How to Transition from Solo to Group Practice
Is your schedule getting more full? Are you wanting to see less clients a week and instead focus more on the business end of your business? Then transitioning to a group practice might be the best fit for you. Does it seem overwhelming? It felt very overwhelming for me at first, so I’m here to guide you on everything I learned to help you build a solid group practice that can continue to grow as you’d like. It’s not as scary as you may think, just follow these steps and reach out if you need more guidance.
Make a game plan:
Make a plan for the new therapists you’d want to hire. Will they be in person or virtual? Flexible hours or are they limited on hours due to office space? Will they be W2’s or 1099’s? Will you offer them benefits or not? Figure out your game plan before taking the next step.
Find a therapist to hire:
You can post on Indeed or other job posting sites to find therapists. Or you may even have people in your current network of friends or friends of friends or colleagues you can hire. I was able to hire 5 other private pay clinicians all through friends or colleagues they knew. I did this by posting on my social media and because I’m able to pay them well, so got a lot of people to reach out. You can also post on a local therapist Facebook page that may be in your area. This will save you some time and energy to not have to create a job posting and sort through several resumes and emails. Of course if there isn’t anyone in your current network then creating a job posting is always a good idea too. I usually recommend posting on Indeed for best results because it is what pulls up first for most people when they are googling therapist jobs.
Then you will interview them and choose the one that feels like the best fit for your practice.
Logistics of hiring other therapists:
-Send them an offer letter
-Get them on payroll: Gusto is a really simple and cost effective option that many therapists use. They will take care of sending your clinicians all the tax forms they need, filed new hire reporting forms, and took care of quarterly taxes for me. Their customer service was also very quick to respond and helpful. Use this link if you want to get a discount.
-Add them to the EHR system you use: I use simple practice which is very simple and easy to add other clinicians. I just use their name and email and simple practice gets them added. Use this link if you want to get $150 off.
-Get them added on your website and add their bio and specialities.
-Add them to therapist directories: If you already have a profile somewhere then you can likely use your directory to send them an invite for some free months.
Therapist Retention
Take good care of your therapists! If you have happy therapists, they’re likely going to take better care of their clients which gives you more client retention. And if you take good care of your therapists, you’re likely able to retain your therapists longer which will keep you from needing to hire again and go through the hassle of finding someone else.
