Healthcare administrators turn to Medely to quickly and efficiently fill shifts. However, when administrators are rushed to post a Medely shift, it can result in incomplete postings and missing necessary shift details. To boost the likelihood of a shift being picked up by the most qualified nurse or health professional, Medely has compiled a list of posting best practices.
Best practices for posting a Medely shift
Optimizing a Medely shift posting doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. Here’s what administrators should prioritize based on our team’s data.
Advanced notice leads to more filled shifts
Healthcare moves quickly, and sometimes it’s impossible to plan for inevitable callouts due to sickness, uptick in patient demand, or general staff turnover. While last-minute callouts happen, Medely also offers the ability to plan for future staffing gaps in addition to responding to last-minute needs.
With all staffing data stored in one place, administrators can monitor facility trends, such as what time of year more shifts were posted, what positions were most requested, average fill rate, and more. With staffing information conveniently stored in the Medely platform, administrators can lean into proactive staffing. This allows them to better prepare for known future gaps while also having more insight into when unexpected callouts typically occur.
While Medely offers the ability to post last-minute or in advance, our team has found that posting a shift at least 24 hours prior to the shift is the best way to make sure it’s seen and picked up.
Use clear, concise language and add details to Medely shift descriptions
To avoid extra questions or confusion, make sure that the description is readable and conveys all necessary information that a nurse or health professional using Medely might need to know before picking up the shift. When facilities include more information, this ensures that the shifts get shown to the right nurses or health professionals, which can be especially helpful with more complex cases.
Details that can be helpful to include are the number of cases, specialties, facility equipment, charting system, and more. If there are some details that don’t change between posts, such as parking information, required certifications, and more, Medely provides templates so the information will be included in every post.
Include any specialties the shift will require
Nurses and health professionals on the Medely marketplace go through an extensive screening process to ensure their skills are up-to-date and verified so they can integrate seamlessly into a facility. However, if a facility is looking for more specialized nurses or health professionals, it’s crucial to include that in the posting.
One of our long-time Medely customers, Columbia Parkway Surgery Center, is a specialized surgery center that only performs eye cases. When Terri DelCoco, nurse manager at Columbia Parkway Surgery Center, was looking for qualified nurses and techs to fill shifts, she needed people who were comfortable performing these complex eye cases. With Medely, she found a consistent group of specialized nurses and techs who work specifically in eye cases, so her center could avoid canceled procedures and maintain a consistent rhythm. “The people that I have in place now are amazing. We do only ophthalmology, so I now request only ophthalmology techs,” Terri shared. “I have found some really great nurses that work in ophthalmology, and they’ve been a great support system for me.”
Utilize Medely’s favorites feature
Medely’s favorites feature allows healthcare facilities to take advantage of on-demand, flexible staffing while offering the consistency and reliability of an established float pool. In a recent survey of our most active nurses and health professionals, Medely found that 96% of respondents had been favorited by at least one facility, meaning the vast majority of facilities are looking to the favorites feature to establish continuity of care and a trusted extended workforce.
This was the case for Christine Costello, administrator at USPI facilities Harbor Heights Surgery Center and Potomac View Surgery Center. Across her two facilities, Christine has almost 100 nurses and health professionals favorited. “If I’m able to find someone that I really like, I’m able to favorite them and offer them the shifts first. So that’s perfect for us. We like to have continuous care, so we like to have the same people coming back,” Christine shared. Her busy surgery centers require excellent per diem staff to maintain a large caseload and uphold their positive reputation. With Medely’s Favorites Feature, Christine knows that she can rely on her Medely professionals to provide the same quality patient care as her full-time staff.
Find consistent coverage with Medely
Posting shifts with Medely simplifies the search for credentialed per diem staff. With an easier process in place, administrators and facility managers can focus less time on manually filling shifts and more time on ensuring the whole facility is running smoothly. Ready to get started with Medely? Sign up today!
