Hospitals in Olympia and across Washington are experiencing a healthcare crisis due to a serious nursing shortage. Although not a new issue, the pandemic only made the shortage worse. Burnout, turnover, and baby boomer nurse retirements occurring simultaneously have left hospitals and healthcare facilities with serious staffing challenges.
These challenges in Olympia, WA, require healthcare staffing solutions that can meet both short-term and long-term needs. Cost-effective solutions. They need per diem staffing solutions.
Nursa's PRN staffing is the best solution for your hospital or healthcare facility in Olympia, Washington. Keep reading to learn why.
Washington Staffing Issues
Hospitals and healthcare facilities in Olympia need to fill shift gaps and vacancies to reduce the workload on in-house staff.
New estimates show a shortfall of more than 13,000 for the state of Washington. Staffing managers who are in charge of hiring RNs (registered nurses), LPNs (licensed practical nurses), and CNAs (certified nursing assistants) are desperately looking for options to reduce the workload on current in-house staff.
More and more nurses are deciding to leave a workspace where they feel they are overworked or underappreciated.
In general, the biggest problems with insufficient nursing staff are staffing ratios that diminish quality patient care and burnt-out clinicians.
Data on Contract Nurse Labor
Hospitals and healthcare facilities turn to contracted nurse labor to deal with vacancies and staffing deficits. Nursa-commissioned research to learn healthcare executives' opinions on the nurse staffing shortage. The following are key insights:
- The use of contracted nurse labor more than doubled between 2019 and 2023.
- An overwhelming majority of CFOs surveyed view nurse staffing as a “significant challenge.”
- Over 50 percent of the health systems surveyed are using at least four strategies to deal with nurse staffing.
Unfortunately, the cost of using traditional nurse staffing companies is unsustainable. The rigidity of the contracts prevents facilities from being able to adjust their contracted nurse labor force to match their fluctuating needs.
Nursa Provides Flexible Staffing Solutions
The best news for staffing managers is that Nursa makes it easy to start solving staffing problems.
Unlike nurse staffing agencies in Olympia, WA, Nursa is cost-effective, provides price transparency, and sources local healthcare professionals for emergency staffing on demand.
You'll find the lowest cost, reliable nurses and nursing assistants who are willing to pick up shifts when needed. So, how does it work?
PRN means "as needed," and this staffing model allows facilities to adjust how many contract nursing clinicians they need in real time. In times of low patient census, a facility needs fewer registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and certified nursing assistants (CNAs), and in times of high patient census, they need more.
By using Nursa's PRN staffing platform, facilities are not locked into long contracts. Single-shift contracts allow hospitals and healthcare facilities in Olympia to tap into flexible scheduling. This allows them to be more efficient with their nurse staffing ratios and, therefore, finances.
Who Are the PRN Nursing Clinicians Using Nursa?
The RNs, LPNs, and CNAs who use Nursa to pick up shifts are from your own communities. The flexibility offered by Nursa isn't merely a benefit for healthcare facilities. It's a boon for clinicians as well. Nursing clinicians working PRN include the following:
- PRN Nurses and nursing assistants who already have a job and pick up shifts on the side to meet savings goals, cover unexpected expenses, or simply grow their income.
- Nurses and nursing assistants who are family caregivers and cannot commit to in-house staff schedules can still earn a living working PRN as their schedules allow.
- Nurses and nursing assistants who are currently in college can pick up PRN shifts around their class schedules and solidify a foundation of knowledge and skills to enhance their learning.
- Nurses and nursing assistants who are retired can maintain active licenses and work PRN as they wish.
- PRN Nurses and nursing assistants who prefer the autonomy and independence of choosing when, where, and how often they work.
What Types of Facilities Can Use Nursa?
Nursa provides PRN staffing solutions for any healthcare facility in need.
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.
How to Use Nursa
Using Nursa is simple. Register your facility and follow the prompts to set up your facility profile. For questions, don't hesitate to contact Nursa support.
Nursa conducts credential verification and background checks on all PRN hospital and facility nursing staff. This saves your team time and energy so you can be confident in the candidates who request your shifts.
You'll be able to view the profiles of all the PRN clinicians who apply for your shifts and select your preferred candidates.
Nursa provides solutions for acute care facility staffing and post-acute care facility staffing.
Sign up and start posting PRN shifts today.
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