Do too many of your new hires only last a year or two? High turnover not only strains your resources but can also affect quality of care. With just a few changes to your hiring, training and retention procedures, you can maintain (and boost) employee morale as well as improve patient satisfaction.
Here are a few hospital recruitment tips to help you attract and keep the most qualified employees.
When supervisors at hospitals and healthcare facilities are interviewing candidates, their primary concern is whether or not the prospective employee has the requisite clinical skills. While this is a crucial aspect of the hiring process, it’s equally important to evaluate soft skills, such as how a candidate works with a team, his or her communication skills and ability to collaborate.
Hiring a nurse who doesn’t fit within your organization’s culture can quickly disrupt the stability of your team and the efficiency of your organization. Here are a few tips to keep in mind the next time you conduct a nursing interview.
In this era of patient-centered care, motivating patients to take charge of their health care is more important than ever. Patients who take a more active role in managing their health are more likely to stick to treatment plans and often experience an improved quality of life.
This five-step guide will help you how to promote patient independence and teach patients how to become more autonomous.
As a hospital administrator, you’re always looking for ways to improve workflow and increase patient comfort. For example, you may decide to revise the process for patient admission or perhaps add a new product to your hospital’s standard treatment regimen. However, sometimes products that look good on paper don’t always deliver the results you expect.
How can you avoid investing money in a product that may not be a good fit for your institution? Conduct a product pre-trial. These can also be called product evaluations, product assessments, product reviews, etc.
This post will cover why to conduct a product pre-trial, how to start the process and the steps involved in the trial.
With patient satisfaction ratings tied to reimbursement levels, it’s more important than ever to ensure patients have a positive experience at your hospital. A pet therapy program offers a low-cost, low-tech way to improve the patient experience without impacting staffing levels. Not sure if a pet therapy program is right for your hospital? Consider these benefits before you make your decision.
