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Medical Staffing Direct Provides Relief For Hospitals Faced With
Nurse Staffing Shortage
02/16/2004 1:31:27 PM
BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 16/PRNewswire/ -- Medical Staffing Direct (MSD), the cost-effective recruitment and retention
technology solution for the healthcare industry, is increasing the hourly
pay rates for nurses and is eradicating the nursing shortage for major
hospitals in Florida, Nevada, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Washington
state. Geared specifically to hospitals and healthcare practitioners, MSD
provides a seamless Internet-based technology that gives hospitals the
pricing power in the marketplace, allowing nurses to make more money and
choose hospitals and shifts they prefer.
"The nurse shortage and an aging nurse population have hospitals
scrambling to retain and recruit quality nurses. Every hospital is offering
creative recruitment incentives and bonuses when they should be examining
our service," said Shawn Feinstein, BSN, Vice President of MSD. "Our
technology allows hospitals to offer nurses a premium pay rate, which
attracts a larger pool of quality nurses, resulting in a solution to a
hospital's staffing and retention problems."
The nurse experiences an immediate increase in hourly rate, a greater
control of their schedule, and employment visibility with a large number of
hospitals. In addition, nurses enjoy the ability to be offered guaranteed
shifts, same-day 100% direct deposit, availability of credentialing and
immediate notification of pending expirations, custom shift notification and
earned income reports. "It's so much more convenient and gives me the
opportunity to see all shifts available at all hospitals on the exchange and
earn 10-15% more per hour," said Tara Rose, an RN using MSD.
According to MSD, the service has eliminated traditional supplemental
agency usage by 90% while saving hospitals approximately $75.00 to $100.00
for every 12-hour shift. "There is no capital expenditure, no IT cost, no
new hardware or software associated with using the MSD Exchange.
Additionally, MSD administers all payroll and credentialing
responsibilities," added Jeff Rosenfeld, President of MSD.
"Using Medical Staffing Direct technology saved our hospital
approximately $10,000 over the first 90 days," said Carole DiFlorio, Chief
Nurse Executive for Wellington Regional Medical Center. "Dealing with
staffing agencies required numerous phone calls, a lot of stress waiting for
call backs, and ultimately wasted time and money. MSD is a far more
organized and cost- effective method of hiring staff -- it's a one-stop
shop."
For more information visit the company's web site at
www.medicalstaffingdirect.com.
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