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Healthcare organizations have been beset by a series of harrowing storms. Environmental, market, and demographic conditions had already caused a significant workforce shortage when the COVID-19 pandemic added unprecedented challenges to the mix. Healthcare leaders cannot simply hope the storm will pass but must tackle these issues today. Navigating the Healthcare Workforce Shortage: How to Safeguard Your Organization's Most Important Asset provides simple, practical, and proven strategies for healthcare leaders to address one of the biggest workforce shortages in recent history. The ideas and plans presented are built on real-life examples of organizations that have successfully overcome their workforce challenges. Authors Tresha Moreland and Lori Wightman identify six key levers that healthcare leaders can use to address workforce shortages in their organization. The book delves deeply into the new problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the creativity needed to persevere through them. The six levers covered in this book are: Strengthening organizational resiliency Shaping a better workplace culture Improving employee retention rates Aligning care quality and organizational effectiveness Taking control of internal and external recruitment strategies Preparing the workforce for the future Confronting the healthcare workforce shortage will not be easy. But with some creative thinking, new approaches, and a commitment to change, healthcare organizations can experience a smoother voyage through the storm.

Navigating the Healthcare Workforce Shortage: How to Safeguard Your Organization's Most Important Asset