Tips for Onboarding Contract Healthcare Providers

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Whether you’re bringing on board a locum tenen registered nurse, or an allied health professional on a contract basis, chances are they’re new to your facility. As one of the leading medical staffing agencies in Northern California, Pacific Staffing knows that many times, healthcare organizations expect these temporary professionals to hit the ground running, with little or no… Read more »

Turnover on the Rise? Here’s What to Do

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Despite the stagnant economy, many of today’s healthcare workers are actively looking for a new job. In fact, according to a CareerBuilder survey, 34% said they will look for a new job in 2013 – that’s up from 24% in 2012. Forty-five percent said they will look for a new job at some point in the next… Read more »

Are Your Healthcare Workers Violating HIPAA?

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Thanks to social media, sharing information is easier than ever. And sometimes people – including healthcare workers – share a little too much information. Take, for instance, the California hospital employee who took a photo of the medical chart of a patient being treated for an STD and posted it on Facebook, along with derogatory… Read more »