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How to Ask for a Raise as an Optometrist in a Pandemic

Human Resources

By Practice Growth

While asking for a raise can be taxing on the nerves at any point, it can be especially difficult within the context of a global pandemic. You may hav ...

How to Write a Top-Tier, Professional Eye Care Employee Handbook

Human Resources

By Practice Growth

If you’re opening a new eye care practice for the first time or are looking to revise your employee procedures and rules, you'll need to know ho ...

How to Field a Raise Request Within an Optometry Practice

Human Resources

By Practice Growth

Oftentimes, employers become uncomfortable when staff members broach the subject of salary increases within an optometry practice. The truth of the ma ...

COVID-19 Vaccines: Can You Mandate Them Among Staff?

Practice Management

By Practice Growth

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, people across the globe are breathing a sigh of relief as vaccination efforts gain momentum. As an employ ...

Do Corporate Wellness Programs Make Sense for Practice Staff?

Human Resources

By Practice Growth

Corporate wellness programs are organized ways to promote healthier behaviors in staff, and these can exist at multiple levels. Some programs may have ...

How to Identify Substance Abuse in Employees

Practice Management

By Kate Gettinger, OD

Being able to spot the signs of addiction in the workplace can be beneficial, both for workplace productivity but also from a public health standpoint ...

Avoid Common Pitfalls with Your Job Offer Letter

Human Resources

By Practice Growth

While finding an employee with the right skills and background can be a challenge in itself, a key part in sealing the deal is the job offer letter. A ...

How to Evaluate Resume Gaps in Your Hiring Process

Human Resources

By Practice Growth

Resume employment gaps, or long periods with no work history, are problematic for both employers and applicants. Unless the applicant stepped into a T ...

The Perils of Improper Training in Eye Care

Human Resources

By Keli O'Connor, COMT, ABOC

Optometric and ophthalmic assistants and technicians are an essential part of any eye care office, but eye care is one of the few fields in healthcare ...