Even before the COVID-19 pandemic took place, it was no secret that the healthcare industry faced enormous nursing shortages, a challenge organizations and staffing companies have been struggling to solve. The coronavirus crisis put a new focus on the acute need for recruiting nurses. In some cases, the need was so great that nurses came out of retirement to fill the gaps. Nurses are the backbone of any medical facility and the effects of nurse engagement and staffing on patient safety and experience are widely documented. Our panel will discuss recruitment strategies that can help hospitals, senior care facilities and other healthcare providers hire nurses quickly in any job market. They will also share ideas to increase nurse engagement and retention.

Key Areas Discussed:

• Nurse employer branding: getting nurses excited about working for you
• Managing contingent nursing labor
• Creating a formal nurse engagement strategy
• Developing nurse leaders