Premium Pay Reduction
Hospitals often rely on day use agency staff during staffing shortages, incurring higher expenses. Cross-trained therapists will reduce the need for external staffing solutions.
Overtime Pay Reduction
Our program provides staff with versatile training that allows them to confidently work across various areas of the hospital. This flexibility helps optimize staffing, reduce overtime, and ensure that resources are used more efficiently throughout the facility.
Decreased Staff Turnover Rates
Well-trained and versatile respiratory therapists are likely to experience higher job satisfaction, leading to lower turnover rates. This reduces the costs associated with hiring and training new staff.
Reduced Burnout
Cross-training keeps RTs engaged by offering a variety of tasks and challenges, which can prevent job monotony and burnout.
More Efficient Allocation of Resources
Cross-training enables hospitals to allocate resources more efficiently, ensuring that therapists are available where and when they are most needed, minimizing downtime and associated costs.
Benefits
Reduced Recruitment Costs
By cross-training existing respiratory therapists, hospitals can reduce the need for external recruitment, saving money on advertising, hiring processes, and relocation expenses.
Improved Associate Engagement
By offering a specialized cross-training program , we empower associates with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in a challenging and rewarding environment, fostering a sense of professional growth and competence that significantly enhances their engagement in providing critical care.
Improved Productivity
Cross trained therapists can operate in all areas of the hospital, leading to increased productivity and reducing the need for additional staff to handle the same workload.
Optomized Staffing Levels and Productivity
Cross-trained therapists can adapt to various roles, helping hospitals optimize staffing levels based on patient demand, reducing overstaffing costs during slower periods. In turn, this increases associate productivity.
Draws New Respiratory Therapists to Your Hospital
NICU experience is often considered the pinnacle of the RT profession. The EVOLVE program attracts top candidates, making facilities that offer our program more appealing to healthcare professionals seeking to advance their expertise.
Enhanced Patient Outcomes
Well-trained therapists will contribute to improved patient outcomes, reducing the costs associated with complications, readmissions, and extended hospital stays.
Compliance and Accreditation
Having the appropriate staffing levels helps ensure hospitals meet state mandated compliance regulations.