Have a Nurse Scheduling Strategy

Have you thought about the impacts of a nurse scheduler system can have on your business?  As a healthcare staffing agency, using a dedicated nurse scheduler system can not only simplify your life but save you critical time.  Operating a nurse scheduler is a company strategy that if you allow it to, will streamline your entire business process.

Two Costly Mistakes

In the staffing industry two of the most costly pieces of our business are turnover and overtime.  Using a nurse scheduler will have a huge impact on reducing both.   

Nurse Matching System

The first feature of any nurse scheduler should have is a nurse matching system which match up a nurses qualifications for a specific job.  This ensures that the nurse is happy and knowledgeable working in their specialty ultimately impacting the patient has the best person at their bedside.  We all know that a happy nurse, is a nurse that continues to work for you week after week!

Overtime Notifications

The second feature that you should look for in a nurse scheduler is an overtime notification system.   Overtime can be dangerous in the healthcare staffing industry, because if a nurse is overworked and tired this opens the door for potential mistakes and malpractice suits.  With a nurse scheduler, if a nurse has the potential of going into overtime the system will flag the recruiter or scheduler.  This feature ultimately allows the staff to make an informed business decision in placing a nurse and have no surprises when it comes to payroll expenses.

Overall Impact?

If you could manage just your overtime and your turnover by using a nurse scheduler what impact do you think it would have on your business?  How much do you think this would help your bottom line?