Summary
The article discusses the idea of making nursing contracts more flexible by offering a menu of options, similar to prix fixe menus in restaurants. OhioHealth, a healthcare organization, has started implementing this approach, allowing nurses to select benefits that match their personal needs and goals, such as sign-on bonuses or student loan repayment plans. This strategy aims to make the positions more appealing and reduce reliance on staffing agencies.
Key Facts
- OhioHealth is exploring flexible nursing contracts similar to prix fixe menus.
- Nurses can pick benefits like sign-on bonuses, loan repayment, or travel opportunities.
- Flexible contracts aim to keep nurses permanently instead of relying on staffing agencies.
- OhioHealth found some traveling nurses stayed many years, sparking the contract idea.
- Listening sessions with traveling nurses helped identify important contract features.
- The initiative has contributed to OhioHealth's lowest nurse vacancy rates since before COVID-19.
- OhioHealth packaged existing benefits into a menu to offer more choice to nurses.
