Critical Coverage & EMR

Implemented rapid staffing plan to address COVID-19 demand surge and EMR training.

Client Type

  • Nationally renowned teaching hospital
  • Community, acute, psychiatric and children’s hospitals
  • Numerous outpatient clinics
  • 2,000+ beds total

Crisis/Challenge Type

  • Patient surge from Delta variant wave
  • Needs for LPNs, RNs, allied and locums
  • Units affected: Progressive Care, Critical Care, ER, MS, PICU, NICU, Peds ER, Respiratory Therapy, L&D and Perioperative

Our Customized Solution

  • Established market-competitive crisis rates
  • Created priority staffing focus
  • Leveraged more than 60 proven supplier partners
  • Modified credentialing process

Specific Challenges

  • Critical timelines for a very large volume of highly skilled clinicians
  • Extraordinary demand for pediatric specialty RNs and RRTs

CRU48 Implementation Outcome

  • Identified, hired and onboarded more than 620 clinicians within six months
  • Rapid deployment of 14 L&D RNs to support safe delivery of 525 babies in July 2021
  • No increase in sentinel events or clinician performance
  • 95.20% of RNs recommended by client managers for rehire
  • 95% on time starts and 96% fill rate
  • Established additional orientation dates, EPIC test out procedures and EPIC training classes

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