Meet Staffing Challenges by Tapping into Overlooked & Unutilized Resources
Workforce Reimagined
Despite current circumstances, there are practical solutions to alleviating the challenges caused by the nursing shortage. By shifting the healthcare labor paradigm with efficient, on-demand models, health systems can meet caregivers where they are and tap into the overlooked talent surplus that is currently on the sidelines. Will Patterson, CEO of CareRev, is joined by Mark Smith, Vice President, Workforce Strategy & Analytics, from Providence Health to discuss staffing models that enable you to tap into a latent supply of healthcare professionals. They share strategies to improve the work environment and give healthcare professionals the work-life balance they are seeking. Listen to the interview to learn how to minimize the challenges of onerous onboarding, credentialing, and training processes to speed up access to work.
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The Panel:
Will Patterson
CareRev
Having worked as an ICU nurse in the past, Will Patterson founded CareRev in 2015 with the mission to help healthcare facilities and professionals more effectively meet patient demands. Today, as CareRev’s CEO Will is leading efforts to transform the workforce by giving healthcare systems a flexible and cost-effective staffing model that empowers healthcare professionals to take control of their careers.
Mark Smith
Providence
Mark serves as Vice President, Workforce Strategy & Analytics for Providence. In this role, Mark and his team have responsibility for advancing Providence’s approaches to selecting the best talent, getting caregivers to top of practice, improving workforce capacity, enabling work through automation, and upgrading analytics and insights capabilities for 52 hospitals, 1,085 clinics, 120,000 caregivers, 25,000 physicians and providers across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Business Administration from Central Washington University and a Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Capella University.
