Staffing Solutions
Staffing Solutions: Managing Contract Workers
As the healthcare staffing landscape changes, a variety of contract workers play an essential role in supporting patient care and clinic operations.
These workers provide hospitals and clinics with the flexibility needed to meet fluctuating demand and quickly fill staffing gaps.
Contract workers that we partner with
Case Care Managers (CCMs)
Coordinate care plans for patients, ensuring effective treatment and resources.
Travel Nurses
Take short-term assignments to fill staffing gaps in locations with nursing shortages.
Health Consultants
Offer expert advice to healthcare organizations on improving operations, patient care, and cost-efficiency.
Respiratory Therapists
Provide specialized care for patients with breathing or cardiopulmonary issues.
Allied Health Staff
Includes physical therapists, occupational therapists, radiologists, laboratory technicians, and more.
Office Staff
Coordinate care plans for patients, ensuring effective treatment and resources.
The Rising Pay Gap Between Travel Nurses and Staff RNs
As healthcare systems continue to navigate the post-pandemic landscape, one of the most significant financial burdens hospitals face is the cost of travel nurses.
The cost of travel nursing has decreased, but the pay disparity remains substantial.
Travel nurses earn roughly twice as much as staff RNs per week on average, putting immense pressure on hospital budgets.
Current Pay Gap Overview:
- Staff Registered Nurses (RNs) earn an avg. of $41.38 per hour, or approximately $1,591 per week*
- Travel Nurses earn an average of $2,317 per week**
*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (August 2024)
**Vivian Health (May 2024)
The Future of Healthcare Staffing
As healthcare organizations face an increasingly competitive market, flexibility and competitive pay are becoming critical factors in recruitment and retention. Offering work flexibility—such as the ability to change facilities and work varied shifts—is essential in attracting and retaining talent.
At CenterPoint, we’re committed to helping hospitals build the workforce of the future. Our in-house staffing solutions provide the best of both worlds: the flexibility of travel workers combined with the support and stability of a local healthcare system.
Key Elements of Success:
- Flexible Contract Lengths and Locations: Customize contract durations and hospital assignments to align with operational needs and preferences of contract workers.
- Improved Retention Rates: Offering local work opportunities along with competitive pay and benefits fosters greater loyalty and job satisfaction among contract workers.
- Enhanced Cost Control: By reducing reliance on external staffing agencies, hospitals gain better control over labor costs, enabling more effective budget management and resource allocation.
Our Difference:
- Focused recruiting techniques
- Higher wages and higher per-diems that attract more talent
- Lower costs for providers
- Pass along various HR duties and insurances back to the provider partner that effectively lowers hourly costs
Why travelers contract with us:
- Flexibility in employment
- Higher compensation
- Easier integration with client
- Potential for permanent placement if desired
As hospitals continue to struggle with high labor expenses from travel nurses, some have decided to create their own internal staffing agencies to offer nurses more flexibility and higher pay while still curtailing expenses from outside agencies.
