Maggie Watson

Curious if your healthcare organization is among the 85% facing staffing shifts? Tune in to the latest Vizient podcast episode, where Jim Cheek, Division President of Crothall Healthcare Technology Solutions, and Adam Fairbourn, Director of Contract Services for Vizient, Inc, delve into the impact of these changes on patient care. Watch here!

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Travel Healthcare labor: We all know that in the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, adequate staffing is crucial for delivering exceptional patient care. A proven effective solution is leveraging contingent staffing to supplement your core staff. However, it's essential to strike the right balance between travel nurses and your core team. Contingent clinicians bring invaluable experience and fresh perspectives, allowing hospitals to maintain high standards of care, especially during peak times or staff shortages. By integrating contingent labor thoughtfully, you can alleviate burnout among permanent staff and ensure patient care remains uninterrupted. These professionals often come equipped with specialized skills and diverse experiences, enhancing the overall care provided. Moreover, they can quickly fill gaps without the lengthy hiring processes, helping you address staffing needs effectively. While managing costs is important, utilizing contingent labor can help avoid overtime expenses and ensure your core staff isn’t overworked. Embracing the right balance of contingent labor within your core staff creates a more resilient healthcare environment and enhances the overall quality of care through these strategic staffing solutions. #TravelNursing #HealthcareStaffing #PatientCare #Nursing #HealthcareSolutions #CrossCountryHealthcare #Intellify #VMS #CNO #CHRO

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I had the chance to attend the Staffing Industry Analysts Healthcare Summit earlier this month. It sparked some great discussion about the unique journey we’ve been on as recruiters and how this shapes our industry moving forward. This article does a great job recapping the conversation - worth the read!

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How does your nursing salary stack up? Download 👉 https://bit.ly/3Q6K3Ie Why do you need this report? - Compare your salary with peer data - Decide when to negotiate compensation - Spark conversation about workplace issues #nurse #hiring #recruitment #salary #nurses

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𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 October is World Mental Health Month, and it’s important to point out the crucial role that healthcare staffing agencies, like Ventura MedStaff play in helping build resilient healthcare teams and healthcare workers avoid burnout. We’re seeing a dramatic shift in the workforce. As seasoned workers retire and leave the field, the healthcare talent pool keeps getting smaller. When a facility is short-staffed, it’s not just an operational challenge—it’s a direct threat to patient care. Plus, when healthcare workers are stretched too thin, not only are the risks to patient safety increased, but their own health can suffer. Temporary staffing solutions play a vital role in these situations, by stepping in to fill the gaps so that permanent staff can take necessary physical and mental breaks. This support allows them to recharge, stay focused, and continue delivering quality patient care without reaching the brink of burnout. In turn, facilities see the retention of their permanent staff increase. While travel staff may come at a cost, facilities avoid the expenses of sign-on bonuses, benefits packages, and extensive onboarding, which are necessary for permanent hires. 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞. By carefully vetting our travel candidates, we ensure they’re the right fit—ready to join teams smoothly, integrate quickly, and support patient care in a way that aligns with the facility’s values. Every traveler we place is part of our extended family, and we encourage them to approach their work as if they were permanent team members—valuing relationships, respecting established workflows, and committing fully to their assignments. When we see facilities offer perm positions to our travelers or request a similar candidate after a successful placement, we know we’re making a difference. That kind of trust reflects the core of our work: we’re not just placing staff; we’re building long-term relationships and healthier work environments. I’m interested to see what others think. How does your organization build resilient teams and avoid burnout? https://lnkd.in/gbXN8hq4

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🚨 Navigating the Challenges of Healthcare Labor Disputes 🚨 Executing a plan and maintaining patient care during potential labor disputes requires more than just filling positions—it demands a specialized, unique approach. Partnering with an experienced staffing agency that understands the complexities of such situations can make all the difference. From quick mobilization to maintaining high standards of care and ensuring legal compliance, the right agency is your strongest ally in keeping operations running smoothly. 🏥💼 👉 Why expertise matters: With over 75 years of combined consulting and strike staffing experience, we support our clients with expertise, empathy and total transparency. In the heat of a nursing strike, you need a partner who knows the landscape, handles the urgency, and ensures quality care without missing a beat. 📞 Let’s talk about how we can support your team when it matters most. Freedom Crisis Staffing, Freedom Healthcare Staffing #freedomcrisisstaffing, #freedomhealthcarestaffing

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How well do you know your LinkedIn Connections, beyond their job title? 🔎 H E L L O 👋🏼 My name is Katie Toney, I am a Market Manager with Gale Healthcare Solutions and if you are unfamiliar, Gale is a healthcare staffing company who primarily works with Long Term Care Facilities across the US. My Grandmother is my “Why” and my connections are my “How”. During Covid, I watched my grandmother through a Window, and I would watch her go hours without care, even after calling and sending a nurse in- no one would show. Her facility was severely understaffed, as so many were at the time, and family was not allowed inside to help. Sadly, she was not properly changed and a UTI turned septic. She was too weak to push through the treatment so she is no longer with us today. 🤍 She is WHY I strive for safe staffing levels for our nurses and outstanding care for LTC residents. I didn’t immediately jump into the Healthcare staffing industry, in fact I didn’t even realize it existed! 🤯I was in a completely different industry, but a dear friend of mine opened my eyes to the industry once she started with Gale, and a few short months after my grandmother passed, I was able to dip my toes into the Industry as a Recruiter! #ConnectionsAreEverything In a short amount of time with the company that took a chance on me, I passed the overwhelming feeling of it being a new industry, new job, and piles of new information, and started to really love what I was doing. I advanced to a recruiting Mentor, then Recruiting Manager, and now I work directly with our clients as a Market Manager to ensure they have the staff they need. So That’s me…. within my “Title” and how I got here at least, which is always great to shine a light on. HOWEVER- at one point a couple years ago, I was working long hours, making no time for my hobbies, and I made my title my entire identity, I didn’t even know how to introduce myself and realized I didn’t have a personal brand. WHO even am I? Luckily, I took some time to Answer that question and along with my professional background I can also give insight into who I am as a person. Below are just a FEW fun facts, appropriate for a professional platform, that I threw together for my connections to have a better idea of who I may be outside of the title they see under my name as it appears on LinkedIn. #Linkedin #Connections #BeyondTheTitle #Authenticity #ConnectToTheRealStories

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Are you looking to build an internal agency in healthcare? Discover best practices and evolving strategies to streamline operations and enhance talent acquisition. Our latest eBook provides valuable insights into overcoming staffing challenges and developing an internal agency tailored for the healthcare industry. Learn how this approach helps optimize workforce management, ensure regulatory compliance, and enable informed decision-making to achieve patient care goals. For a deep dive into these strategies, download the full eBook: https://lnkd.in/eZ3Xy_Yt #contingentworkforce #healthcare #wearemagnit

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51 days to solve a critical service line gap? Challenge accepted! Dive into how our team turned a potential crisis into a success story. Senior Business Development Consultant Mary Virginia Newton shares the power of targeted physician recruitment in our November Spotlight. #WeAreTMF #HealthcareRecruitment #HealthcareJobs #MarketResearch #Feedback

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A scalable talent model can help your small or midsize business address its immediate talent needs while also positioning for the future. Learn more about the value of this flexible staffing approach from Robert Half’s Steve Saah. https://bit.ly/4h5XyTr

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Why Partnering with Lucid Staffing Solutions is Like “Shopping Local” – for Healthcare At Lucid Staffing Solutions, we’re proud to be a U.S.-based agency, built by American clinicians who’ve walked the walk in travel healthcare. Our team knows the unique challenges and rewards of this career path, bringing real-world experience and insight to every placement. When you partner with Lucid Staffing Solutions, you’re not just choosing any staffing agency—you’re “shopping local,” and here’s why that makes a difference: -Firsthand Experience, Unmatched Understanding – Our team members have been travelers themselves, so we truly understand what it takes to succeed on the road and in the field. This means better placements and smoother transitions for our clinicians and the facilities we serve. -Commitment to Quality – Just like supporting local businesses ensures quality and accountability, partnering with Lucid Staffing Solutions brings you reliable, highly qualified clinicians who are tailored to meet your specific needs. -Personalized, Real-Time Support – Our American-based team is here for you whenever you need it, offering hands-on support and timely solutions for both clinicians and healthcare facilities alike. Looking for a staffing partner who gets it? Lucid Staffing Solutions combines local understanding with a dedication to quality that makes a true difference. Supporting local isn’t just about where you shop—it’s about choosing partners who stand by their values and know your world. Let’s connect and bring quality healthcare to every corner of the country! #LucidStaffingSolutions #HealthcareStaffing #TravelNursing #ShopLocal #QualityCare

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Healthcare staffing gaps demand innovative solutions. RightSourcing's President, Maria Luoni, and Magnit’s VP of Culture and Diversity, Rebecca Perrault, explore how tapping into diverse pipelines of contingent talent can address shortages and improve patient care. By leveraging non-traditional talent sources, healthcare organizations can build resilient, flexible workforce strategies that meet today’s challenges. Learn more about transforming healthcare staffing: https://lnkd.in/ehfhykQx #contingentworkforce #healthcarestaffing #wearemagnit

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Successfully entering new markets involves strategic alignment of talent with respect to local nuances and regulatory demands. In my career, I’ve seen firsthand how crucial a knowledgeable staffing partner is in navigating these complexities effectively. At the end of the day, without the right people, being able to establish a business in a new territory becomes a stagnant process. Check out Excel’s latest blog and leverage takeaways tailored to successful business expansion. #MarketExpansion #TalentAcquisition #StaffingSolutions #HRConsulting #StrategicStaffing #RecruitingLife 

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Healthcare staffing challenges slowing you down? Missed calls, slow responses, and repetitive tasks don’t have to hold you back. ContactSwing transforms recruitment with AI: ✅ 24/7 candidate screening ✅ Automated interview scheduling ✅ Personalized engagement via calls, email, and text 📈 Faster hires. Happier candidates. Smarter workflows. 💡 Ready to simplify your staffing process? Get 50 free AI call minutes now! #HealthcareStaffing #HiringMadeEasy #AIRecruitment #ContactSwing

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📊 Trends in Healthcare Employment 📊 The landscape of healthcare staffing is constantly evolving! Some sectors are experiencing growth, while others are facing declines. Staying informed about these trends is crucial for professionals and organizations alike. What areas in healthcare do you see expanding or contracting? Share your insights below! #Healthcare #StaffingTrends #EmploymentInsights

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