Advocate for Yourself and Stop Accepting These 3 Things in Our Field

Why do so many pelvic rehab clinicians love treating patients… but feel frustrated with their jobs?In this episode we dig into the results from our State of Pelvic Rehab Survey and talk about three things every pelvic PT and OT employee should be advocating for in their workplace.The data was eye-opening.67% of clinicians are doing unpaid documentation.That means many rehab providers are literally working for free so their employer can be reimbursed by insurance.We also found that 79% of clinicians don’t have a regular clinical mentor, and 74% receive no paid mentorship time in their job.At the same time, most clinicians also report very small continuing education budgets.You can’t grow without support — which means you should have either strong mentorship or a meaningful con-ed budget.And then there’s raises.The average raise reported in our survey was just 1.8%.Nearly 81% of clinicians received raises of 3% or less, which means many pelvic rehab providers are effectively taking a pay cut every year after inflation.In this episode we break down three things every employee deserves — and give scripts you can use to advocate for yourself professionally and respectfully.Pick one.Start the conversation.And see what kind of workplace you’re really in.About UsNicole and Jesse Cozean founded Pelvic PT Rising to provide clinical and business resources to physical therapists to change the way we treat pelvic health. PelvicSanity Physical Therapy (www.pelvicsanity.com) together in 2016. It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.Through Pelvic PT Rising, Nicole has created clinical courses (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical) to help pelvic health providers gain confidence in their skills and provide frameworks to get better patient outcomes. Together, Jesse and Nicole have helped 600+ pelvic practices start and grow through the Pelvic PT Rising Business Programs (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) to build a practice that works for them!Get in Touch!Learn more at www.pelvicptrising.com, follow Nicole @nicolecozeandpt (www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt) or reach out via email ([email protected]).Check out our Clinical Courses, Business Resources and learn more about us at Pelvic PT Rising...Let's Continue to Rise!