Aging Workforce, Population Growth And Implementation Of ACA Contribute To Rising Need For Creative Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Supplemental Health Care CEO Provides Advice on Workforce Solutions and Strategies

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Apr 07, 2014, 12:32 ET

PARK CITY, Utah, April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's healthcare system is entering a new era that will require more innovative and creative staffing solutions to meet increased patient demands and provide quality patient care.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act combined with an aging workforce and more seniors in the U.S. will further strain healthcare facilities across the country. This will require them to find creative solutions necessary to recruit and maintain trained professional staff to deliver high levels of patient-centered care.

Janet Elkin, president and chief executive officer of Supplemental Health Care, will address these staffing challenges at the 11^th Annual World Health Care Congress taking place April 7 – 9 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. During a presentation on April 9 at 11:15 a.m., Elkin will define workforce solutions and strategies that prepare hospitals and other healthcare facilities to meet today's and tomorrow's staffing challenges.

"Delivering essential healthcare services in today's environment is already complex and demanding," said Elkin. "And, as additional demands on the healthcare system come into play, it requires expertise in strategic planning, staffing innovation and an understanding of individual client needs to maintain and provide the care patients need."

"As a company out in the trenches and in the field, we provide customized strategies and emerging solutions such as changing staffing workforce mixes, alternative skill set substitutions, network float pools, and Managed Services Provider and Recruitment Process Outsourcing programs that are effective and cost-efficient solutions for large and small healthcare organizations," said Elkin.

Elkin will be joined by Tanya Tesseyman, vice president of Supplemental Health Care's Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Division, to share how they were able to utilize their RPO solution to meet the needs of a 983-bed public hospital, Parkland Health and Hospital System, in Dallas.

Working in partnership with Parkland's internal staff to provide recruiting, screening, interview coordination, credentialing, offer negotiation, and onboarding orientation, the RPO solution successfully delivered 750 full-time hires across both clinical and non-clinical positions while driving down cost-per-hire.

"Our experience extends from our proprietary recruiting and retention programs to our leading talent management expertise. In today's competitive environment, we think outside the healthcare delivery box as we partner with clients to help them deliver high quality patient care," concluded Elkin.

Supplemental Health Care, a premiere national healthcare staffing company, provides its clients better access to physicians, physician assistants, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other clinical and non-clinical positions. Through its portfolio of business solutions such Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Managed Service Provider, and Contingent Staffing, among others, the company develops custom workforce strategies that support a variety of medical organizations including hospitals, outpatient and rehab facilities, adult day centers, government facilities, schools and home health.

About Supplemental Health Care
Since its inception in 1984, Supplemental Health Care has served as a comprehensive workforce solutions provider that delivers customized strategies to address staffing challenges faced by healthcare organizations nationwide. Leveraging a selection of business solutions such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Managed Services, PRN Pool Management and Contingent Staffing, Supplemental Health Care utilizes its deep staffing expertise to deliver wide ranging and creative workforce strategies that afford organizations better access to skilled clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals.

Headquartered in Park City, Utah, Supplemental Health Care's maintains an extensive local office network of more than 58 offices in major U.S. markets and four fully-integrated national divisions: Travel Nursing, Travel Therapy, Supplemental Physicians and Advanced Practice. Visit www.SupplementalHealthCare.com to learn more.

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