What Makes a Good Nursing Preceptor?
Pre-pandemic onboarding methods made training new nurses a pain point in health systems. Much of this was due to the workload put on nurse preceptors, who were tasked with onboarding new grads while carrying a full patient load. This led to burnout for the nurse preceptor and a poor onboarding experience for new grads. SimpliFi’s…
A Healthcare MSP Bringing the Best Service to Its Clients
The healthcare industry is in a staffing crisis. The American College of Healthcare Executives states staffing shortages was the No. 1 issue, overtaking financial challenges, on hospital CEOs’ lists in 2021. The CEOs surveyed said they were short-staffed in their number of registered nurses, technicians, and therapists. When it came to financial challenges, hospital executives…
Nurse Preceptors Help Train and Retain New Nurses
For healthcare organizations, it feels like nurses are leaving the bedside in droves. Becker’s Hospital Review states nearly 18% of healthcare workers have quit their jobs and 12% have been laid off since early 2020. An even heavier statistic: 31% of the healthcare workers who kept their jobs considered leaving. Some of the top reasons…
Building the Future Nursing Workforce
The nurse shortage was an issue before COVID-19, but the ongoing pandemic and nurse burnout are adding to the problem. Healthcare leaders are taking action and opening their minds to innovation in staffing because the future of the nursing workforce depends on it. In SimpliFi’s first session of RED2021, “Navigating Labor Challenges in a…
Hospital Reliance on Travel Nurse Agencies During the Pandemic
There’s been an exponential increase in demand for travel nurses during the pandemic, which has, in turn, increased pay packages for clinicians willing to travel. In August 2021, bill rates for travelers were up more than 40% compared to the previous year. Personal finances have enticed many nurses to add a travel experience to their…
Hiring and Training Quality Nurse Candidates During the Pandemic
Despite a nursing shortage, the pandemic has sparked new interest in the profession. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing says applications for nursing schools increased in 2020, although tens of thousands of qualified applicants were not accepted “due primarily to a shortage of clinical sites, faculty, and resource constraints.” Even still, those who attend…