Staffing is arguably the most widespread concern among health system leaders.
A 2023 Nursa study found that 93 percent of surveyed chief financial officers (CFOs) viewed nurse staffing as a significant challenge for their health systems before and after the pandemic.
Nurse staffing is a complex issue. Factors such as a nurse staffing shortage, high turnover rates, and widespread burnout make staffing challenging to address.
Many hospitals and other facilities rely on contingent staffing to meet healthcare demands. However, some contingent staffing methods can be costly and unreliable.
Here is where Nursa comes in. Learn how this healthcare staffing app helps facilities find the lowest-cost, reliable nurses and allied health professionals they so desperately need.
What makes the platform a reliable staffing solution?
Through this app, healthcare facilities can source qualified and vetted clinicians with the required experience and skills. Strict policies also offer facilities peace of mind, while local support teams help solve problems and improve the user experience.
Qualified and vetted clinicians
When facilities contract clinicians through our platform, they get qualified and vetted healthcare professionals. Our clinicians undergo the following background checks:
- National criminal database check
- Federal exclusion lists
- State and county criminal database
- State abuse registry check
- Other specialized checks, where applicable
Additionally, clinicians must provide proof of licensure, certification, or registration. Our app guarantees that clinicians’ licenses are verified before they can request shifts. Clinicians’ licenses are verified through NURSYS, Nurse Aide Registries, and/or state databases.
Ideally matched clinicians
Passing a background check and holding an active license are bare minimum requirements.
Our staffing app also includes essential credentials based on what’s most important in the healthcare industry. However, facilities are encouraged to add any credentials they require or would prefer to see in the clinicians they approve to fill a shift.
Facilities can speed up the clinician approval process by building customized credential lists, ensuring only clinicians with the right skill sets can request their shifts.
Strict call out and no-show policies
Unlike other PRN nursing platforms, we even penalize early call outs.
Clinicians have a maximum number of early and late call outs before their accounts are frozen. Five late call outs by clinicians in a 60-day rolling period will result in account deactivation, resulting in permanent loss of access to the Nursa platform.
No-shows are even more strictly penalized.
“Compared with other platforms I’ve worked with, I’ve never had an issue with Nursa clinicians calling off or not showing up. I can’t think of a time when a clinician didn’t show up for a shift. If a clinician does cancel, it’s usually 2-3 days prior, which gives us enough time to repost the shift.” - Katrina Butterfield, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer at PAM Health and Rehabilitation Hospital of Westminster
Local support
Nursa is an on-demand healthcare staffing platform. We pride ourselves on providing streamlined processes. However, this does not mean facilities are on their own.
We provide 24/7 support to users and dedicated local teams available to support facilities with several concerns:
- Product requests and improvements
- Industry-leading staffing consultation and strategy
- In-person conversations to discuss goals to ensure our app delivers value
- Consistent visibility into clinician quality
- Human-to-human support when issues like cancellations or no-shows arise
- Dedicated teams available to support scheduling efforts
- Ongoing touch points with facility staff
“The other day, when our two PAM clinicians didn’t show up for their scheduled shift, I called Reagan [from the support team] asking him to quickly add a bonus to the last-minute request for help. He quickly helped me out, and the shifts were covered within a handful of minutes with exceptional clinicians we had worked with in the past. It completely saved us…[The app’s support team] is incredibly responsive. If we call the members of [the] local team, they always answer the phone ready to help with whatever is needed. The extra support makes it incredibly easy to work with Nursa.” - Katrina Butterfield, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer at PAM Health and Rehabilitation Hospital of Westminster
What makes the app an affordable staffing option?
Healthcare facilities must also consider the cost of any staffing option. Peace of mind comes not only from having qualified and vetted clinicians to fill shifts but also from staying within budget. Here’s how our staffing platform delivers cost-effective solutions.
1099 staffing model
The clinicians on the platform are contingent staff, not employees.
When these clinicians pick up PRN jobs, they work as independent contractors under the 1099 staffing model. This means facilities do not pay for PRN clinicians’ health insurance, Social Security, or other employee benefits. PRN clinicians cover their own income and self-employment taxes.
Healthcare facilities simply pay for the hours worked.
No minimum staffing requirements
Our healthcare staffing app does not impose minimum quotas on users or require a contract.
Facilities post shifts when there is a need. They can post a shift a day or a shift per year. Our app is an on-demand staffing solution.
Lower staffing costs than agencies
Nursa is not a nurse staffing agency.
There are no intermediaries between facilities and clinicians. Facilities post shifts on the platform, and clinicians request the shifts directly.
Additionally, the platform facilitates the hiring process. If a facility wants to employ a PRN clinician long term, it is free to do so without paying expensive hire-away fees. In fact, we encourage facilities to talk with clinicians about full-time options.
These features make our platform a more cost-effective solution than nurse staffing companies.
Different pricing options
Our pay system is entirely transparent.
- Facilities set the bill rate and only pay for completed shifts.
- Facilities see the bill rate and total estimate for each shift before posting.
- There are no hidden fees or additional mileage, travel, or overtime costs.
Additionally, we offer different pricing options to allow facilities to select the best model for their needs. The following are pricing types facilities can choose from:
- Algorithmic pricing: Nursa’s algorithmic pricing gets the lowest-cost, reliable nurses to your facility by adjusting rates based on location, license type, shift urgency, and other factors. For example, the algorithmic pricing for a shift will depend on the cost of living in the state where the nurse is picking up a PRN job.
- Capped pricing: Facilities can avoid billing surprises by setting a limit on pay rates during high-demand periods.
- Fixed-rate pricing: Facilities can also set a fixed rate for the shifts they post to stay within budget.
Connect with reliable nurses at the lowest cost
Nursa furthers its mission of putting a nurse at the bedside of every patient in need by making reliable staffing cost-effective for healthcare facilities.
Sign up today to connect directly with the reliable nurses your facility needs. Rely on our local support teams to set the right price for the shifts you need to cover.
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