on-call top tips
DEDICATED ON-CALL
If your department experiences significant turnover driven by an on-call scheduling burden, you might consider Dedicated On-Call. Our team’s upcoming article reviews our experience quantifying on-call burden and creative solutions that save dollars and make a significant impact to staff satisfaction.
ON-CALL FATIGUE
As hospital leaders work to attract and retain a new generation of staff, work-life balance is coming into sharper focus. On-call requirements negatively impact both recruiting and retention throughout the industry. In this month’s article we explore alternatives to the traditional on-call model and methods to evaluate if these solutions are right for your department. Read more at the link: http://caracookconsulting.com/blog/is-on-call-burden-driving-chronic-turnover-in-your-department
STAFF TURNOVER
Quantify the impact of your department’s “fatigue factor” by measuring the contribution of on-call burden to staff turnover via exit interview data. Don’t forget to review declined employment offers due to on-call requirements too!
CALLED IN TOO OFTEN
Do you know how often your on-call staff are called back? Is it negatively impacting department culture? Read our recent newsletter linked below for the steps required to complete this analysis.
http://www.caracookconsulting.com/blog/are-on-call-schedule-demands-impacting-your-teams-engagement