Nursa CEO Explains Why Both 1099 and W2 Nurses are Needed

Is contracting 1099 nurses a safe solution to healthcare staffing challenges?

Curtis Anderson, the CEO of Nursa, addresses this important issue in an article recently featured in McKnights Long-Term Care News, titled “Demystifying 1099 vs. W2 nurses: Why the right mix matters.”

Are W2 Nurses Better Than 1099 Nurses?

Anderson questions the claim that 1099 nurses pose a risk to patients and healthcare facilities. “The true risk for patients and nurses lies in lack of nursing staff — and that’s an area where the right mix of employees and independent contractors can make a difference for long-term care.” 

Realities of the Nursing Workforce

The CEO of Nursa, a PRN nurse staffing platform, also highlighted some undeniable facts about the current nurse workforce:

• A recent survey found that 88 percent of healthcare facilities had lost 10 percent or more of their staff the previous year.
• Turnover rates in skilled nursing facilities are over 50 percent. 
• The Biden administration established a minimum nurse staffing mandate for nursing homes.

With such widespread nurse dissatisfaction, meeting current healthcare demands is clearly challenging. Anderson pointed out that relying on contract nurses could help facilities maintain safe patient-to-nurse staffing ratios, improving the satisfaction of both patients and nurses.

How 1099 Nurses Can Help Facilities

Aside from encouraging facilities to use Nursa to help solve staffing challenges, Anderson invites healthcare administrators to do the math and measure the short- and long-term impacts of using Nursa. 

Here are some measurable impacts using Nursa can have on facilities: 

• Independent contractors can fill open shifts within 24 hours of the shift start time.
• The 1099 nurses’ support can increase internal staff retention and reduce turnover rates. 
• Contracting 1099 nurses can significantly reduce staffing costs for facilities. 
• Facilities often hire 1099 nurses for internal staff positions after getting to know them through PRN shifts, making Nursa a cost-effective recruitment strategy.

Would you like to learn more about how facilities can use both 1099 and W2 workers to meet staffing needs? Read the full article here.