The HealthTrust reSOURCEs blog recently shared story about how the demands being put upon the healthcare system by the aging population and featured commentary from Parallon Workforce Solutions. 

Facilities that serve aging Americans, either in acute care or long-term care settings, will not just be staying busy. They’ll also need new strategies and techniques to recruit and train their staff to meet the changing needs of a more active, engaged and digitally savvy population of older adults.

Parallon Workforce Solutions has the widest variety of travel nursing assignments at the most attractive destinations across North America ... and beyond! 

Earlier today, an article was published on the Indeed blog discussing the global nursing shortage and what employers can do to feed the nursing pipeline. 

As a leader in the healthcare staffing industry, Parallon Workforce Solutions President and CEO Brendan Courtney advocates on behalf of Parallon’s Specialty Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses (StaRN) Program. It is helping more than 150 healthcare facilities across the country get the increasing number of qualified nurses they need to deliver care to a growing patient population. StaRN provides intensive post-graduate education for recent nursing graduates, including comprehensive didactic training, a robust simulation experience and a hands-on clinical preceptorship. Upon completion of the program, graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skill to begin their career.

Mary Federico, RN

Mary Frederico  works for Parallon Workforce Solutions at Menorah Medical Center in the Kansas City area. In honor of Nurses Week, the healthcare system shared a story in which late one evening this spring, a 90-year-old woman fell bringing a letter out to her mailbox and broke her hip. The woman was taken to the hospital, but couldn't recall any phone numbers to notify her family members, who were all in the process of flying into town to celebrate her 90th birthday. Mary volunteered to physically track down her granddaughter, based on information the woman provided about the area and vicinity in which she lived.

It is nurses like Mary that support our mission for excellence in nursing.

Congratulations Mary! 

Have you participated in the many offers taking place in celebration of Nurses Week 2016? 

A recent article published on the Huffington Post discussed that, as the population ages and more people have increased access to health care under the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. may need as many as one million new nurses by 2022- in less than 10 years. 

Last Friday, the Parallon Workforce Solutions MSP Team accepted the "marshmallow challenge" in preparation of our Workforce 2.0 go-live. This challenge is a fun activity that encourages teams to experience simple but profound lessons in collaboration, innovation and creativity. The marshmallow challenge is a fast and powerful technique for improving a team’s capacity to generate ideas and build rapport. This lesson also reveals the true nature of collaboration, illustrates how each person innovates and emphasizes the importance of diverse perspectives.

During National Hospital Week, Parallon Workforce Solutions celebrates hospitals and the women and men who support the health and wellbeing of their communities through dedication and compassionate care from the heart.