Cost vs. Benefit?
The use of temporary staffing may help keep your current staff from becoming stressed out or burned out. Understaffing is one of the leading causes of stress in medical profession. The inherent demands of healthcare workers, coupled with the lack of support or staff multiply these problems. While administration desires to stretch your existing staff to “maximize productivity”, it can be deceivingly costly if “maximizing productivity” results in “Stressed Out Employees”. Rising individual stress levels quickly translate into a drop in organizational productivity and a decrease in the quality of patient care. If stress levels remain unchecked, turnover is likely to increase. Increased turnover can cost an organization thousands of dollars in recruitment and in loss of productivity. Staffing services should be assessed not only on the basis of cost, but also on the return value to the facility. Delays affect patient satisfaction with your hospital, and one unhappy patient may tell several
