2016 is only a few weeks away, which means it’s time to start planning your practice’s staffing strategy for the coming year. Before you begin planning ahead, however, it’s wise to look back at your staffing outcomes in 2015. Who did you add? What were the major obstacles in that process? How are your most recent hires faring?
Here are just a few of the benefits of looking at last year’s staffing plan while you plan the coming year:
Identify what worked well and why.
Some areas of your previous staffing plan will certainly stand out as stronger than others. Perhaps your recruiting methods yielded a pool of outstanding candidates – so excellent that you had difficulty making a final hiring decision in certain positions. Your interview process may run smoothly without overburdening your team. Your onboarding may bring people up to speed at a record pace.
Start by identifying the strongest parts of your staffing plan from the previous year. Chances are good that you’ll want to continue following the same strategies in the coming year.
Determine what didn’t work well – and fix it.
As you identify the strongest areas of your staffing plan, certain other areas will stand out: Those that simply don’t measure up to the best. Maybe you struggle to recruit qualified candidates who also offer the personality and culture “fit” your team needs. Or perhaps your interview process drags, decisions are hard to reach, and candidates have a troublesome way of taking positions with competitors before you can extend an offer.
Make a list of these “problem areas” and discuss them with your staffing partner. Your recruiter can help you improve them in the coming year.
Locate the areas of uncertainty or the major questions.
A third list that may begin to develop as you sort last year’s staffing outcomes into “excellent” and “needs improvement” categories might appropriately be called “unknowns.” For instance, you may notice that recruitment is weak but be uncertain how to fix it, or wish to implement a stronger orientation and onboarding process but have no idea how to create one that won’t overtax your existing staff and schedule.
Take careful notes of these questions. Your staffing partner will be an invaluable resource in helping you answer them.
At KTE Services, our staffing partners can help you review last year’s staffing outcomes in order to plan ahead for the anesthesiologists, CRNAs, NPs, and other professionals your practice will need in 2016. Contact us today to learn more.
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