Workforce Planning
The New Gap in Healthcare
Normally, healthcare worker, nurses, therapists, etc., complete classroom and also in-person practical clinical training as part of their education to practice their specific profession. During the initial onset of the COVID pandemic, we witnessed healthcare facilities reaching out and directly recruiting new nursing graduates, many even prior to graduation and without practical clinical experience, to…
Read MoreDiversity and Cultural Inclusion In Nursing
What a year 2020 has been so far, now halfway through it. Each of us is having to look at our inner selves closer than we ever have. And being less mobile is affording more time for this reflection. Australia forest fires, COVID-19, and now addressing something we had silently thought we had already addressed…
Read MoreNational Patient Safety Week 2020
March 8 – 14th is National Patient Safety Week in the US. Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual recognition event intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. There are many different definitions of the word safety, but in general all encompass the prevention of harm and preservation of wellbeing. Harm…
Read MoreRetain International Nurses At Your Healthcare Facility
In our previous blog, we explored how to effectively integrate international nurses into your US facility through a process of selecting the right staffing partner and building robust interview and onboarding processes. Once you have sourced the right international nursing talent, how can you ensure they remain at your facility in the long-term? Staff retention remains…
Read MoreIntegrate International Nurses In Your Healthcare Facility
According to Harvard, there are 3 million immigrants already in the US healthcare system, accounting for 1 in 4 workers in that field. This is, in part, due to US healthcare facilities going global in a quest to secure the right nursing talent to plug staffing gaps, reduce costs, and improve levels of patient care. Whether…
Read MoreExpanding Your Nursing Team: When’s The Right Time?
Your nurses are the lifeline of your facility and provide all of the essential care and support your patients need. That’s why it’s integral to maintain the right nurse staffing levels for continuity of care and the smooth running of your facility. The question is, how do you know when it’s time to staff up?…
Read MoreNurse Staffing Shortages: Is Closing Beds The Right Answer?
For several years, nurse shortages in the US have forced healthcare facilities to make some difficult decisions. Do they collectively pay billions of dollars to recruit and retain nurses, or risk patient safety by closing beds or entire departments to match staffing levels? Some hospitals are offering incentives to attract nursing talent, including higher salaries, retention…
Read MoreTechnology In the Staffing Industry: Hindrance Or Help?
ASA-certified staffing professional and Registered Nurse (RN), Cathy Vollmer is Vice President of Operations at international healthcare staffing agency, Conexus Medstaff. Here, Cathy explores the role of technology in today’s staffing industry and questions whether it takes away more than it adds. Ever-changing and advancing technology is undoubtedly great news for the future of staffing…
Read MoreThe Importance of Diversity In Nursing
It’s no secret that diversity in nursing provides greater opportunities to deliver quality care to all patients. The formula is simple: If a nursing workforce reflects a hospital’s demographics, communication improves, and patients feel more at ease. According to the American Nurses Association, diversity awareness is the “acknowledgment and appreciation of the existence of differences in…
Read MoreCould Foreign Nurses Solve the US Rural Hospital Staff Shortage?
It’s no secret that the US is facing a nationwide nursing shortage, with 203,700 new RNs required each year up to 2026, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2019). And, it’s healthcare providers in rural areas that are having the hardest time when it comes to recruiting and retaining nursing talent. According to the American…
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