Thinking out of the box: Focusing on retention strategies

There is a shortage of experienced operating room staff, so ORs are relying on substantial sign-on bonuses to attract people. However, a sign-on bonus is not sufficient as a long-term retention strategy. How can hospitals retain key staff and prevent them from moving on to the next hospital with a sign on bonus once their contract expires?

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Surgical Direction’s Website.

Read this blog from an experienced nurse leader to discover a few pragmatic approaches for creating long-term staff retention.

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