Across the state of Washington, the healthcare industry is facing two serious challenges: an alarming nurse staffing shortage (estimates place the number at a shortfall of more than 13,000) and escalating healthcare costs, both of which are, at least to some extent, intertwined.
As hospitals and healthcare centers in Tacoma, Washington grapple with these challenges, finding per diem (PRN) nurses to quickly fill shifts all while being cost-effective is a top priority and Nursa is the tool to do exactly those things.
Nursa's PRN staffing is the best solution for your hospital or healthcare facility in Tacoma, Washington. Keep reading to learn why.
Nursa - Staffing Solutions for Hospitals in Tacoma
Nursa is not like the Tacoma nurse staffing agencies you know. It's a healthcare staffing platform that connects facilities directly to PRN nursing clinicians.
By using Nursa, your hospital can address both short-term staffing challenges and rising healthcare costs quickly and effectively with the lowest-cost reliable nurses and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) nearby.
Long-term strategies such as expanded nursing programs and financial assistance for nursing schools are all important measures to address the systemic issues related to nursing shortages. However, they can't address the very real emergency staffing problems your schedulers are routinely facing.
Nursa Is an Immediate Solution
The average recruitment time for a single staff RN is 86 days. This can be rushed, but it increases the likelihood of problems with retention and turnover.
Nursa performs credential verification for all nursing clinicians who pick up PRN shifts on the platform. By using Nursa to find PRN nurses and nursing assistants in Tacoma, WA, you're able to fill urgent staffing needs shift by shift, day by day, for as long as you need to.
This on-demand staffing solution can relieve some of the pressure on your recruitment and hiring process and on your in-house staff who are feeling overwhelmed or overworked.
Nursa Provides Transparency
Nursa is a transparent and cost-effective option over nurse staffing agencies in Tacoma, WA, or travel nurses with expensive contracts.
Nursa is not a subscription service, and there is no minimum use quota for the number of shifts to fill.
Hospitals and healthcare facilities can use Nursa to connect with local PRN healthcare professionals only when they need them.
Nurse Is a Flexible Solution
With Nursa, facilities contract PRN clinicians on a shift-by-shift basis. This means you can react to fluctuations in patient intake, adjust staffing ratios, and fill shift gaps in real time.
Washington's Nurse Staffing Shortage
According to data published in 2022 by the Washington Center for Nursing, Pierce County, home to Tacoma, has the highest number of LPNs (licensed practical nurses) and comes in second to King County for the most RNs (registered nurses) and APRNs (advanced practice registered nurses).
Among the percentages of unemployed RNs and LPNs for Washington, the top two reasons reported for unemployment were "Taking care of family or others" and "Other."
Furthermore, among RNs, 20.7 percent work less than 31 hours per week, and 13.7 percent of LPNs work less than 31 hours per week.
Who are Nursa PRN Clinicians?
While it's certainly good news that Tacoma has high numbers of licensed clinicians in the area, traditional recruitment and hiring processes for staff positions may not be able to reach that percentage of unemployed clinicians who are unable to work regular staff jobs, but are actively licensed.
Nursa's talent pool of PRN CNAs, LPNs, and RNs includes not only those who pick up shifts from time to time on the side of their regular staff positions but other able-bodied and licensed clinicians as well who are either unable or unwilling to be hired for traditional jobs but are actively looking for PRN work.
Nursa clinicians are:
- RNs, LPNs, and CNAs whose schedules do not allow them to work traditional hours or set schedules but who can pick up PRN shifts to fit around their other responsibilities.
- RNs, LPNs, and CNAs who have retired but want to maintain active licenses and work less often or with fewer responsibilities than a staff position would require.
- RNs, LPNs, and CNAs who want to continue working while they further their studies either working on an advanced degree, a bachelor's, or an associate's degree in nursing.
- RNs, LPNs, and CNAs who left the healthcare industry in Tacoma for another career but want to continue to be connected.
- RNs, LPNs, and CNAs who simply want the variety and flexibility of being able to work when and where they want.
- RNs, LPNs, and CNAs who already have jobs and augment their income by picking up PRN shifts as their schedule allows.
By using Nursa to hire PRN clinicians, your hospital can tap into the talent pool of Tacoma's healthcare clinicians that your HR department simply can't reach, all while affording you the maneuverability to adjust staffing levels in times of high or low patient census to meet the needs of your facility.
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.
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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