The Best Nurses Don’t Have Time to Apply During the Day
A long-term care nurse explains how exhausting shifts limit job searching, showing why off-hours, personalized technology is critical for recruiting healthcare workers.
A healthcare professional shares their experience working in long-term care facilities, describing the challenges of extended shifts that run from 7 AM to 5 PM instead of the scheduled 7 AM to 3 PM. They explain how the demanding nature of patient care makes it nearly impossible for nurses to find time to apply for other positions, even missing basic breaks for meals and restroom visits. The speaker discusses how many per diem nurses want full-time positions with benefits but struggle to pursue opportunities due to their hectic schedules and stressful work environments. They emphasize the value of personalized technology solutions that can engage with potential applicants during off-hours, suggesting this approach significantly improves the chances of successfully recruiting healthcare workers into organizations.
Transcript
When I was working in the long term acute care hospitals and long term care centers, your shift starts at seven, and it supposedly goes to three. But, usually, that turned into seven to five. You don't have time to apply and reach out to another job, you know, when you're working and taking care of patients. It's just physically impossible. Usually, you don't have time to use the bathroom or to get lunch either. There's a lot of nurses out there that are working per diem jobs, and sometimes they are looking to go into a full time job with benefits as well. But, you know, whether they're too busy at work, family life, things like that that's going on because they have to juggle other parts of their life because of their hectic schedules and and stressful jobs where they're working right now. I think that allowing technology that's unique and personalized that can be responding at nighttime has a significant impact on on the chances of successfully bringing that applicant into into your organization.
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