CF 351: Guides Treating Non-specific Low Back Pain & Pain-Catastrophizing With Chronic Pain Today we’re going to talk about Guides Treating Non-specific Low Back Pain & Pain-Catastrophizing With Chronic Pain But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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On the personal end of things…..

Being a part of Parker College’s CBI or internship program…..folks…..it Ain’t easy. But, going to school there, I can share with you that it’s never been easy with Parker. Lol. Example, I signed up with the preceptor program with Logan out in St. Louis. I sent in my sample notes, and was accepted and that was it. I don’t hear from them except once a year to make sure I’d like to remain in their program and the answer is always a pleasant yes. Not with my alma mater. Nope, they need the updated license, the updated building liability policy, the updated malpracticee dec page, the updated CPR cert every two years, they need you to watch videos each year, they send emails fairly consitently, and it’s just a whole lot. Honestly. A LOT. I told you that to tell you this; the entire team here at my clinic went to get our CPR certs re-newed last week. I had to stay late to pay for everyone.

My team left and I was talking with the CPR dude and he asked me if my whole team was different from when we came and did the training 2 years ago. I said, yes, completely different. He shared with me that he has seen that with every organization and clinic in town that has come through. I told him that it’s so frustrating to me because I’ve never raised my voice to a team member. Ever. I get frustrated like everyone else. I’m not perfect but yelling isn’t my vibe. I can be calm and direct and they understand, hey, Boss is fussy about this…..let’s get that tightened up. Whatever it is. So, I treat them with respect. Then another big one is money, right?

The least I pay any of them is $18/hr. I don’t cheap out on paying them. They need off to go to a doctor or pick up their kid from school?/

Okay, hurry and we’ll see you asap.

I can’t tell you how many people we’ve gone through in the last 2-3 years but off the top of my head I can think of about 10 and I only have 4 full timers not counting myself. I’m pretty sure it’s more than 10 but we’ll go with it for the sake of the conversation. I used to hold onto staff members for 3 or more years in general. That might demonstrate why 10 in 1-2 years has been such a challenge and so disappointing. It really has been a struggle.

And after so many of them, you start to wonder, “Was it me? Was there something I did or something I could have done better?” Many times, you can answer that question yourself. For example, I had one that went bad on me. At first I didn’t know but then it became overt and obnoxious. I love people and I believe in them and hung on too long. I should have cut that person loose much much faster. This person made life difficult on everyone else after some time and the tension was just thick and palpable toward the end.

I think this person was partly to blame for so much turnover as well. But, who knows? Sometimes, you can’t find something you could have done better. It just is what it is. But, what was somewhat comforting to hear is that it is not only me. It’s everyone. Eveyrone is having the turnover problem. Gen X peoplee like me look at it as a generational issue or a post-COVID issue. I don’t know the issue. I just know that it is indeed a very real issue. However, my current team, I feel really really good about. I have the best front desk member that I’ve ever had in 27 years of practice. My 3 in the back office are all friends and work hard.

We enjoy being at work with each other now and look foward to seeing each other. My new medical team is excited to be here treating our patients and our team loves them. So, as of right now, we are in the best, most positive, most optimistic spot we’ve been in business-wise in at least 2-3 years.