Healthcare Recruiting Tips & Employer Resources
View all postsManagement: A Guide to Supporting Front-Line Staff During the Covid-19 Pandemic
By Tammy McKinney, RN - April 22, 2020
This pandemic has proved to be a difficult time for us all. Staff is stressed and management is taking the brunt of the frustration. But, with genuine efforts and care, a strong sense of camaraderie can be achieved and the workforce will be stronger having gotten through this together!
10 Ways AI Boosts Healthcare Recruitment
By Riia O'Donnell - March 20, 2020
The role of technology is advancing in healthcare for patient-centric tasks. But intelligent tools are also making it easier to recruit, screen, and fill jobs more quickly. AI can take on rote tasks and complex ones, freeing recruiters to spend time on more important tasks. The following are the top ten ways that artificial intelligence boosts healthcare recruiting.
Motivational Interviewing for Physician Recruitment
By Stacey E. Halford, MSW, LMSW - March 2, 2020
Using the framework of motivational interviewing, recruiters can take the guess work out of interviewing and develop more meaningful assessments of candidates to better align them with opportunities, practice culture, and communities.
What Is A “Rock Star” Doctor?
By David Beran, DO - February 24, 2020
Many physicians possess some of these characteristics, but excellent physicians possess them all. Seamlessly integrating them into an excellent patient care experience is what makes you a rock star.
How to Leverage Social Media for Healthcare Recruitment
By Riia O'Donnell - February 19, 2020
With up to 90% of physicians alone on social and professional media sites, healthcare institutions, large and small, should make their institution’s presence known.
Rural Recruitment: How to Identify and Mentor Rural Superstars
By Stacey E. Halford, MSW, LMSW - February 10, 2020
Learn more about the qualities to look for as you recruit and mentor Rural Superstars for your practice or hospital.
Employee Referrals - An Overlooked Hiring Resource
By Riia O'Donnell - February 3, 2020
In a tight talent market, healthcare providers are looking for every possible avenue to source candidates, but they often overlook an excellent source right in their midst – employee referrals. Your best employees likely have a network of like-minded, similarly situated friends and associates among their peers. Tapping into these networks could create an invaluable candidate pipeline for today and the future.
Top 3 Healthcare Staffing Trends of 2020
By Jennifer Alexander, SHRM-CP - January 27, 2020
Like 2019, 2020 will push employers to maximize their resources while focusing internally on how they want to sell themselves to potential hires. With an ever-shrinking candidate pool and continued shortage of healthcare professionals, it will be more important than ever for organizations to become both unique and efficient in their staffing strategies. Social media, candidate sourcing, and the candidate experience will shape the success of the healthcare industry.
Why Good Candidates Turn Down Job Offers – and What You Can Do About It
By Riia O'Donnell - January 17, 2020
Too often the best recruitment efforts fall flat. The process seemed to be going well, with an eager, talented candidate and an equally eager and impressed department head. The match seemed inevitable, but when the offer came, it was refused. While there may be some specific reasons job seekers turn down an offer, some of the basics – and what you can do about them – are all too common.
Important Aspects of Rural Telehealth Program Development
By Stacey E. Halford, MSW, LMSW - January 6, 2020
Core considerations for rural telehealth program development include: state telemedicine rules and regulations, language and terminology, state parity laws, staffing and teleconsultation models, funding, broadband access, and benefits to rural communities.