RED2022 brought together nursing, finance, and HR executives from leading healthcare systems, representatives of state-level clinical workforce organizations, and leading voices in nursing education to discuss the future of the clinical workforce. Action-packed sessions identified key issues and challenges impacting clinicians, and all participants shared ideas and best practices for addressing them. Following are the…
SimpliFi’s Confidence Accelerating Practice (CAP) program places qualified and dedicated preceptors in your health system to build novice nurse graduates into confident and experienced RNs. CAP is a program that meets client challenges with strategic solutions. The results speak for themselves. The Client’s Challenge: SimpliFi’s client lacked qualified preceptors to onboard new RN…
The healthcare world has drastically changed since the onset of COVID-19. Nurses have played a key role in response to the pandemic, providing care to those sick with COVID-19 while also juggling their other duties. As such, many nurses have been working longer, more intense shifts, raising questions about how the pandemic will impact the…
Will I have enough new grad RNs to make a dent in my hospital’s shortage? If not, why? This question is all too familiar to nursing management. Many hospitals find themselves unable to hire enough new graduate nurses to ease their internal shortage. Why is this? Many hospitals lack the appropriate number of qualified preceptors…
#1: Redeploying FTE Staff The redeployment of full-time staff based on the demands of the hospital has been an effective strategy throughout the COVID-19 health crisis. During the first wave, select specialty areas experienced severely decreased volume. Elective surgeries were completely suspended in an effort to reduce overnight hospital stays and the potential spread of…
For notifications on new content, make sure you’re following us on LinkedIn. With health systems exploring many viable labor strategies including telehealth, upskilling/cross-training team members, utilizing part-time or per diem resources, moving patients and/or staff around within a system, we felt compelled to go deeper into the topic of how to procure and maximize…
RED2020 was a success! COVID-19, a recession, and uncertainty about the future have all placed incredible pressures on our teams and organizations. How are the top healthcare systems managing their workforce during this time of upheaval and constant change? On Monday, September 28, SimpliFi brought leading Nursing and HR Executives together to discuss what is…
Healthcare systems and political leaders have been sounding the call for medical professionals to offer aid during the COVID-19 health crisis. Even retired nurses and physicians have been asked to provide patient care and whatever help they can. Many have responded with selfless valor — knowing full well the kind of risks they face.…
As intensity continues to build with the COVID-19 health crisis, the call for doctors and nurses to assist with patient care has been significant. Many have responded with selfless valor, working per diem at the nearest healthcare facility or even travel nursing to support coronavirus hot spots. Though the threat of occupational exposure is…
As predicted, the COVID-19 crisis has a considerable impact on U.S. healthcare workers and hospital leaders, who are trying to effectively care for patients, shore up personnel, and source needed equipment. In response, SimpliFi is actively participating with our client health systems to provide support for healthcare workers (both contingent and permanent) during this time.…