Automation has become a critical capability in industries across the board, helping employees eliminate time-consuming manual work and boosting the results of key processes and initiatives. This is particularly true for staffing within the medical field, and the best way to achieve a successful level of automation is with a robust vendor management system.
A study from Inavero discovered that automating certain staffing processes can have a considerably positive impact on an organization. Firms that leveraged automated VMS workflows experienced 49 percent faster candidate submission as well as a 55 percent increase in monthly interviews, for instance.
Within the medical staffing space, these types of results are critical, as it’s imperative that institutions with open positions are able to fill them with qualified applicants quickly.
Let’s take a closer look at the automation made possible through the use of a VMS, and why it’s so imperative medical staffing firms use them:
1) Automatic job capturing: Eliminate manual data entry
Staffing industry expert Bill Hobbib noted that one of the most time-consuming and inconsistent processes staffing agency employee engage in today is manual data entry. Not only does it eat up a considerable amount of time – which could no doubt be better spent on higher-priority tasks – but can result in employees using different tactics or language to enter orders.
“Automation helps save time and money during critical staffing processes.”
In fact, Hobbib notes that the above-described situation often results in a “doom loop,” wherein the time-consuming and error-prone nature of manual data entry causes data to be less valuable,to the point where employees abandon the system.
The optimal way to resolve this is through a VMS that includes automatic job capturing, which sidesteps the need for manual data entry to support order entry. Advanced software of this kind enables staffing firms to import and create its own jobs, or use those of other third-party service providers.
2) Intelligent candidate matching
Another area within medical staffing begging for automation is candidate matching. An innovative vendor management system will include automation that helps staffing firms easily match the highest quality and most relevant candidates with their posted orders. Best of all, critical job requirements are intelligently matched with candidates who can deliver upon these needs, and staffing agencies have strong options available to them when it comes time to hire.
Automation helps firms find the most qualified and relevant candidates for their jobs quickly and easily.3) Robust application tracking
An advanced VMS encompasses automated application tracking to ensure that qualified leads don’t get away.
BlueSky Medical Software includes JobRobotix, an intelligent feature to streamline VMS workload automation. Users can leverage JobRobotix alongside Smart Candidate Matching to eliminate manual order entry and select the best candidates for open positions. And through integration with BlueSky’s leading onboarding and application tracking system, staffing firms can boost their efficiency and productivity while removing costly manual work.
Sixty percent of organizations are losing time and money using manual processes for job entry, candidate matching and submission. Does your organization fall within this category?
If so, connect with BlueSky Medical Software about our industry-leading, health care-aimed VMS today.
