The healthcare industry is thriving, and many areas are flooded with multiple healthcare facilities. Hundreds of options are available to those in the market for a nursing home, assisted living facility, etc. How do you set your facility apart from the competition? It starts with implementing flexible work schedules.
Here’s just a few aspects of your facility that flexible work schedules will enhance:
Staff’s Job Satisfaction
People’s values regarding work are vastly different today than they were just a couple years ago. Ultimately, people want work schedules that cater to their personal preferences and family obligations. In fact, employment professionals listed “flexible work schedules,” as the most important non-health benefit for employees.
Your staff may want to work close to home, or work while the kids are in school. Allow them to work where and when they want.
When your employees are in control of their schedule, they are less likely to get burned out. Job performance, compassion for patients, and passion for nursing soar. In return, your facility has less turnover, lower hiring costs, and an overall happier staff.
Patient Outcomes
The key to owning a successful facility is producing a high number of positive patient outcomes. When people choose your facility, they want to know that they’re choosing a place that will work tirelessly to better their health.
With your staff motivated and energized from their flexible work schedule, their accuracy in caretaking will skyrocket. Nurses and nurse aides will have the time to ensure they are giving each patient the right health regimen.
Patient Satisfaction
Patient outcomes and patient satisfaction go hand-in-hand. Motivated staff take more time to build relationships with patients. Socializing with patients is not required for nurses. However, a simple conversation can improve a patient’s day. Patients feel much more satisfied when they feel like they are getting immense care and attention.
Your Ranking
Happy patients and happy staff will act as advocates for your facility. Ask them to refer your facility to people that they know in need of medical care. Request that they write online reviews of your facility and like your social media pages.
The community will notice your efforts to provide the best experience to your staff and to your patients. This reflects in how people talk about your facility. Set your facility as the example for others, and apart from the hundreds of other facilities in your area.
