Today, there are many factors threatening clinical workforce stability. Growing demands for healthcare services, ongoing provider shortages, and increasing burnout rates are making it hard to ensure consistent access to care. As healthcare leaders rethink staffing strategies to ensure clinical workforce stabilization, many are making the transition from outsourced to employed staffing models.
The Factors Influencing Healthcare Leaders' Shift to Employed Staffing Programs
By bringing vital specialty programs in-house, healthcare leaders can create a more cohesive, dependable team that meets patient care goals and operational needs. The transition from outsourced to employed models offers several advantages for healthcare leaders, including:
- Greater Operational Efficiency & Service Offerings
- Predictable Staffing Costs
- Enhanced Leadership Oversight & Decision Making
- Clinical Workforce Stabilization
- Stronger Provider Engagement
However, transitioning from outsourced to employed staffing models can be complex. The process can take anywhere from 6 to 18 months and requires healthcare leaders to manage coverage gaps, navigate administrative tasks, and recruit the right talent while ensuring patient care remains uninterrupted. In these situations, utilizing the “traditional locums” model is inefficient, unreliable, and labor intensive.
To ease the shift, Medicus, a leading interim staffing solutions provider, created the Medicus Transition Program. Designed to offer immediate, long-term interim healthcare staffing solutions, the Medicus Transition Program supports healthcare leaders in achieving a seamless shift to an employed model while maintaining operational stability.
How Medicus Can Ease the Transition from an Outsourced to Employed Program
Maintaining Continuity of Care
During the transition to an employed model, maintaining uninterrupted access to care is a top priority for healthcare leaders. The Medicus Transition Program addresses this need by providing immediate, long-term interim staffing coverage, ensuring no operational disruptions.
- Medicus can deploy a team of high-quality providers in as little as 30 days.
- Whether a facility requires 5 or 100+ FTEs, Medicus offers scalable staffing solutions to meet its needs.
"Medicus helped to quickly stabilize our program, giving us the time we needed to recruit without compromising patient care.". – CEO
Comprehensive Scheduling Support and Management
Beyond filling clinical staffing gaps, the Medicus Transition Program handles every aspect of interim staffing. Additionally, healthcare leaders have access to real-time reporting and analytics, staffing spending, provider submittals, and more via Medicus' proprietary platform, MedicusIQ.
- Medicus streamlines the process from co-managing schedules to facilitating credentialing, licensing, onboarding, and orientation.
"The MedicusIQ portal has been a valuable tool, giving us clear insights into credentialing, shift bookings, and invoice statuses. Plus, the credentialing process, which can often be a pain point, has been smooth and well-managed.". – Health System Leadership
Improved Operational Efficiency & Expanded Service Offerings
The Medicus Transition Program is designed to ensure healthcare facilities remain fully staffed, allowing leaders to manage increased patient volumes without disruption. By providing immediate coverage, healthcare organizations can maintain operational efficiency and even expand service offerings during the transition.
- Adequate staffing enables facilities to take on more patients, ensuring timely care.
- Supporting the expansion of specialty-specific programs while permanent hires are being recruited.
"The results and stability we've achieved with Medicus have led us to recommend their services for other critical transitions within our health system.". -COO
End-to-End Solutions for Long-Term Success
Medicus remains a committed partner until the facility is fully stabilized and its employed program is in place. For facilities struggling to find high-quality providers, Medicus has a partnership with Optimum Permanent Placement.
- Healthcare leaders gain access to experienced partners in permanent recruitment solutions.
- Optimum consultants help healthcare facilities secure top-tier providers to meet their long-term clinical staffing goals.
"Their partnership with Optimum was integral in securing world-class providers for our anesthesia and radiology programs. They also assisted in finding subspecialty providers, which can be difficult to source when relying solely on hospital resources.". -CEO
Looking to Make the Transition?
The Medicus Transition Program goes beyond simply bridging staffing gaps; it serves as a trusted partner for healthcare leaders navigating the complexities of transitioning to an employed model. By focusing on a solution for immediate interim coverage and supporting long-term staffing goals, Medicus helps ensure that healthcare leaders can confidently manage the shift without sacrificing the quality of patient care or operational efficiency.