Employees Referrals Help Recruit Nurses
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP
Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, GA has a great nurse recruitment and retention strategy. They have a low vacancy rate for nurses . In today’s job market, nurses are more grateful to have jobs and less likely to switch employers, they note. There is also an abundance of new grads in that area.
One of their best nurse recruitment tools? There has been an upswing in employee referrals, with about 50 percent of applicants are referred by current employees.
My Each One Reach One Nurse initiative teaches hospitals and employees how to do that. For information, contact me .