WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

By establishing cooperative ventures and endorsed relationships with strategically selected organizations, MHA Solutions provides competitive pricing on specialized services that are essential to MHA members. 

MHA Solutions endorses several organizations offering value added programs and services to the MHA member hospitals.  Endorsement recommendations are tied directly back to the MHA Strategic Plan, the CEO responses on the MHA SatisfactionWorks survey and requests from members.

For more information about MHA Solutions’ endorsements, contact Julie McNeese at jmcneese@mhanet.org.

Baumann & Associates Inc. is a nationwide healthcare consulting practice specializing in retained executive and physician engagements, outplacement services and career development programs.  Baumann has an excellent placement track record among for-profit, not for-profit, stand alone rural hospitals and large integrated systems. Baumann provides a fixed fee arrangement for retained search services, caps for client approved out-of-pocket expenses and a one year guarantee on placements.  Search strategies are tailored for each client to fulfill that individual hospital’s specific requirements.  MHA members will receive discounts on standard fees.   Through Baumann’s affiliated relationships MHA members will have access to some unique and affordable expertise.  Contact: John Baumann 770-509-2237 770-509-2238 (fax) jbaumassoc@aol.com www.baumannandassociates.com

datablue is a fast turnaround salary survey produced and distributed annually, semi-annually or quarterly. It makes accurate and relevant market information on key positions readily available to subscribers throughout the year. Results are presented in clear, easy-to-read tables. Market data in our survey is regionally generated. As a result, datablue is structured to provide relevant marketplace information. In addition, custom reports are available upon request. Contact: Louise Waitkus Manager of Survey Systems 978-852-2806 lwaitkus@datablue.org www.datablue.org

Med Travelers specializes in the placement of temporary mid-level professionals, including all imaging modalities, and other allied healthcare professionals.  Traveling providers fill, on average, 4,900 shifts each day nationwide.  More than 6,000 technologists and therapists work with Med Travelers annually, covering temporary shortages at hospitals and other healthcare facilities.  The company has earned national recognition from clients and providers for its thorough pre-qualifying process, premier malpractice insurance coverage, and flexible assignment lengths.  Med Travelers also publishes the highly regarded Review of Temporary Healthcare Staffing Trends and Incentives.  Med Travelers’ executives are known for their monthly careers column appearing in the prestigious Advance series of magazines. Contact: Chris Schleiss 800-685-2272 | 469-524-1400 469-524-1477 (fax) cschleiss@mhagroup.com www.staffcare.com

Merritt Hawkins & Associates is the largest permanent placement physician search and consulting firm in the United States. MHA conducts more than 2,600 permanent physician search assignments each year. Merritt Hawkins & Associates also specializes in the permanent recruitment of advanced practice allied health care professionals, such as certified registered nurse anesthetists, pharmacists, dosimetrists, medical physicists, radiation therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists and others. The company is widely published and provides research information that includes a variety of surveys, such as its Review of Physician Recruitment Incentives (published annually in Modern Healthcare magazine) its Survey of Final Year Medical Residents, which has been referenced in The Wall Street Journal and many other publications, and its’ Survey of Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue. In addition, the firm conducts educational seminars and staffing presentations at conferences nationwide. Merritt Hawkins & Associates' expertise is reflected in the dozens of articles written by or quoting its consultants that are published in health care journals every year. An industry leader for 20 years, Merritt Hawkins & Associates is the most consistently effective and service-oriented physician search firm in the nation. Contact: Harold Livingston 800-876-0500 | 469-524-1400 469-524-1422 (fax) hlivingston@mhagroup.com www.mhagroup.com

On-Site Medical Uniforms will bring an entire uniform shop to your facility at your convenience – at no cost to the hospital or demand on your staff.  On-Site Medical Uniforms will work with the hospital to comply with the dress codes in place and provide top quality uniforms, shoes and accessories for sale to your employees at a substantial savings. On-Site Medical Uniforms will provide a payroll deduction option to the employees for their purchases while your facility assumes no responsibility for employee purchases. On-Site Medical Uniforms will provide payroll deduction option for online purchases to approved employees in your facility. On-Site Medical Uniforms will work with your facility to create programs as performance incentives for employees. On-Site Medical Uniforms can evaluate your facility for an in-house uniform store sharing the profits 50/50 with you. On-Site Medical Uniforms guarantees satisfaction and offers both toll free customer service as well as online access. Contact: Gib Holland Co-Owner/Delta Region Phone: 337-212-1054 | Toll Free: 866-309-4998 Fax: 337-983-7051 | Email: gibh@cox.net

Staff Care is the nation’s leading locum tenens staffing firm, working with over 8,500 independent contractor providers annually.  Staff Care fills short-term vacancies in all physician specialties, as well as CRNAs.  The company assists hospitals, medical groups, occupational medical clinics, individual practitioners, networks, psychiatric facilities, government institutions, and other organizations to maintain patient care, referrals, and revenue.  Recognized publications, such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and American Medical News, regularly seek the expertise of Staff Care consultants, and the company publishes several annual studies of the healthcare staffing industry.  Staff Care also sponsors the prestigious Country Doctor of the Year Award®.  This annual award, which honors the spirit, skill and dedication of America’s rural medical practitioners, has brought positive recognition to rural medicine through profiles in dozens of media outlets, including Parade, People magazine, USA Today, The New York Times, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and many others. Contact: Chris Schleiss 800-685-2272 | 469-524-1400 469-524-1477 (fax) cschleiss@mhagroup.com www.staffcare.com     Visions Healthcare Solutions provides management of staffing agency utilization with a strong emphasis on recruiting. Visions provides individualized staffing solutions to participating hospitals.  Each hospital client is evaluated and hospital specific goals are established.  The rates, invoicing processes and other protocols are developed to meet the hospital client’s individual needs.  The flexibility and personalization of this staffing program will offer MHA members additional resources to fill RN and Allied staffing needs quickly and cost-effectively.  Because this program will address all shift needs from per diem to long term agency contracts, it will meet the needs of many MHA members. BENEFITS TO MHA MEMBER HOSPITALS WEB-BASED SOFTWARE to expedite and document availability of the most qualified candidates. CONSOLIDATED INVOICING to allow hospitals to pay Visions one check instead of paying each agency separately. SEARCH CAPABILITIES with over 80 participating agencies to reach the most qualified candidates. REDUCE COSTS AND BARRIERS related to converting agency personnel to hospital staff employment. MONTHLY MANAGEMENT reports documenting utilizations, cancellations, fill rations and trends. STANDARDIZED & VALIDATED competency testing and background checks of participating agencies. UNANNOUNCED AUDITS of participating agencies to document compliance. For additional information on Visions or a hospital-specific proposal, please contact Rachel Ward at 662-394-1587 or Rachel@visionshealth.net or Julie McNeese at 601-368-3311 or jmcneese@mhanet.org.