The nurse staffing shortage is a nationwide concern, prompting healthcare leaders and nursing advocates to search for long-term strategies and systemic shifts to address the growing problem.
As a popular retirement destination, Florida's demand for nursing clinicians is growing alongside the baby boomer generation. A growth that outperforms the current supply.
Fort Lauderdale hospitals and healthcare facilities are facing daily challenges in scheduling adequate staffing ratios. They need staffing solutions that can be implemented for urgent and long-term staffing needs.
Nursa's PRN staffing is the best solution for your hospital or healthcare facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Keep reading to learn why.
Florida's Nurse Staffing Shortage Crisis
Healthcare facilities in Fort Lauderdale find themselves in a nurse staffing crisis that is affecting all of Florida and the overall healthcare system of the country.
- High numbers of nurses are expected to retire by the end of the decade. A significant portion of the nursing workforce (estimates at 40 percent) is within the baby boomer generation.
- There is a very high percentage of Americans in need of long-term care. It is estimated that about 70% of those over 65 need long-term care, and much of this is due to the increasing distance between family members, resulting in a lack of family members willing to care for their elders.
- Ten thousand people turn 65 daily. Many relocate to Florida.
- A serious shortage is projected by 2035. A report by the Florida Hospital Association indicates a shortage of nearly 60,000 nurses.
- Florida has more than 4.4 million residents over 65 years old. This number is up significantly from 3.1 million in 2007.
- Nurse burnout and turnover were a concern prior to the pandemic. Burnout and turnover rates have lowered in the years since the pandemic, but remain a concern.
Challenges Presented by Nursing Shortage
Insufficient nursing clinician staff creates problems for healthcare facilities and hospitals.
- Unable to operate at full capacity
- Unable to provide a high level of patient care
- Diminished or reduced patient satisfaction and trust
- Increased workload and dissatisfaction of nursing staff
- Increased financial pressure
This also negatively affects patients, who have to look for other solutions to their health problems, whether urgent or not, and overall health deteriorates.
Fort Lauderdale healthcare facilities and hospitals need staffing solutions that are adaptable to changing needs and economically sustainable. They need Nursa. Nursa is a healthcare staffing platform that connects Florida facilities directly with local nursing clinicians who are willing to work on demand.
Advantages of Using Nursa
The best option for Fort Lauderdale healthcare facilities and hospitals is to contract RNs (registered nurses), LPNs (licensed practical nurses), and CNAs (certified nursing assistants) with PRN shifts by using Nursa.
PRN (per diem) shifts with Nursa are single-shift contracts that help facilities fill staffing gaps and reduce the burden on in-house nursing staff. There are many advantages for facilities to use Nursa, for example:
- Reduce burnout of their staff: Having enough nursing clinicians when they are needed helps keep everyone from feeling overworked from caring for too many patients or working too many hours.
- Adapt to changing needs: Have the flexibility to contract nurses and nursing assistants when the number of patients is high, and to not have too many staff members when there are fewer patients.
- Save money: PRN nursing clinicians through Nursa are paid only an hourly wage for shifts completed. Facilities do not pay benefits, contract fees, or subscription fees. Use Nursa only when you need it.
- Save time: Nursa completes licensed verification and background checks for all PRN nurses and nursing assistants who pick up shifts, saving your HR staff time.
- Keep control: Facility schedulers select their preferred candidate for PRN shifts.
- Larger talent pool: Access local clinicians who are not available for in-house staff positions but are willing to pick up shifts.
- Recruitment: Nursa doesn’t charge hire-away fees, so use it as a tryout for nurses before offering in-house staff jobs.
Nursa allows Fort Lauderdale hospitals and healthcare facilities to avoid the middlemen or agencies who charge high fees and enforce strict contracts, limiting flexibility and costing resources. With Nursa, connect directly with available nursing clinicians ready to fill those shifts that are so urgently needed.
Solve Acute and Post-Acute Staffing Needs
Long-term care facilities and hospitals can post PRN shifts on Nursa.
Long-term care, often referred to as "post-acute" facilities, includes nursing homes, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, and others. Acute care includes hospitals and long-term acute care hospitals, or LTACHs.
Join Nursa for Flexile Staffing Solutions in Fort Lauderdale
Register your facility with Nursa and create a facility profile on the platform. Optimize your facility's profile by ensuring the information is accurate and detailed. Pictures are encouraged as well to make it identifiable and unique from others.
Facilities enter all the information necessary for the shifts they need filled, including the date and time of the shift, what type of clinician is needed (RN, LPN, CNA, etc.), the hourly pay rate, and the responsibilities of the nurse taking the shift.
Fort Lauderdale nursing clinicians can access this information and request the shift—leaving the facility with the choice of their preferred candidate.
Don't wait to address your staffing challenges. Sign your facility up with Nursa today and start posting PRN shifts.
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