Contract Labor: Two little curse words for hospitals

Written by Tim Teague | 10/16/14 8:29 PM

Two little words, “Contract Labor” are almost considered curse words to hospital systems.

You are probably even scared to utter them publically.

Many hospitals are concerned about MSPs and contract labor entering the ever-changing healthcare arena. But in this day and age of the Affordable Care Act we are all trying to navigate these unknown waters with the best possible route. If you find your hospital is seeing corrective action or having a hard time maintaining FTEs then contract labor is a possible solution.

There are many upsides in partnering with an MSP which need to be evaluated closely such as:

Find the BEST talent - Use a bigger pool of candidates to choose from to allow you to find the best candidate for the position.
Have a partner - Many hospital staffing offices are small and lack resources. It is nice to have a large team at an agency to help you solve your contingent labor problems who will do the heavy lifting for you, including pre-screening, credentialing and paying sub-vendors.
Maintain better staffing levels - If you get a large surge of unforeseen patients, which many hospitals unfortunately experienced in 2014 , you can quickly release many needs out to ultimately have a optimum fill rate and better patient care.

BlueSky works with many MSPs across the country and has seen incredible partnerships created between hospital systems and staffing agencies. How has working with an MSP helped your hospital system?

If you are interested in what to look for when finding an MSP, download our white paper here.

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