Hire the best….Future optometrists
Right now we have two staff members who have decided to make optometry their life profession and are applying to optometry school. These future ODs are excited, and their excitement is contagious to the rest of the staff, even the sometimes complacent and burned out OD who has been practicing for years. When you employ […]
Rules of engagement: Hiring employees from other optometry practices
Understood rules of engagement among competing optometry practices lay the groundwork for professionalism and ethical business practices. For our purposes, I define competitors as any company within a 50-mile radius that practices optometry, opticianary, or ophthalmology and requires staffing with the same job skills. When a person applies at your office, it’s important to know […]
Optometry Staff Compensation Averages
How well do you pay your staff? Studies have shown that job satisfaction is key to keeping staff in your optometry practice, but money is a close second. Successful optometrists who are also the CEOs of their practice know the importance of compensating staff fairly and equitably for their market while continuing to be a […]