From robotic-assisted surgeries to AI-aided diagnostics, technology is transforming the way healthcare is delivered—but that’s not all. Technology is also helping industry HR professionals manage two of their greatest challenges: staffing shortages and widespread burnout.
Chances are, if you’re an HR professional working in a hospital setting, you’re grappling with one—or, more likely, both—of these pressing issues. That’s why now is a great time to review some ways that technology can lighten the load, both for you and the people you serve.
As you know better than anyone, staffing shortages continue to plague the healthcare industry. Physicians. Nurses. Aides. Researchers. Even hourly maintenance workers. Well, here’s three ways that HR technology can jumpstart your recruiting and retention efforts, while helping you make the most of your workforce.
A robust applicant tracking system (ATS) will automate and streamline your recruitment process, making it—and you—more efficient and effective. Tech like online job portals, digital assessments and AI-powered screening tools can help healthcare employers attract more applicants and identify qualified candidates faster, accelerating the hiring process. (Add online onboarding technology to the mix, and you’ll get new hires up to speed even more quickly.)
When it comes to finding highly-specialized talent, recruiting locally is not enough. More and more healthcare recruiters are casting a wider net in their search for talent—and that means offering attractive relocation benefits. After all, highly tech-savvy medical professionals are not impressed with old-school, manually-based relocation programs. If you aren’t already, it’s time to upgrade to a tech-based relocation solution.
At this point, most HR systems offer some data analytics capabilities, providing valuable HR metric, trends and insights. By analyzing your recruiting, turnover, performance, and even attendance data, you can identify patterns and problems—say, excessive absenteeism in certain departments—implement targeted strategies, and track your progress.