Team Building: Personality Traits for an Medical Office Setting

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Every patient that is entrusting their medical care in a particular medical clinic wants to feel like they have chosen a well staffed, well organized and efficiently run office. From the first phone call they make to schedule an appointment, to their clinic encounter, through billing periods and their next visit if needed, the patient expects well educated, competent and professional employees to assist them in every step of the way. A key factor in returning patients is an empathetic atmosphere, where there is no apparent office drama and lack of staff to perform all the job duties that are required in a medical office. In order for a medical office to have these characteristics a supervisor or manager needs to know what types of people should be hired and who should work together. A person of higher authority should be able to determine in the interviewing process these traits, however sometimes it is not until later after a new employee begins working that some of that employee’s positive or negative personality traits will be discovered and that could mean restructuring the office team. Sheri Putnam discussed in Part 2 of this weeks online presentation that just because someone does not fit well in a certain area of the office, that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t work there, but that a more suitable position that emphasizes that persons positive traits should be investigated and than hopefully transfer that employee when possible. I will discuss what 7 main personality traits people have and how they can affect an office team. I will also set up the key components in an ideal medical office and discuss what positions will be most effective in cross training and how this will make an efficiently run medical office that will k... ... middle of paper ... ...ive personality traits of any one person, but as a person of authority, it is your job to keep a watchful eye on all employees and your departments. Also by recognizing someone’s strong suits, you will be able to place them in the best fit work environment and that will help to everyone happy (most of the time). Knowing what basic needs your patients will have you can have a well staffed clinic that meets their needs. The patient’s needs are of the up most importance, because without patients, none of us would have a job. Works Cited Putnam, Sheri (n.d). “Week 2 Part 2: Cross Training and Team Building.” Power Point Presentation. Herzing University Online Whaley, Mary Pat (March 10, 2011). How Many Staff Do You Need in a Medical Practice? Manage My Practice. Retrieved from http://managemypractice.com/how-many-staff-do-you-need-in-a-medical-practice/

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