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title: 6 Employee Retention Strategies in Healthcare | UrbanBound
description: Want to improve your job experience and help retain your healthcare workers? Visit UrbanBound to learn 6 employee retention strategies in healthcare.
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# [6 Employee Retention Strategies in Healthcare | UrbanBound](https://www.urbanbound.com/blog/healthcare-rentention-6-ways-improve-work-culture)

 Written by [Courtney Schwartzenburg](https://www.urbanbound.com/blog/author/courtney-schwartzenburg) | Nov 4, 2021 2:00:00 PM

Want to improve your job experience and help [retain your healthcare workers](https://www.urbanbound.com/blog/retain-healthcare-workers-5-ways)? We can help! In these extra stressful times for hospitals and staff, it’s important to create a positive working environment. Fortunately, this is easier than you think to accomplish!

Here’s 6 things to ensure you’re on your way to building a great work culture: 

## **Look for Opportunities for Encouragement**

If positive and helpful attitudes can improve patient recovery, imagine what they can do for your staff! Providing opportunities for praise and recognition breeds teamwork, a sense of belonging and an overall positive work environment.  

Beginning of shift meetings can be a great time to give high fives for jobs well done and updates on policy changes. Remember, small encouragements can leave a big impact.

## **Establish Mentorship Programs Within Your Organization**

Mentorship Programs can help with work related questions, but can also help ease tensions among staff. 

Mentoring requires clarity, communication, and commitment. When you have a clear purpose, open communication, and a standing commitment to each other, healthcare workers feel more at ease. They know they’ll have the opportunity to address rising issues with someone they can trust.

## **Keep the Lines of Communication Open**

Did you know that an estimated 90% of all conflicts are due to simply misunderstanding each other? That means that only 10% of problems are actually a problem. [Your healthcare worker](https://www.urbanbound.com/health-care) doesn’t have time for petty disputes. Keeping the lines of communication open among staff can help curb some of those unnecessary conflicts. 

Having a set time at shift change to address rising issues can de-escalate healthcare workers that know they’ll be heard at a certain time. 

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