How to Start a Nursing Staffing Agency
Nursing staffing agencies work with places that hire nurses such as hospitals, nursing homes and doctor's offices to find help and screen for qualified nursing personnel. Staffing agencies specializing in nursing generally offer employees a choice of both temporary and permanent positions. Nursing staffing agencies can benefit employers by finding them many qualified employees to fill shifts even on short notice. Employees benefit as well, as nurses hired via nursing staffing agencies are often offered a wage premium as well their choice of working hours.
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Find an office location where you can run the staffing business. An ideal office will have a quiet area where candidates may fill out forms as well as a private office where nursing candidate interviews will be conducted. The office should also contain an area for personnel files as well as space for employees.
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Win contracts with hospitals and doctor's offices to supply qualified nurses. Call up human resources departments and ask to speak with a manager. Arrange a meeting where you can speak about your business plan as well as your qualifications to help the facility meet its staffing needs.
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Hire qualified personnel to run the office. You will need employees to process payroll, conduct interviews and schedule shifts as well as someone to answer phones and manage the office. If you do not have a nursing background, you should hire someone who does to conduct screening interviews. A perfect candidate will have at least 5 years of nursing experience in a variety of areas.
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Create standardized screening forms. The forms should ask candidates about their background, education and experience. Forms should be created for specialized nursing positions such as pediatric nursing and dialysis nursing.
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Advertise for qualified candidates. Good places to seek out candidates are schools of nursing and nursing journals such as Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek. The ad should contain the name of your agency as well the hours it is open, contact information and the potential positions nurses may apply for.
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Tips & Warnings
An office need not be in a busy location but should be clearly marked and easy to find.
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Sieg Holle
Oct 30, 2010
How to get people to help themselves -this is a useful checklist tool. Hate the terms ,why not gather some friends and do it youself -you can do it
