Hiring a more efficient staff allows a physician to serve a larger community of patients. Calif. Hiring the wrong person is an incredible burden on your practice. It affects your performance and the performance of your other employees, he noted.
Turnover typically costs one to one and a half times the employee's annual salary.
Networking is the best way to find great staff, he said. He suggested talking with colleagues, consultants, pharmaceutical representatives and others for leads on applicants. If you have great staff people, they probably hang out with other great people. Offer your current employees a 'bounty' for referrals. If networking doesn't help you fill your position, the next step is to advertise, he said.