Healthcare can be hectic. From scrambling to fill a last-minute call-out or prepping for a busy week ahead, there’s always something unexpected at hand, and that can take a toll on your team. Here’s how to use ShiftKey strategically to keep your residents well-cared-for and your in-house and leadership teams happy.
1. Think of ShiftKey as a pressure relief valve
ShiftKey makes it easy to support your residents and team, no matter what curveball you’ve just been thrown. In addition to helping you secure last-minute help and recover from cancellations, our technology also gives you the ability to plan ahead. Proactively engaging independent professionals when you know you have a busy week ahead can prevent last-minute scrambles in the first place. The marketplace can also help you find the agility needed to accept new admissions. If you do find yourself in a bind, our platform’s free tools make it easy to find available independent professionals quickly or directly invite your favorites to jump in.
2. Use ShiftKey to protect your team from burnout
Chances are that at least some of your team members are burned out. A majority of healthcare professionals (62%) report experiencing burnout right now. Burnout leads to turnover, and turnover hurts everyone. By calling on licensed independent professionals to provide relief, you give your team the breathing room they need to perform at their best — and stick around.
3. Fill leave gaps without overloading others or sacrificing continuity of care
Planning for PTO or maternity leave? Facing an unexpected team-member illness? ShiftKey helps you keep things running smoothly without being forced to redistribute the extra workload to your already-busy team. It also helps you maintain continuity of care because you can choose to work with independent professionals your residents and team members can count on. And that makes internal-team absences so much smoother for everyone.
4. Schedule strategically to support, not replace
Independent professionals can’t replace your in-house team, nor are they meant to. By connecting using ShiftKey to fill the gaps and cover peak times when team members can’t, you support your in-house people and give them the work-life balance they desire. You can also use our technology to fill in gaps while you take your time finding the right fit for a permanent role.
5. Blend consistency with flexibility
Smart scheduling requires balancing your core team with a flexible workforce that supports your team and helps you adapt in real time when things don’t go as planned. If you create this mix of professionals, you’ll be able to deliver the quality care residents count on consistently. And you’ll have the flexibility you need to adapt to real-time challenges that frequently happen in healthcare. ShiftKey’s technology works according to your preferences, keeping you in control of the scheduling process and empowering you to build a workforce that works for everyone.
About ShiftKey
ShiftKey is a technology company committed to transforming healthcare by leveraging data and a marketplace approach to connect independent licensed professionals with facilities with open workforce needs. ShiftKey is playing a vital role in advancing empowered work, stability and solutions for professionals, facilities and the people and communities they serve. With 10,000 healthcare facilities and hundreds of thousands of independent licensed professionals on the platform, ShiftKey is the market leader in strategic workforce solutions, driving a more sustainable, inclusive and profitable workforce economy for the future. For more information about ShiftKey, visit www.ShiftKey.com.
