23 Aug HOW TO HIRE TEMPORARY HEALTHCARE STAFF FAST WITH AN APP
For many small and medium dental and medical practices, rising overheads, increased competition, and extended opening hours mean they now have to carefully consider and balance staffing. Often this means supplementing permanent staff with a flexible, casual workforce.
Until recently, if you wanted temporary or short-term staff the only option was to hire your short-term workforce through a labour hire or recruitment agency, unless you wanted to take on the whole process in-house.
While the agency route will get your temporary roles filled, it’s not always the most time or cost-effective way to get high-quality short-term workers into your practice – and the new solution is right in the palm of your hand.
There Really Is an App for That
Over the past decade, app technology for smart phones has continued to evolve and change our day to day lives. From managing finances to tracking fitness goals, booking transport, entertainment and everything in between, it can now be done quickly and easily from your smart phone or tablet device.
Apps have also had a positive impact on business, making it easier to stay connected and do our jobs. Expensify makes it easy for team members to track their business expenses, Skype quite literally brings the world to you and there are also fully operational versions of business software that can be used on smart phone devices. And now, you can even use your phone to list and fill your temporary healthcare job placements with ANCI.
ANCI: Cutting Out the Middle Man
Recruitment agencies aren’t the only way to fill short term roles at your practice. ANCI is an app that was created by healthcare and software engineering professionals after realising that the traditional agency model was continuing to cost practices time and money and that there weren’t viable alternatives in Australia which offered greater market choice and transparency.
The app connects individuals seeking short-term work assignments directly with medical or dental practices looking for short-term staff. Not only do the practices get to choose the individual placed in each position, but you can also set your own hourly rates.
It’s a secure, easy to use platform that takes care of everything from placing people in your practice through to paying for their services and leaving reviews on their performance.
Unlike agencies where you’ll pay up to double the hourly rate, ANCI only charges 15% of the total wages paid making it a more fair and affordable system.
Find Staff Faster
It’s not just the money side of temporary recruitment that hurts small to medium size practices. It can be a cumbersome process liaising with your agency to fill roles. Not only are you tied up during business hours negotiating staffing requirements but there’s also a waiting time before you know that a suitable placement has been found.
Using ANCI is more efficient. It only takes a couple of minutes to set up a profile and start posting your available short-term placements. Job matching happens instantly and the suitable candidates are alerted to your new job posting straight away.
ANCI only lets job seekers who match your specifications apply for the role and you can instantly view profiles and read real reviews written by the previous practices they’ve worked for, allowing you to confidently choose the right person for your temporary placement.
By controlling your own work placements instantly, you can continue planning your resources for the shift knowing that you have your personnel needs covered.
Whether you’re looking to find cover today after a staff member called in sick or increase coverage during peak seasonal times, ANCI matches you with qualified, experienced and peer reviewed staff instantly.
Know How They’ll Fit In
The ability to review feedback on potential short-term candidates doesn’t just verify their aptitude and experience.
Reading comments from other practices just like yours, lets you get a feel for the candidate’s personality and work ethic so you can feel confident that the person you select will work well within your practice and be more likely to hit the ground running when they start their first shift.
Relationships with your Regulars
Not all support staff are created equal but unfortunately, due to the nature of current labour hire and recruitment agency business models, you can’t always re-engage a standout temporary worker that you’ve had before.
However, ANCI doesn’t just make it quicker and easier to find short term workers, it also gives you a platform to stay in contact with your ancillary workforce and re-hire someone you have used previously when you next need a short-term role filled.
Imagine not having to do an orientation every time you have a temporary worker start in your business!
Hassle Free Payments
Say goodbye to signing purchase orders, agency invoices and causing additional work for your accounts or payroll team. ANCI has built-in timesheets so once the job assignment has been completed, you can log onto the app to give your approval and pay instantly by credit card.
Your payment information is stored securely within the app which also makes it easy for your own support staff to manage the short-term hiring process autonomously.
Start Now
One of the greatest benefits of ANCI is that you can get started immediately. No need to make appointments, enter into contract negotiations or fill out any paperwork. Just download the app from the app store and start posting short-term positions straight away.
Time is money so by getting smarter about the way your practice uses technologies, you can make considerable savings. Using ANCI is a cost effective, efficient and stress free way to manage your own short-term recruitment needs.
Download ANCI now and start solving your short-term staffing requirements.
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