In: Nursing
Theme: No Nurse Left Behind Agency
Healthcare systems including hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted livings are growing rapidly with more need for nurses especially in this pandemic whereby people losing their lives, jobs, and benefits. For these reasons creating a nursing staffing agency to provide quality nurses they need is significant. Kim works in the hospital and sees the need for adequate staffing. The reality is that we are not able to spend sufficient time with patients because tasks increase, more overtime work is available, and call-outs are increasing. Staff is exhausted at the beginning of their shifts. Understaffed unit is also another problem hospitals are facing this today which leads to more floating nurses without increase pay and many more. Due to understaffed nurses, patients end up with a greater high for infection, fall and pressure injuries, and untreated conditions before discharge.
Questions from a general point of view:
1. State what the change will be for creating a nursing staffing agency?
2. How are you going to increase staffing?
As a nurse the person will be benefitted by the following
And the changes are,
2)
1.Obtain your nurse's license through an accredited nursing training program at your local hospital or at a nursing school. Though as the owner of a nursing agency you don't have to be a licensed nurse, it will give you a better understanding of customers' and employees' situations. Some places will require qualifications as part of registration requirements (see fit person tests).
2.Research the health and safety code in your jurisdiction that pertains to nursing agencies to find out what the legal requirements and obligations of a nursing agency are.Often this will be available from the registration authority.
3.Create a business plan. Include your start-up costs, initial
payroll costs, market, operating strategy, taxes, and advertisement
campaign. It's advisable to have an accountant review your business
plan for any omissions or mistakes.
4.Raise the investment capital to start a nursing agency with a
business loan or from private investors. Starting a nursing agency
requires a relatively small start-up sum, but you will need to have
sufficient money in reserve to pay your nurses in case clients pay
their invoices late.
5.Apply for a private duty nursing license at the appropriate city
or state department. You will also need to apply for separate
license from your state to supply skilled nursing or CNA
staff.
6.Choose a location for your office that is accessible to clients
and nurses. In today's digital world, you can have a virtual
office. Google apps for instance makes it very easy to work from
anywhere. Of much more importance is the ability to contact people
easily so ensure good telecommunications is more important than
physical proximity.
7. Obtain client and employee contracts. The best way to do this is
by having a local lawyer draw them up in compliance with all local
and national laws. As a new agency, you might need to use local
healthcare facilities for new clients and advertise in local
magazines for new nurses and CNAs. Most hospitals and nursing homes
consume a lot of CNAs than agency nurses which is a good way to
start. You can utilize staff engagement services to help you engage
your new nurses once you receive work requests. This cuts down on
costs of hiring a scheduler. Hospitals and nursing homes loves fast
turn around. You can use services Make sure you understand every
clause to avoid problems later.
8. Purchase liability insurance for your nursing agency.Ensure
that you understand your reporting duties and in particular whether
your liability is on a 'claims arising' or 'claims notified'
basis.
9. Buy payroll software that allows for frequent payments for your
employees. You can also utilize online Software as Service
companies. You pay a small monthly fee. If you do use an external
payroll provider be sure that they are tied into your complaints
and quality checking for care - people complain quicker about
paying for poor care than they do about the care itself.
10. Interview candidates for nursing positions and run a background
check on those you plan to employ. Make sure their nursing licenses
are current and their records are clean. Pay attention to sudden
recent changes in employment - staff may leave a place hoping to
avoid disciplinary and/or criminal pursuit.
11. Market your nursing agency to clients by advertising at local
hospitals and doctor's offices, as well as in the media.
12. Meet with clients who are interested in your services to
determine what their needs are, which nurses would be a good match,
and what the nurse's duties are in accordance with each patient's
treatment plan. Once all of the details have been agreed upon, sign
the contracts and send out your nurses to the appropriate
clients.