Welcome to the ShiftMed blog where we discuss everything nursing, from professional insights to healthcare holidays to helpful hints for working with us.
Nursing may be a profession taken for granted in the U.S. (just like teachers), but the numbers speak differently to their value. As a career, there’s a lot of flexibility, stability, and earning potential working as a nurse.
Healthcare systems and hospitals are constantly looking for ways to improve their operations and reduce costs. One important metric to track in these facilities is the nursing Hours Per Patient Day (HPPD) goal. In this article, we will discuss what HPPD is, the importance of managing your facility’s HPPD goals, and how to effectively manage your HPPD goal to maximize efficiency and reduce costs.
Traveling nurses have been around since the 1980s, historically filling gaps in healthcare staffing for things like maternity leave coverage and other staffing shortages. The idea is simple –nurses who want to earn more and experience different parts of the country sign on with a staffing agency to be a traveling nurse or contract nurse for short-term work at a facility. Contracts typically run from a few weeks to a few months.
The gig economy has been on the rise for the past decade, but its impact on healthcare has been especially notable in recent years. As the demand for healthcare services continues to grow, the gig economy has presented itself as a solution to address healthcare support staffing shortages in the industry. However, healthcare providers need to find the right partner that helps eliminate the risk that comes with leveraging the gig economy.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and accelerated a problem healthcare leaders have been warning about for years – critical staffing issues in nursing and a shortage of skilled nurses.
Amidst the Great Resignation across the US, the nursing shortage continues to grow and strain healthcare workers and hospital resources. More and more Americans, and especially nurses, are exiting the traditional workforce to gain more control over their schedules and achieve work-life balance through gig economy jobs. Last year alone, the number of independent workers increased 34% – that's over 13 million new gig workers in the US.
In the world of app-based healthcare staffing, ShiftMed is playing for keeps—and it's why we bring our 'A' game to everything we do. Our commitment to innovation is one of many reasons we've become a top nursing jobs app for healthcare professionals and a go-to staffing partner for healthcare facilities nationwide. This post will cover our innovations in the past year alone.
