: A Practice Management FAQ (2007)
Richard Oken, MD, FAAP
This article provides an overview of what factors should be included in an employment contract.
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19.Sample Employment Contract (2007)
Kern Augustine Conroy & Schoppmann
This sample employment contract can be used or adapted to fit the needs of your practice.
20.The "EX Files"—Working With Physician Extenders (2008)
Richard H. Tuck, MD, FAAP
Physician extenders constitute an important part of our health care delivery team and include medical technicians, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs), pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs), and physician assistants (PAs). Knowing the technical ins and outs of state and federal requirements, related to their working relationships, minimizes liability and maximizes payment opportunities for their services.
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