More healthcare employers hiring temporary medical professionals in wake of recession

A recent employment survey conducted by the staffing industry’s leading job board suggests that temporary workers are back in vogue. Twenty-nine percent of companies’ surveyed from February to March said they hired temporary workers in the first quarter of 2011 and 26 percent said they would in the second quarter, reports Staffing Industry Analysts, a firm specializing in workforce management trends.

Though the uptick in employment is great news for healthcare staffing agencies, healthcare employers must find an effective means of managing temporary and contract labor, or the inefficient on boarding and off boarding of employees will result in wasted staffing dollars and diminished patient care delivery.

The survey, which included 2,800 hiring managers and 5,600 workers across a broad spectrum of industries and company sizes, also showed 28 percent of respondents hiring permanent employees in the first quarter – the biggest increase in three years.

“With healthcare reform knocking on everyone’s door, telling hospitals and healthcare employers to ramp up patient safety efforts and increase care quality, a workforce management solution such as the Candidate Direct Marketplace enables administrators to manage both temporary and permanent workers utilizing a  single point of contact.” Said Sue Higgins, Product Development Manager from Candidate Direct. “This increases staffing visibility and quickly exposes work-flow inefficiencies.”

Higgins said postings at her company are up 25 percent in the first quarter of 2011 and are on track to exceed industry projections by year end. Candidate Direct healthcare staffing solutions are highly efficient and require no investment in hardware or software – the service is FREE to healthcare employers.

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