Healthcare organizations have been beset by a series of harrowing
storms. Environmental, market, and demographic conditions had already
caused a significant workforce shortage when the COVID-19 pandemic added
unprecedented challenges to the mix. Healthcare leaders cannot simply
hope the storm will pass but must tackle these issues today.
Navigating the Healthcare Workforce Shortage: How to Safeguard Your
Organization's Most Important Asset provides simple, practical, and
proven strategies for healthcare leaders to address one of the biggest
workforce shortages in recent history. The ideas and plans presented are
built on real-life examples of organizations that have successfully
overcome their workforce challenges.
Authors Tresha Moreland and Lori Wightman identify six key levers that
healthcare leaders can use to address workforce shortages in their
organization. The book delves deeply into the new problems posed by the
COVID-19 pandemic and the creativity needed to persevere through them.
The six levers covered in this book are:
- Strengthening organizational resiliency
- Shaping a better workplace culture
- Improving employee retention rates
- Aligning care quality and organizational effectiveness
- Taking control of internal and external recruitment strategies
- Preparing the workforce for the future
Confronting the healthcare workforce shortage will not be easy. But with
some creative thinking, new approaches, and a commitment to change,
healthcare organizations can experience a smoother voyage through the
storm.
