As a hiring manager, your responsibility is to hire the best-qualified healthcare candidate for any open position. And when you receive dozens, sometimes hundreds, of applications for open jobs, how do you begin to narrow down the field? The problem is, many hiring managers will rule out great candidates for the wrong reasons. This can… Read more »
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Maybe not everyone, but most people are connected through Facebook today. Social media is making an already–small world even smaller. Did you know you can keep your entire team of travel nurses in touch with one another by creating a Facebook group to facilitate connection? How does this help build community? There are a lot of ways,… Read more »
Negativity is everywhere around us, and that’s true in the workplace as well. Not every employee will be happy every day, but there is something you can do to encourage more positive behavior where you work. Whether they experience stress at home or on the job, healthcare employee morale can be affected by all the… Read more »
Hiring travel nurses is not at all the same experience as hiring permanent, local staff for your medical facility. So why are you trying to fit that square peg in the round hole? Before you spend an inordinate amount of time sourcing, prescreening, and hiring remote candidates for travel positions, consider working with a staffing… Read more »
Throughout your nursing career, you will be working with a variety of personalities. This is true not only with patients and managers but also the doctors themselves. What happens when you encounter a physician who is difficult to deal with? You may feel like you’re not in a position to challenge or confront them, even… Read more »
Bullying is a big topic of conversation across a lot of platforms today. From the very top down, we’re looking at the way bullying can create divisiveness or even uncomfortable situations for those involved. With all the bullying and related abuse so prevalent in the media, it may be time to address the situation in… Read more »
Being a travel nurse comes with a bit of insecurity. How do you know you’re safe when you’re traveling from place to place or living in an unfamiliar city? If you’re concerned about your safety on a travel nursing assignment, there are some things you can do to make yourself more comfortable. Let’s take a… Read more »
Hiring is a fine art that goes beyond matching skills to duties. It is extremely important that your newest team member also fit in well with your environment and can get along with others on your staff. Values, personality, aptitude, and capability are all equally as important as the skills on the resume. So how… Read more »