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“Gone With The Wind: How To Retain Our APPs”. Nicola Hawkinson DNP, RNFA, RN CEO & Founder of SpineSearch AASA May 9, 2016. Disclosure SpineSearch, LLC Founder, CEO. Mid Year Retreat. Hospitals and healthcare provider adding 374,000 new jobs in 2016
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“Gone With The Wind: How To Retain Our APPs” Nicola Hawkinson DNP, RNFA, RN CEO & Founder of SpineSearch AASA May 9, 2016
Disclosure SpineSearch, LLC Founder, CEO
Mid Year Retreat • Hospitals and healthcare provider adding 374,000 new jobs in 2016 • Healthcare unemployment rate is at a mere 2.6%; its lowest level in 9 years! • This trend continued into the first half of 2017 with 50% more hires than the first half of 2016
Mid Year Retreat • 10 Year Forecast • PA – projected growth 38% • NP – projected growth 35% • The Bureau of Labor Statistics
These Trends Do Not Come Without Controversy • New York Times Articles • Oct 1, 2001, “When The Nurse Wants to Be Called Doctor • April 29, 2014, “Nurse’s Are Not Doctor’s” • August 1, 2014, “The Physician Assistant Will See You Now” • May 25, 2015, “Doctoring Without The Doctor” • Title • Report to • Scope of practice • Responsibilities • Hours
Why Such Growth • People living longer • Technology has driven greater specialization • More tests to give, more meds to prescribe & more devises to utilize • Physician’s need for more help
Forbes • “Advanced Practice Provider’s Are Key To America’s Healthcare Future” • Congress debate to repeal and replace the affordable care act – APP’s at the forefront of this discussion • Increase pressure to reduce cost • Decrease readmission • Decrease length of stay • Increase access to care *21 States now offering full practice authority to NPs*
Recruitment Trends • The GAP • Hiring Challenges • Innovation in recruitment strategies • Digital Marketing, Social Media • Seeking passive candidates • Evidence-Based Approach To Hiring
Hiring Challenges • Hiring Challenges • Top 5 Obstacles • Finding Qualified Candidates • Finding Quickly • Finding Enough • HR/Recruitment is only part of my job • Location (local candidate supply/relo/rural location)
Evidence Based Recruiting • The Parallel to Evidence Based Medicine • Physicians once too went on hunch –anecdotal evidence and personal experience… • Research – drive decision – treatment guidelines, policies • (See our 7 steps)
Our Conclusion • NP / PA Position In High Demand With Low Supply – GAP • We Must Be Organized and Proactive In Our Recruitment Strategies and Interview Process • We Have To Identify Both Long And Short Term Staffing Goals • Traditional Methodology Will Not Suffice!
How do you find your APP • a. placing ad • b. internal referrals • c. external recruitment firm
Retention • In Order To Retain Employees, We Must First Know Why They Leave….
Turnover Rates • 6 Reason’s People Leave • Feeling Undervalued • Individual Recognition • Too Little Coaching / Feedback • Job Did Not Match Job Description • Mismatch Between Job & New Hire • Management Freezes Raises and Promotions **The Cost – up to 2/3 of their annual salary**
What is your current turnover rate • a. less than 10% • b. between 10-20% • c. greater than 20%
Turnover Rates • Becker’s Hospital Review • Hospitals will need to replace >50% of their staff every 5 years • Attributed to a shrinking talent pool, and retirement • Survey Concluded • Continuity in Hospitals is Lacking • Environment Promotes High Turnover (Burnout) • Growing Proportion of Retiring Employees • Hospital Hiring Needs To Tune Up • (Becker’s, May11, 2017)
What percentage of your APPs have been with your institution greater than 5yrs • a. 0-10% • b. 10-30% • c. 30-50% • d. 50-70% • e. greater than 70%
We Found Them:How Do We Keep Them • Salary (Metrics) • Benchmark Data • Training • Orientation • Mentorship • Benefits • Health, Retirement, Continuing Education • Career Growth • Promotion Guidelines • Strategic Incentives
Case Presentation • University Of Colorado, School of Medicine • Stephanie Farmer, Director of Finance and Administration
How long does it take from application to offer • a. 0-30 days • b. 30-60 days • c. 60-90 days • d. greater than 90 days
Are We Going To Pay • Salary Statistics • Benchmark Data • MGMA • AAOS • NERVES • Surgical vs Non Surgical
How long do your average APP positions stay vacant • a. less than 30 days • b. 30-60 days • c. 60-90 days • d. greater than 90 days
What benchmark data do you currently use to determine APP salaries • a. MGMA • b. AAPA • c. INDEED.COM • d. AANP • e. Other (fill in your answer)
Salary Survery NP PA - 2017 • Job Satisfaction • Signing Bonuses – 11% (11k NP, 8k PA) • Salary Trends – 50% noted salary increase from 2015-2016 • (Practice Match)
Are We Willing To Train • Specialized For APPS • Ongoing • Related to Specialty Field • Leadership traing • Peer Group / Leadership Council involved in process
Benefits • Malpractice • LIC/DEA/NPI • CME Allowance • Vacation • Health Care • Retirement • Education Reimbursement • Bonus (sign on, relocation)
Benefits • Strategic Incentivization • Q6 month retention bonus • Differential for preceptorship • Differential for certifications • Differential for taking on leadership roll
Career Growth • Promotion • Advancement in responsibility (training of RNs, preceptorships, lecture series) • Leadership council opportunities • Research / Publication opportunities
The Golden Goose • # 1 Reason employees stay in a job for extended periods of time is “Work Place Culture” • Easier said than done but creating a dynamic, advanced and unique work place culture is why employees stay
The Golden Goose: Culture • Building A High Retention Culture • Journal Of Nursing Administration • Job Embeddedness: Development of a Nurse Retention Plan • Measure – Personal Characteristics – Job Search Behavior index • FIT – Organization, Community, Job Description • Georgetown University
Culture • Create an environment of growth • Provide sufficient staffing • Create a strong organizational culture • Assign a mentor • NSI Survey, 2014
Conclusion • Recruitment and Retention Go Hand In Hand • Approach Must Be Proactive, not Reactive • Staffing Needs Must Address Both Short And Long Term Goals • We Must Learn How To Incentivize To STAY!
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References Kuncel, Ones, and Klieger, In Hiring, Algorithms Beat Instinct, Harvard Business Review, May 2014 Liker and Hoseus, Toyota Culture, The Heart and Soul of The Toyota Way, Forward, McGraw-Hill, 2008 Marvelle, 2001 AAPA Physician Assistants Consensus report, Running et al, 2002-2003 R.S. Hooker and L.F. McCaig “use of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care”, 1995-1999 New York Times, 2011-2015 Practice Match, 2017 Time Magazine, June 22,2015 Warren, Brian, Select International, An Evidence Based Approach To Hiring
Thank You! Nicola Hawkinson, DNP, RN SpineSearch www.Spine-Search.com 1.516.333.5050