SSM Health Adds International Nurses with PRS Global to Combat Nursing Shortage
SSM Health is a Catholic nonprofit health system that serves states across the Midwest. They operate 23 hospitals and more than 650 physician offices and other outpatient care facilities.
The organization is made up of 40,000 team members and more than 13,000 providers, making them one of the largest fully integrated health care delivery systems in the nation.
While looking to keep their focus on delivering an exceptional experience to those they serve, SSM Health partnered with PRS Global to overcome the nursing shortage challenge facing the healthcare industry.
THE CHALLENGE
The nursing shortage is not new news to any healthcare provider. For SSM Health to continue their mission of providing quality care to their patients, they knew they needed to look into another approach when it came to their recruitment and retention strategy.
“We knew that there was no one-size-fits-all solution to the nursing shortage challenge. Instead, we needed to explore a variety of strategies and combine them in a way that would have a meaningful, long-lasting impact on our workforce.”
- Seth Lovell, Systems VP of Nursing Transformation and Innovation at SSM Health.
Recognizing the need for additional sources of nursing talent, SSM Health looked to PRS Global to help recruit qualified nurses from around the world.
THE SOLUTION
PRS Global offered SSM Health a global pool of qualified nursing talent that could fill immediate staffing needs and contribute to the long-term to improve stability and retention.
SSM Health leveraged our end-to-end staffing solution to ensure a smooth recruiting process--from identifying and reaching out to nursing candidates to retention and support of them and their families.
“International nurse recruitment was an important part of our approach. We knew it would take time to see the full benefits, but the potential for reduced turnover and increased retention made it a worthwhile investment.”
- Caitlyn Obrock, System Manager of Clinical Recruitment Team for SSM Health.
THE RESULTS
By adding an international nurse recruiting program to SSM Health’s workforce strategy, it’s been a game changer that has produced real results. The team has successfully hired a significant number of international nurses since starting the program, improving their nursing workforce and patient care.
As SSM Health continues to partner with PRS Global through this nursing shortage, they can rely on a proven and true pipeline for recruits to help fill their nursing workforce, deliver high-quality care to the growing communities they serve.
“Our partnership with PRS has been instrumental in this journey. It’s not just a vendor-client relationship, but a true partnership that has been key to our success."
- Seth Lovell, Systems VP of Nursing Transformation and Innovation at SSM Health.