As the operations manager at Simi Regional Hospital, you have been recently tasked with addressing the growing concern with staffing and retention. Since the COVID-19, Simi Regional Hospital has seen an increase in the number of clinical staff, primarily nurses leaving the organization. The recent exit interviews indicated that staff is tired, overworked, and unsure about being vaccinated with the impending CMS requirement for vaccinations. The other issue that was revealed in the recent exit interview is the nearest competition is increasing pay for all clinical staff by 5%-10%. With your job postings, HR has indicated there are minimal applicants for open roles across the organization.
You have been tasked with developing an action plan to address the current staffing challenges faced by the organization. Using the questions below, you will want to develop an action plan to address the issue with staffing and retention.
Who are the 4-5 key stakeholders that you would work collaboratively with to establish a task force to deal with this issue?
What are the departments or areas that you feel need to address first for the staffing shortage?
Is the organization able to increase pay based on the current budget within the organization?
Are there additional incentives to offer potential candidates such as hiring bonuses and what does the maximum amount offer for such hiring bonuses?
With the impending staffing shortage, will the organization look to downsize certain departments and shift staff to those departments in need?
Can traveling staff members be used in the interim and how long can the organization sustain using traveling clinical staff members?
What are 2-3 retention strategies that may help with addressing the staffing shortage?
Your paper is to be 4-5-pages in length.
Provide support for your statements using in-text citations from a minimum of 4-5 credible sources. These sources should not be more than 3-5-years old. Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but two must be external.
