A Physician and Advanced Practitioner Mentorship Program That Aid In Healthcare Business Development
Learn How Tiller-Hewitt's Healthcare Strategic Growth Approach Can Help with Mentorship
Mentoring measurable improves satisfaction and retention of new physicians and advanced practitioners
Offering mentorship is a significant competitive advantage and a benefit that candidates value when being recruited. Highly engaged physicians and APPs serving as mentors guide their peers in navigating the organization’s cultural and operational landscape in their first year of practice.
Physician Relationship Management for Successful Mentors and Mentees
Studies have shown that assigning mentors to new recruits measurably increases satisfaction and retention. But launching and maintaining a mentorship requires an intentional approach with the right training, tools and coaching.
With years of experience, our mentorship playbook and execution combine technology and human interaction to:
Ensure effective coordination, consistency, collaboration and communication
Set measurable goals and reports key dashboard metrics
Gather feedback from mentors and mentees
We structured this year-long physician mentorship program, critical to retention, under the direction of our Onboarding Coach/Mentor, a physician also credentialed with both a master’s degree in healthcare administration and professional development certification.
A Tiller-Hewitt trained physician liaison ensures that any issues arising in the mentee’s first year are proactively addressed with the appropriate operational or executive leaders.
“The Mentorship Program Launch meeting via Zoom was a HUGE success! We had almost 80 people at the kick-off. Kim Grant, Dr. Mudge-Riley, and Tammy Tiller-Hewitt are the BEST!” Amy Powell Director of Recruitment and Retention Reid Health
The three-phase program delivers the expertise and resources from strategy through implementation:
Strategy
The foundation of the mentorship program includes:
Criteria including job descriptions for the mentor and mentee
Assessing and selecting mentors based on readiness to serve
Effective matching for mentors and mentees
Training
Orientation and training for mentors and mentees include:
Enhancing skills such as active listening
Easy-to-use checklists to guide mentor and mentee before, during and after their meetings
Setting mutual expectations for time commitment and relationship
Implementation
The physician coach and liaison launch and support the program:
Kick-off event
Cadence of monthly, quarterly and annual program touchpoints
Improve Physician Relations With An Engagement Retreat
Physician Engagement Is A Coveted Game Changer That Leads To Healthcare Strategic Growth
Leaders of any organization will attest to the challenge of keeping clinicians engaged when there is a highly diverse mix of work styles, generations, practice locations and levels of experience. A facilitated retreat builds the foundation for engaging your key stakeholders in strategic decisions, uniting administrative and clinical teams, and securing their support for key initiatives.
Effective Physician Relationship Management Includes Facilitated Retreats
The mission critical goals of your retreat can be accomplished - and even enhanced - with fun and interactive team building. An environment of trust, open communication and innovative thinking builds bridges to the best solutions and buy-in from all stakeholders.
Done right, retreats get physicians and advanced practitioners into a new learning environment and encourage leaders to actively participate in cross disciplinary groups. Our professional, objective facilitators build credibility because we understand medical staff dynamics from a first-hand perspective, but are not saddled with any organizational paradigms.
Your facilitated retreat’s three-level framework creates a feedback loop for continuous engagement and improvement.
Pre-Engagement Assessment
Pre-retreat survey
Consensus on areas of high importance and impact
Program Sessions
Customized modules and exercises based on assessment
Team-building, SWOT and process improvement
Outcomes and After Care
Prescribed to meet needs uncovered in retreat and achieve key objectives
Identify future issues to follow-up or prioritize in upcoming retreats
Flexible Retreat Settings
Because we have been delivering programs both online and in person for years, we offer options for both virtual and safe, live events that will work for your team across multiple settings.
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