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A good nurse job description is the main ingredient in finding the perfect match

If you are using a Vendor Management System (VMS) to manage your nurse staffing needs don’t forget one of the main ingredients in hiring qualified nurses, finding the perfect (or as close as you can get) match. When working with a VMS this can be difficult because you are most likely dealing with the need to [...]

Easy ways for nurses to de-stress and avoid burnout

26Aug11 • Jeff • 0 comments

It’s no secret or any great big surprise that nurses deal with a lot of stress on the job. And like in any job, a stressed worker is not a good worker. When the care of patients is involved it is even more critical for nurses and their managers to find ways to relieve that [...]

7 must have traits for travel nurses at your hospital

12Aug11 • Jeff • 0 comments

When using temporary nursing agencies as part of your hospital’s staffing strategy it is important to know what you are looking for in a travel nurse. This may seem obvious, but the traits you are going to look for in a travel nurse are not necessarily going to be the same ones you look for [...]

Make your travel nurses feel welcome

22Jul11 • Jeff • 0 comments

Recent news and research has shown that travel nursing is steadily returning to pre-recession levels, which means more and more your hospital will be able to be less choosy and in a more competitive mode to get the best travel nurses. This makes it important for you to make a good impression on them as [...]

14 questions to ask yourself about your nurse recruitment plan

8Jul11 • Jeff • 1 comment

Why is it important for your hospital to have a nurse recruitment plan? It will provide you with a clear picture of the nurse candidate pool in your community It will give you a chance to evaluate your efforts and determine areas where more money, manpower or ingenuity is required It lets you establish goals [...]

Full time nurse labor costs versus travel nurses

24Jun11 • Jeff • 0 comments

A recent study done by KPMG looked at hospital labor costs. More specifically it looked at the overall cost of full-time nurses and the surveyed hospitals use of per diem or traveling nurses. Here is a summary of their findings: All-in cost of full-time hospital nurses is an average $98 thousand per year (or $45 [...]

Our new website!

16Jun11 • admin • 1 comment

As you can tell we have a new website, logo and color scheme. Our website has always been more focused on our travelers and that has not really changed. But for you, hospitals and healthcare facilities that work with Medical Solutions, it is just another progression in our efforts to bring you the best travel [...]

It’s Nurses Week! Don’t forget to tell your staff they rock!

6May11 • Jeff • 1 comment

It’s that one week out of the year where nurses are celebrated they way should be celebrated all year. Or at least it supposed to be. Over the years Nurses Week has stirred up mixed feelings among nurses about whether or not it is an honor or demeaning, but in the end it is just [...]

Improve the travel nurse experience at your hospital with two simple questions

22Apr11 • Jeff • 2 comments

We recently discussed how important it is to have a travel nurse friendly hospital and how an anti-travel nurse culture gets started. Now we are going to discuss one of the easiest ways to improve the experience for travelers at your hospital, whether it is a already a good one you want to make better [...]

Nurses Rock! Nurses Week T-Shirt Design Challenge

12Apr11 • Jeff • 0 comments

Nurses Week is just around the corner and we wanted to let everyone know that 2nd Annual Nurses Week T-Shirt Design Challenge started today. This year the contest is going to be even better. The prizes are bigger and we have a new a partner in the contest, scrubadoo.com. They are pitching in $10 towards new [...]

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