Temporary Staffing. It is costly and a headache of organizations nationally. But sometimes it is a necessity. The administrative processes alone are often inefficient and keep staffing managers up at night.
So if you are using temporary staff, why are you not making it easier on yourself? Filling your open shifts with temporary staff doesn’t have to be a struggle.
Where are the headaches?
Vendors
1. Communication — Phone calls, Emails, and fax machines.
2. Quality of staff — Credentials, staff performance and reviews.
3. Invoicing
Temp staff
1. Credentials not being uploaded/updated
2. Reliability
3. No consistency
Pay roll/Invoice Process
1. Time keeping
2. Time management and invoicing
3. Collecting multiple time slips
4. Checks being sent out, hospitals not in control of checks being disbursed.
5. Visibility to insights. how long to talk to manager about staffing, insights can be to the penny.
Vendor performance is under a microscope now. There is a better way to do all of this and turning your dark nights into bright days.