Hiring Practices in the Post-COVID Climate, with Lisa McDonald

<h2>Functional Medicine Providers: What You Will Learn:</h2> <ul> <li>Lisa’s journey into the functional medicine niche</li> <li>How <strong>functional medicine providers</strong> can identify opportunities for growth as they come out of the crisis</li> <li>Challenges that FM practitioners should be prepared for as they start to explore the new talent pool and begin the hiring process</li> <li>How to position your practice to stand out and attract higher caliber employees</li> <li>Hiring practices that will put an end to the revolving door of employees at your practice</li> </ul> <h2>Hiring During a Crisis</h2> <p>Lisa McDonald is the founder and owner of Integrated Connections, a consultative search and placement firm serving integrative and functional medicine providers. After experiencing the transformative powers of this medicine firsthand, Lisa set out with a vision to change healthcare through her work. She joins us on this episode of The FM Shift to share her journey and talk about the work her firm is doing to support the functional medicine movement.</p> <h2>Prepare for Growth</h2> <p>When COVID first started, there was a drop in jobs for functional medicine providers. But those jobs are coming back, and in August we were back at equilibrium with August 2019. In October 2020, there is nothing but opportunity in the functional medicine field, and patient demand is going to be driving business now more than ever. There is also a group of doctors that has seen traditional medicine completely fail them during this crisis, so they are migrating toward our movement after witnessing the effectiveness of functional medicine. The industry is booming right now, so functional medicine providers should do everything in their power to prepare for growth.</p> <h2>Build a Team That Aligns With Your Vision</h2> <p>One of the ways functional medicine providers can prepare their practices for growth is by learning how to navigate the new hiring field in the post-COVID climate. Go digital with your hiring process. Position