Cast Your Net Where the Candidates Congregate Tired of paying too much to the large job boards and getting limited results. gotbariatricjobs.com is the only job board dedicated to bariatric positions. This is where candidates go to seek bariatric jobs and clients go to post their opportunities to our job board or utilize our contingency recruitment services. Our job board is an affordable way to advertise bariatric surgeon, bariatrician, program coordinator, NPs, PAs, RNs, dietitian and psychologist positions. www.gotbariatricjobs.com is ranked in the top (non-sponsored) positions on all majo ..read more

We spent several days recently during a meeting talking with candidates and practices explaining how the contingency recruitment process works for them. We were surprised the lack of understanding, and misunderstanding by candidates and practices how the contingency recruitment process works, so we want to take some time explaining how the process works for candidates and practices.   How the Contingency Recruitment Process Works for Bariatric Surgery Candidates Contingency recruitment services are always free to candidates seeking practice opportunities.  Contingen ..read more

So you have an important bariatric position to fill, and you have to decide do you go with a large national recruitment firm or a small boutique recruitment firm that specializes in specific medical specialty. boutique bariatric surgery obesity medicine recruitment firm job board Here are key factors to consider: Boutique Recruitment Firm Advantages Personalized attention — Boutique recruitment firms tend to be smaller and take on clients selectively offering more focused attention. Larger firms have many specialties and take on more clients offering a less personalized approach. Acce ..read more

We spent several days recently during a meeting talking with candidates and practices explaining how the contingency recruitment process works for them. We were surprised the lack of understanding, and misunderstanding by candidates and practices how the contingency recruitment process works, so we want to take some time explaining how the process works for candidates and practices.   How the Contingency Recruitment Process Works for Bariatric Surgery Candidates Contingency recruitment services are always free to candidates seeking practice opportunities.  Contingency recruiters work ..read more

ESA Medical Resources is  frequently asked by our clients how to improve revenues.  A good place to start is with minimizing no-show appointments. Jonathan Tornetta writes an excellent article for Physician Practice that explains how to utilize text messaging for reminder appointments. If you have not yet begun to use text messaging for your practice, appointment reminders might be the best place to start. They can greatly increase revenue, are easy to implement, and they save your staff time. Most importantly, patients want them. Many EHRs include text message appointment remin ..read more

Our firm, ESA Medical Resources, is frequently contacted by clients that are seeking to hire an employee or bring on a partner to their bariatric practice.  It is important for practices to have an short, intermediate and long term vision of the direction of their practice. This article by Nick Hernandez for Physician Practice magazine best describes how to structure as a practice owner. Are you imaginative and big-picture oriented? Are you focused and open-minded? Many physician leaders of private practice indeed have these traits, but it’s imperative to make the time to take a step ..read more

The job search is rarely easy, and there are times you might wish you had someone to help you unearth opportunities and make connections. A professional physician recruiter can help. There is never a fee for candidates utilizing a physician recruiter to find a practice opportunity, and clients pay a fee only if the contingency recruiter is successful placing a candidate.  Utilizing a physician recruiter provides many advantages to candidates and clients. Recruiters specializing in physician job placement may contact you to get your information or to tell you about an available position, o ..read more

Opening an Independent Practice BY: Chris Mazzolini Physicians crave autonomy. They are independent thinkers who wants to use their expertise to treat their patients the best way they know how, but this disposition often comes into conflict with today’s healthcare system, which favors large hospitals and corporations. The number of independent practices is dwindling. But every year there are physicians who decide to work for themselves. That’s exactly what James Underberg, MD, did. Underberg opened a concierge practice in 2009. But there is no roadmap for physicians like Underberg, so we ..read more

Oftentimes physicians approach me because they don’t think their practice has a winning strategy. Moreover, they tell me that they do not believe their practice has the right capabilities to execute the current strategy they were following. Having capabilities is all well and good, but just because you are capable of doing something, does not mean you are going to be successful. “Winning” practices often don’t follow prevailing trends, but rather follow five habits that contradict conventional wisdom to out-execute and out-compete their rivals. Here is my personal take on the five strategy exe ..read more

As an owner of a private bariatric surgery practice, or a hospital recruiter that is recruiting a bariatric surgeon do you wish to hire any candidate or hire a stellar candidate?  The obvious response is a stellar candidate.  Most of the time the stellar candidate is not actively looking at job boards. These are referred to as passive candidates.. There’s no way around it — the perfect job candidate is often already employed. These candidates, often referred to as passive candidates, present a unique set of challenges –  after all, someone who is happy in their current role doesn’t typically s ..read more