Healthcare organizations are facing unprecedented challenges. Hospital employment has declined by nearly 94,000 jobs since February 2020, and an analysis of Emsi data forecasts a critical shortage of 3.2 million healthcare workers by 2026.
Compounding the issue, every day talented healthcare workers retire or leave the industry, leaving healthcare organizations struggling to keep up with high turnover and an already limited hiring pool.
If you are a recruiter or hiring manager, you already know the challenges of healthcare recruiting. These challenges, along with demographic changes and regulatory uncertainties, are forcing a transformation in how roles are filled in the healthcare sector.
Below are three healthcare recruitment strategies you can use to stay ahead of the game and create a simple strategy for filling open positions.
Your brand and reputation can affect whether candidates choose to apply for or accept a job. Take the time to audit and update the message your brand is sending to potential candidates.
Build a Strong Brand
- Is your website and social media presence up-to-date, and do they create a good first impression?
- What do potential candidates see when they Google your company?
- What do customer and employee reviews say about you?
- Are your career listings accurate and error-free?
Today’s candidates will take an extra 5 minutes to research your company before they even apply. Make sure what they discover is the very best your company can offer.
Streamline Your Hiring and Recruitment Processes
It’s time to build modern, simplified hiring and onboarding processes that make applicants feel valued. Even if an applicant isn’t hired, a great experience can become a vital part of your recruitment process.
An efficient hiring and recruitment process includes:
- Quick and user-friendly application process
- Clear job requirements and expectations
- Transparent communication of total compensation
- Responsive recruiters and abundant communication
- A warm hand-off from recruiter to your onboarding team
- Automated systems that pre-fill or simplify paperwork
If you are better than your competitors at recruiting and hiring, word will spread, and you’ll be amazed at the number of internal referrals that will occur.
Simplify Talent Sourcing
MedicHire is building a vast network of intelligent recruitment sourcing technology unparalleled in the healthcare industry. We specialize in finding talented job seekers (even those who don’t know they are yet) and prompting them to apply for your job. Our artificial intelligence-powered optimization engine fills your inbox with qualified candidate resumes every day. Imagine what your day would look like if you started the day with sourcing already done. That is what we do.