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The Benefits of Using a Full-Service Staffing Partner
VISTA partners with health systems, hospitals, and government entities to build operational fully customizable workforce models that ensure patient access to care, and organizational stability with strong alignment around your system’s financial goals.
Large, Specialty-Diverse Pools of Providers
When it comes to staffing your healthcare organization, you need a partner you can trust. With VISTA, you can be confident that you’re getting the best possible candidates for the job.
VISTA Staffing Solutions has a large, specialty-diverse pool of healthcare providers available to offer interim or locum tenens coverage for your healthcare organization while you recruit permanent physicians, permanent, advanced practice providers, cover short-term absences, or build a new program or service line.
We’ve reviewed their credentials, checked their references, and in some cases, worked with them for years.
By partnering with a full-service healthcare staffing firm, you can be sure that your organization has the resources it needs to succeed.
A more efficient and streamlined hiring process
When it comes to hiring medical staff, healthcare staffing agencies can be a valuable resource. They can help you reduce costs by providing a more efficient and streamlined hiring process. This is the VISTA approach to staffing.
1. You’ll have specialty-specific points of contact
VISTA is organized by specialty teams, giving you a group of experts to handle your locum tenens contract.
2. We build a detailed clinical practice description
We will ask you the questions necessary to build a clear picture of the opening and the type of Physician or Advanced Practitioner you need. Review our quality assurance/risk management client screening process.
3. We present appropriate CVs for a precise match
As we identify Physicians or Advanced Practitioners with the skills, experience, and time available to meet your needs, we will present their CVs for your approval. You are under no obligation until you accept a provider for specific dates.
4. We expedite credentialing and privileging
We provide as much documentation as possible to assist with your own credentialing and medical staff privileges.
5. We provide comprehensive professional liability insurance
VISTA Staffing Solutions provides professional liability insurance for every hour a Physician or Advanced Practitioner works through us.
6. We get the Physician or Advanced Practitioner licensed in time
We understand the licensing requirements and timeframes in each state and will manage the licensing process to ensure that your VISTA Locum Tenens Physician or Advanced Practitioner is licensed in time for your assignment. We pay for this licensing for the Physician or Advanced Practitioner who works with us.
7. We coordinate travel, housing, and transportation
VISTA has a full-service in-house travel team that works directly with the Physician or Advanced Practitioner to plan cost-effective travel. We are also happy to coordinate housing and local transportation, or you may do it if you prefer.
8. We ensure accurate billing and provider compensation
VISTA providers fill out a work record every two weeks, which your designee signed off, so there are no surprises. All of the revenue generated by the Physician or Advanced Practitioner stays with your organization, so the service generally pays for itself.
9. We follow up
Once an assignment begins, we will check in with both you and the provider to make sure everything is going well. We also conduct post-assignment evaluations with both you and the provider.
You get to focus on running your organization
Recruiting healthcare professionals can be a time-consuming and complicated process. There are many moving parts, from advertising open positions to screening applicants to coordinating schedules and interviews. It’s no wonder that more and more healthcare organizations are turning to VISTA to take on this task.
With a healthcare staffing partner, you can focus on running your organization while we handle the recruitment process for you.
From sourcing candidates to conducting background checks to extending job offers, VISTA can manage all aspects of the recruiting process. As a result, you can save time and energy while ensuring that you find the best possible candidates for your open positions.
What to expect with VISTA
Great providers
We’re known for quality recruitment, with a focus on board-certified physicians and experienced NPs and PAs who are current on certifications and CME and backed by strong references.
Great matches
VISTA employees have the experience and clinical understanding to match the skills and preferences of our providers, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with the demands of your open positions.
Continuity of care
Whether you need locum tenens coverage for a doctor on leave, immediate help while you recruit, or are staffing up to handle a seasonal peak in demand, we have the right physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to ensure continuity of care and reduce burnout with your existing staff.
Preservation of your revenue stream
Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants are the revenue drivers for your healthcare organization. Being fully staffed means no diversions from your ED, an end to patients waiting weeks for an appointment, and/or the preservation of your referral networks. In addition, all of the revenue generated by VISTA Locum Tenens providers stays with your organization, so the service generally pays for itself.
Conclusion
Full-service healthcare staffing partners can provide your health organization with a wide range of services, including recruiting, screening, and training. They can help you reduce costs by providing a more efficient and streamlined hiring process. A good healthcare staffing partner will also be able to provide you with access to a large pool of qualified candidates. By using VISTA, you’ll be able to focus on running your health organization while we take care of the recruitment process for you.
Complimentary Workforce Optimization Review
If you are ready to optimize your workforce, contact our team of experts at VISTA to schedule your complimentary Workforce Optimization Review — and see all the ways we can work together to improve standardization, operational efficiency, and cost containment.
