Summary
Discover Insights on Healthcare Staffing from SnapNurse’s COO Jeff Richards
In a recent episode, SnapNurse’s Chief Development and Operating Officer, Jeff Richards sat down to discuss his insights on healthcare staffing. Healthcare facilities are in the midst of a labor shortage due to the Covid baby boomers aging out of the workforce, younger generations embracing a gig-oriented mindset towards work, and an overall shortage of healthcare workers. That said, healthcare organizations are using staffing agencies and technology platforms for contingent labor, but there is a way to reduce agency spend – setting up a tech-enabled float pool.
How Float Pools Can Help Healthcare Staffing
According to Jeff, float pools offer a potential solution to the staffing shortage. By utilizing a technology platform, healthcare facilities can set up a float pool and onboard clinicians. The technology can also unify notifications when there’s an available shift, maintain compliance, and enable time and attendance all within the platform. Jeff says that by setting up an agency float pool, staff can be encouraged to pick up more shifts by creating a sense of urgency through push notifications and an algorithm that matches their preferences, acuity, and interests with the facility’s needs.
Technology Will Play a Larger Role in the Future of Healthcare Staffing
Jeff believes that technology will play an increasingly larger role in the future of healthcare staffing. Healthcare organizations will need to embrace it more to allow clinicians to pick and choose between facilities in more of a self-service fashion. Soon, clinicians will be able to leverage various technology platforms to work more efficiently and reduce the staffing shortages the industry faces.
Reach out to Jeff Richards with Questions
If you have any questions about healthcare staffing, you can reach out to Jeff himself. SnapNurse is a tech-enabled staffing agency that operates in the healthcare sector. By reducing costs and increasing efficiency through various technologies, SnapNurse hopes to provide more flexibility to healthcare facilities and clinicians.
Conclusion
In conclusion, float pools are a potential solution to the healthcare staffing shortage, and technology will play an increasingly larger role in the industry. Healthcare organizations need to embrace these changes if they want to reduce costs and remain efficient in the face of workforce shortages. Organizations like SnapNurse can help by providing the technology and expertise needed to navigate these changes and succeed in the years to come.
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This episode aired on 05/11/2023 and can be listened here.
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