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Psychologists: Don't Let Paperwork Delay Your Dream Job! 📒 In my daily conversations with early career psychologists eager to land their dream roles, a common hurdle I've noticed is the delay in applying for a Medicare provider number. This crucial step is often overlooked until the last minute, potentially putting your ideal job on hold. Why is this important? The Medicare provider number is a unique identifier which enables psychologists to bill for Medicare-funded services provided under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). Having your Medicare provider number ready not only accelerates your hiring process but also ensures that you can begin delivering care and billing for services immediately upon starting your new position. Here’s what you can do: 🕓 Apply Early: As soon as you meet the eligibility criteria, start your application! Don't wait for a job offer to begin this process. ☝ Stay Informed: Understand the requirements and timeline for obtaining your provider number. The earlier you start, the better as this can sometimes take over a month to be processed. 🤝 Seek Advice: If you're unsure about the process, reach out to colleagues who have recently navigated it, or consider professional guidance. Let’s streamline your path to success by being proactive about the necessary administrative steps. Your dream job doesn’t need to wait! Feel free to connect with me for further advice or to discuss how you can better prepare for your next opportunity. #Psychology #MedicareProvider #CareerAdvice #HealthcareProfessionals

Ever wondered what recruiters are thinking about when they look at your resume? Or how to frame your clinical experience for non-clinical roles? 🤔 PRESENTING: Healthcare Resume Rehab 🛠 ➡ we breakdown REAL job descriptions to explain what hiring managers/recruiters are looking for ➡ and look at a REAL resume from a clinician to help them stand out, especially when it comes to moving up the clinical ladder or pivoting into other options like health tech/digital health/telehealth In this first episode: we look at a PT looking pivot from the clinic to an Implementation Manager role at an EMR heath tech startup 🙏 Thank you for everyone volunteered for this! If you like this and found it useful, let us know below so we'll make more. If you'd also like to volunteer to get your CV and a target JD reviewed, DM us!

I have been talking to psychologists as well as mental health organizations and Start-ups and here are some of the ways psychologists can earn more: 1. Upgrade your skills- As Sumer Soni rightly pointed out, upgrade your knowledge and skills. This can give you a competitive advantage. You can actually negotiate and demand a higher pay from organisations if you continuously upgrade yourself. 2. Entrepreneurship- This is indeed one of the best ways to ensure that you get paid for what you deserve. Further, this can open up opportunities for other fellow psychologists to get fairly compensated. 3. Freelance at flexible mental health platforms- While entrepreneurship is amazing, it's important to understand that not everyone would have the aptitude or even willingness to take it up. Hence, freelancing is a great way to ensure that you get multiple clients from different organisations at a cost you feel appropriate according to your skills and experience. 4. Networking- There are various organisations and opportunities that compensates psychologists fairly, however access to the same can be difficult and this is where networking can help. Sometimes, just showing up opens a lot of opportunities. 5. Marketing- No, marketing is not just creating reels on Instagram. There are many other ways, you can reach out to people. If you aren't comfortable with showing face on Instagram, you can write blogs. If you don't like long form writing, you can simply put your views on LinkedIn and Twitter. If you don't want to be active on social media, you can create a professional SEO optimised website. If a professional website seems expensive, you can create a notion or a crafts profile that will help you get referrals from other clients, doctors and Therapists. Of course, a broader macro-economic and social change is needed to counter the pay gap, but it will take time. And meanwhile, these small efforts can help. What do you think?

👇 Clinician looking for a free resume review or a detailed job description breakdown? 👂 Once we had 10+ requests through Pickle, we knew it was time to test something out! If you're a physical therapist wondering what EMR companies do, or how to translate your skills as an "implementation manager" - here's some free tips! Take these questions to your HR friends, recruiter friends, and career coaches - more info means better questions and better answers! 🤝

How do you deal with the imposter syndrome that sets in after a hiatus in your employment history? I recently had to take a personal gap year due to medical related issues, and during my job search, I can't help but feeling like I don't "belong" in the industry anymore. I fear that I have forgotten how to function in a corporate setting, and I struggle with feeling left behind in a sense. I have lost my confidence in myself. For anyone who has been through this, how do you overcome this feeling? What steps do you take to make sure that you feel like you're still in the loop and desirable to employers? #employment #gapyear #impostersyndrome #jobs #jobsearch #confidence

What is the best avenue when trying to find the proper path for employment after a long break (medical). When looking at the posting and see the experience desired for the position does that just mean over all or with they take a step back because of the break of employment. When I say break I mean years.

Wish you had the opportunity to ask me a question? Think of this as me giving a speech and you simply walking up afterward to ask a follow-up question in the banquet hall. But you don't have to wear a blazer or eat bad buffet food. I'm here, and I'm listening. I really want to talk to you guys about our job transitions course called 90 Day Notice, because I'm super excited about it and how it can help doctors just like you strategize and execute on a job change. I'll also talk about the biggest things I see when doctors change jobs and what they forget to do. Come with questions. I'll do my best to answer. If you want to ask something else other than job transitions, I'll try to get to as many questions as I can in one hour. When do you get a free hour with a healthcare lawyer? Don't miss this! February 7, 2024 6 pm CST Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gTRXAaMq

Have you ever had technology play a joke on you? Well, that's what happened to me when I tried out a website that applies to jobs for you. I filled out everything, SPECIFIED the type of work I wanted, and woke up to applications sent for nursing, rehabilitation specialist, therapist, etc. 😂😂😂 Despite the mix-up, it's great to see how technology is changing the job search process. Have you had any similar experiences? Share in the comments! #jobsearch #technology #funny #jobs

To lie or not to lie… that is the question. I applied for a dental front office position yesterday and one the screening questions was “have you had x amount of years experience in a dental front office position?” Well. The answer is no. My resume wouldn’t reflect the 8 years experience I have in a *dental* setting. But it would reflect that I have experience in a *healthcare* setting. So what do I put? Clearly, my resume doesn’t show that I’ve had dental experience in an office? But 99% of the requirements match because of my healthcare background. Which would I choose? If I lie, my resume gets thrown out. If I tell the truth, my resume gets thrown out. Despite being MORE than qualified for the position. A catch 22. Employers, do better.

Clinical supervisors, for your next supervision session, repeat after me: "Has someone talked with you openly about the financial aspects of this profession? If not, how would you feel using some of our time to talk about this aspect of your professional development and growth?" (Consent first, before proceeding!) 🙂 "What is your current understanding of the financial aspects of this profession?" "How comfortable do you feel negotiating? Would you like to use your time to practice and receive feedback?" "What are your general feelings about money, emotional labor, and compensation as a therapist?" "How confident do you feel about budgeting, saving, and understanding retirement options (especially as an independent contractor)?" "I would gladly review your upcoming job offer, resume, or contract, providing you with feedback on industry standards and suggesting potential adjustments you could make." Your supervisees deserve so much, but you already knew that! #financialgoals #finacialliteracy #financialeducation #clinicalsupervision #professionaldevelopment #professionalgrowth #therapists #mentalhealth #mentalhealtheducation