Did you know that 49 percent of contract employees say that contract work is a way to get a permanent job? Match Hire®, or Temp to Perm, can be a win-win for both you and the employee. Typically, a Match Hire assignment starts with a short-term position, anywhere from three months to one year
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Insights, trends, and topics in the MSP & VMS space from FocusOne Solutions.
High Volume Recruitment of Direct Hire Staff – FocusOne Case Study
FocusOne Solutions was engaged to assist a large, Level 1 trauma center located in North Dakota with a sizeable, multi-phase hiring effort. Our partnership began in 2016, one year prior to the opening of the state’s newest and largest hospital, a $500 million, 12-floor, 284-bed facility.
SIA’s Overview of the U.S. Healthcare Staffing Market
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) has provided 30 years of award-winning advising to industry leaders of all sizes. Each year SIA releases an annual report to discuss the findings of their research to explore what is driving the healthcare market.
Continue reading »Staff Continuity in Post-Acute Care
At FocusOne Solutions, we have daily conversations with our partners about the staffing struggles they run into within their communities. For some, it is the struggle to find qualified staff. For others, it is the frustration with last minute call-offs and the resulting stress being placed on the staff that day.
Continue reading »Compliance for the Acute Care or Long-Term Care Settings
As the baby boomer generation ages, the need for medical staffing in the acute and long-term care settings becomes essential. There were 78 million baby boomers born between 1946-1964, and it is estimated that by 2020 nearly 12 million people will need acute or long-term care.
Continue reading »What is a Managed Service Provider?
A managed service provider is a service based model that provides a streamlined approach to managing your vendors and daily needs. Utilizing an MSP can truly change the way you do business.
Continue reading »Past. Present. Future. Forecasting.
People come and people go. Turnover is commonplace in any workforce environment and while we hope to avoid it, it will inevitably happen. Whether it’s a leave of absence, resignation, termination, or a promotion you will one day find yourself wondering, “How did we get here and who are we going to hire to fill this role?”
Continue reading »Bring On the New Year! Are You Ready for 2019?
The New Year is fast approaching and while resolutions are quite common, preparing for them is not… or is often forgotten. As 2018 comes to a close, this is the perfect time to look back and reflect on the past year.
Continue reading »FocusOne Celebrates 15 Years!
As FocusOne Solutions celebrates a milestone birthday in our managed service program, I am reminiscent of our humble beginnings and proud of all that our team has accomplished in such a short time. Although incorporated in 2004, operations actually began in fall 2003, with only three employees.
Continue reading »Focus on 2019: How does your MSP measure up?
We’re in the final stretch of 2018, Q4. Budget meetings are happening and strategies are being fine tuned as healthcare facilities look toward what’s known and what’s unknown in the year ahead. For many hospitals, it’s time to review relationships, contracts, and make decisions.
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