Medical Staff Shortage

Lets Talk About……… Proactive Recruitment – A 6-part eBook Series

September 25, 2023
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Medical Staff Shortage

Introduction With advancements in technology and changing candidate expectations, recruiters must now search more proactively. After all, recruiting is a critical function for any organization, and can be a challenging and time-consuming task. In the past, many relied on reactive approaches, such as posting job listings and waiting for candidates to apply. However, in this...

RECRUITMENT PROCESS EFFICIENCY – 6th of a Series

August 5, 2023
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Healthcare Challenges, Healthcare Recruiters, Medical Staff Shortage, Medical Staffing

When roles are likely to be tough to fill, the last thing you want is to duplicate effort or waste time pitching to the wrong audience. In addition, when you receive CVs and other applications you might well be swamped. Time taken to sift through this pile will be considerable. Quite often you may even...

What are the main challenges when recruiting medical staff to Rural Hospitals? Part 3 of a Series

July 21, 2023
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Healthcare Challenges, Medical Staff Shortage

A job is one aspect of life, albeit a significant one. Yes, it is a large part of our character, sense of self. It is also the place where we spend the majority of our time. Therefore, it needs to be something we find rewarding and want to continue doing. However, although sometimes it doesn’t...

20% of the Population Lives in Rural, Less Accessible Areas – Part 2 of a Series

July 18, 2023
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Healthcare Challenges, Medical Staff Shortage

You may not be aware, but 20% of the US population lives in rural, less accessible areas. Consequently, it takes a very special kind of person to dedicate a chunk of their professional life to working in the remote countryside. Only 10% of physicians are actually working in these rural areas. This contributes to the...

Rural Recruitment: What you need to know about Rural Recruitment – Part 1 of a Series

July 17, 2023
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Medical Staff Shortage, Medical Staffing

Rural Recruitment We are living in extraordinarily challenging times! Medical staffing issues are significant and with burnout being a top priority at this moment. We can find the right staff but how they are managed and how the post hire process is undertaken is equally important. PX3, first and foremost is about people. We care about all aspects of...

Physician Associate v. the Physician Shortage

February 22, 2022
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Medical Staff Shortage

The Launch of the Physician Associate Physician shortages in the healthcare industry have been an ongoing issue for decades. In 1965 Eugene A. Stead MD, Duke University Medical Center created the first Physician Assistant (PA) class to alleviate them. That first class consisted of four Navy hospital corpsmen who were medically trained. The PA training...

Experts Raise Concerns About Staff Shortage Impacting Healthcare

February 17, 2022
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Medical Staff Shortage

A lot has changed since COVID hit the world three years ago -and we’re still not clear how and when the pandemic will end. It has impacted people’s lives, livelihood, and general health. While it has affected all sectors of the population, healthcare workers were among the worst hit. Burnout, depression, and trauma have become...