The strain that staffing shortages put on facilities, and the traditional approach to PRN staffing often leads to mismatched skills and disruptions in patient care. That’s why we’ve shifted our focus to providing comprehensive Healthcare Staffing Solutions. We leverage technology and the expertise of our dedicated team to find the perfect fit for each facility, ensuring the highest quality care and a smoother workflow.
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Agencies Should Focus on Healthcare Staffing Solutions Instead of Filling Gaps
When Staffing agencies focus on filling gaps they often lose focus on what is important. Improving patient care. Frequent use of temporary staff to fill gaps disrupts the continuity of care. Patients benefit from having familiar caregivers who understand their needs. Agencies that focus on filling gaps, look for the fastest option rather than the best.
Cascade Health Services takes a patient-first approach. We use our technology to our advantage by allowing facilities to select preferred workers. When facilities select a worker as “preferred” we send the shift to those employees first. Giving your patients the chance to get familiar with some of the temporary staff.
When agencies focus on filling gaps, they often look for the fastest recruiting method. This makes sense, but not properly vetting healthcare workers can lead to a lot of frustration, and opens the door to more low-quality employees.
“We were a healthcare staffing agency in 1988 and still provide that service. However, we are intentional about finding solutions to help clients fix problems, not patch them. We are focusing on having tech tools built to increase our client partners’ success in having more time to find and schedule their own staff and spend less time needing to communicate with agencies. What you’ll see from us in the next year will likely knock off your socks! We’ve been here a long time and intend to be important to you for much longer because of our commitment to making your scheduling better.” – Jonna Weissenbach, CEO of Cascade Health Services.
See also: How Cascade Health Services’ PRN Scheduling Platform is Changing Agency Staffing
The Advantages of Healthcare Staffing Solutions
When the narrative changes from filling gaps to finding staffing solutions patient care increases, and so does the quality of life for facility staff. Cascade Health Services has been focusing a lot on finding healthcare staffing solutions that help improve scheduling, reduce burnout, and increase patient care. Our client portal is a powerful tool that matches employees to facilities based on experience and credentials.
By focusing on staffing solutions we’ve been able to increase patient care for facilities by providing vetted, fully credentialed employees. Partnered with the preferred provider function I already mentioned. Our clients have seen increased show-up rates, and higher quality employees that they’re used to getting from 1099 staffing agencies.
Schedule managers are more productive when they use Cascade Health Services’ portal. They can easily book their needs and send them to all of their agency partners with the click of a button. This gets them back to focusing on what is happening internally faster.
See also: PRN Agency Apps Are Helping Fight Nurse Shortages
Real People Behind the Solutions
We’ve all experienced power outages and internet interruptions, and our calls have all been dropped. One thing that technology isn’t is 100% reliable. We realized that healthcare facilities have a lot of unique situations that require unique perspectives an algorithm or AI can’t fix. That’s why we employ a full team of hard-working employees who are available to help 24/7/365.
We know that administrators work around the clock, and sometimes making a phone call is easier, or safer. Our ultimate healthcare staffing solution is the people behind the scenes who are more than capable of handling any unique situation your facility has.
Building Strong Partnerships
It’s hard to build a lasting relationship if there isn’t ever any interaction. We have always strived to be more than another staffing agency. By building tools that put the facilities first, recruiting the best talent, and providing the best team of people to answer your call. We’re positive we can be the ultimate healthcare staffing solution. By putting your needs first, we’re getting you back to your patients faster.
