Sumo Medial Staffing

It’s the rare hospital/healthcare facility that isn’t facing the challenge of adapting to patients’ needs, advancements in tech and the demands of the market. 

Many medical facilities decide they need to launch new services or programs in order to grow. 

Yet doing so comes with considerable risk: 

• What if patients don’t “take” to the program? 

• What if they do, but the costs of running it exceed the additional revenue? 

An agile approach to services expansion: using locum tenens professionals

Working with a locum tenens staffing company can give you a cost-effective as well as agile solution if you’re thinking of expanding your services or programs.  

Bringing these experienced healthcare pros on board can: 

• Test the demand for the new programs in your market. 

• Lessen the financial risk because you’re not taking on permanent, long-term costs. 

• Maintain the program’s flexibility/adaptation because you can grow – or decrease – the program/service based on patient feedback, etc. 

• Temporarily employ highly skilled healthcare professionals who will deliver terrific care from the day the program begins. 

Let’s look a little closer

What if you’re a community hospital and you want to bring on a new cardiology program.  

Rather than going out and hiring permanent nurses, cardiologists and support staff, what about: 

• Bringing in a locum cardiologist to look at the community’s true needs.  

• Gradually introducing cardiac services using locums, allowing for time to build potential awareness and referral networks. 

• Gathering data on patient volume, outcomes and the program’s financial success (or failure) before committing to a permanent program – with permanent staff. 

Such an approach would allow you to make an informed decision about the program’s potential while also minimizing your risk. 

The cost-effectiveness of optimizing resources 

Locum tenens pros often receive hourly pay at rates higher than permanent sta. Yet the overall cost-effectiveness usually beats the initial, higher expense. 

Here’s why: 

• There’s no long/costly recruiting process. 

• No payout of employee benefits and payroll taxes. 

• No worries about paying severance to terminated employees 

Building a successful foundation

Using locum healthcare pros to staff your trial/new service means you can build a strong foundation for the program’s growth. 

You can: 

• Scale services gradually based upon demand 

• Fine-tune processes. 

• Grow a positive reputation within your community for your new service 

By providing cost-effectiveness, staffing flexibility and access to highly skilled professionals, using locum tenens when testing a new healthcare service can be the answer to smart growth in today’s healthcare landscape. 

Learn more about SUMO Staffing and how we can help staff your medical/healthcare facility with highly skilled locums.