Finding Temporary Leadership-Level Staff
DM&A has successfully placed hundreds of senior employees in healthcare facilities across the country.
By Alexandra Zendrian
The full-service consulting firm created this Provisional Leadership program after it was repeatedly called upon as an expert to help source talented healthcare professionals. For the last four years, DM&A, which is staffed by former foodservice directors, nutritionists, chefs and other members of the industry, finds and places leadership-level employees into healthcare facilities across the country. here are a variety of reasons companies may need temporary staffing – maternity leave, other T leaves, abrupt departures, etc. When it involves a leadership-level employee, that position can be challenging at best to fill as only a select number of people across the country have that caliber of skills. DM&A is able to find those qualified candidates who will travel for roles quickly. “When people call us, things have not gone well,” said John Herzog, director of business development. It’s challenging to find people at this level who will travel as healthcare facilities need someone who can hit the ground running on day one. They also require someone who can easily handle living in a hotel for several months by themselves. While sourcing the employees who are appropriate for these positions, DM&A scours its network for professionals who have approximately 25 years of experience, vets them and meets with them face to face. This program is suitable for people who have retired or stepped away from the industry but are still open to employment in some capacity. The Provisional Leadership program roster members can set their parameters regarding how far they are willing to travel from their home.
DM&A has been able to complete the process from notification of the need for temporary staffing from a healthcare facility to having the temporary staffer hired in some cases being able to do this as quickly as within 48 hours. Most searches are completed within four days. And the candidates that they select typically cost about as much as the salaried individual they’re temporarily replacing because of the paid travel, but firms save on paying for benefits.
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