Shift Work Perks: Enjoying More Summer Days Off in Healthcare
It goes without saying that healthcare workers are needed 24/7. At first blush, working off shifts may not seem attractive. But there are many benefits to not being locked into a daytime schedule. Shift work, especially in the summertime, can be just right when it comes to being more productive, earning more, growing your career, […]
Integrating Young Talent into an Aging Healthcare Workforce
The challenge of hiring younger, qualified healthcare workers was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Four years later, it still keeps hiring managers awake at night. To them, it feels like a different kind of pandemic: one that, unless effectively addressed, will leave lasting damage to their organizations and threaten quality patient care. Healthcare workers span […]
Signs of a Healthy Manager-Employee Relationship
What are indicators of a healthy manager-employee relationship – and how do you achieve or improve them? These relationships take root the moment a candidate signs on to your workforce, and they are the main drivers toward engagement, job satisfaction, retention, and ultimately optimal business performance. The Business Benefits Not surprisingly, the most common signs […]
New CMS Staffing Standards: How AlliedUP Can Support Your Compliance
On April 24, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted new federal minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities nationwide. This CMS final rule is entitled the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting. It stemmed from feedback received via more than 46,000 public comments in […]
How Contract Staffing Offers Less Risky Recruitment Solutions
Risk can rear its ugly head in any area of your business, including staffing and talent management. Mitigating that risk always has to be on your radar screen to protect your company’s short—and long-term integrity, stability, and success—and your reputation as an employer of choice. Among the leading ways to reduce risk in recruitment is […]
The Long-Term Employer Benefits of a Healthcare Staffing Partnership
While initial images of healthcare professionals’ lifestyles may feature luxury living and salaries in the six-figure range or higher, this is far from the case for a majority of workers. Seven million of them are low-wage earners, with a disproportionate number of people in this category being African American, Latinx, or Asian American/Pacific Islander. Also […]