Optimizing Staff Utilization: Effective Scheduling and Deployment of Internal Resources

Employee recognition programs are one of the mainspring of setting up a successful employee culture. Employee recognition and engagement theories are based on the idea that your employees need more than an annual "thank you for sticking around. Every year there are dedicated days, weeks, and months to appropriately recognize the contributions of healthcare professionals around the world.

At DirectShifts we work with hundreds of Advanced Practice Provider (APP) leads and physicians to add Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) who are collectively referred to as Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to build their teams. Through these interactions, we have found 3 keys to success when building an APP service or practice. When hiring managers decide to start an APP service, it helps to start by writing a description of the job as part of building a business case.

Healthcare provider privileging is the process in which hospitals and clinics educate, train, and document the skills and procedures of all medical staff. Traditionally this process has been considered a cumbersome, administrative burden, but more recently has become an opportunity.

The seamless management of all clinical staff consists of three critical components (i) timely tracking, (ii) quick processing, and (iii) accurate approval of timesheets. Timesheet challenges affect organizations of all sizes the large health systems, their administrators and startups or private healthcare partners.

Telehealth has redefined healthcare in more ways than one, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. From democratizing access to healthcare to widening insurance coverage, telehealth has caused a ripple effect across the healthcare spectrum for the better. However, the road doesn't end here.

Diversity is important, in every walk of life, more so important in healthcare. Clinicians interact with people with diverse backgrounds, race, gender, language and more, on the daily. If you are a clinician already working in the field or gearing up to join the workforce, it is imperative to understand the part you can play in making your current or potential workspace, a more healthy, diverse and inclusive environment.