A practical look at how SearchKey Health helped a community hospital move from reactive hiring pressure toward a more stable, sustainable workforce model.
The talent was there.
The internal processes, workflows, and hiring practices were not.
A community not-for-profit hospital was spending $30M annually on travel staff, who accounted for 10% of the total clinical headcount, while clinical turnover sat at 26%. Leadership had concluded the local talent pool was simply not sufficient. The problem, in their view, was structural.
What SearchKey found was different. The talent was there. The internal processes, workflows, and hiring practices were not.
SearchKey embedded a specialized remote talent acquisition team directly into the hospital’s HR systems, taking end-to-end ownership of hiring and onboarding from day one.
We established a structured meeting cadence with clinical, finance, and HR leadership to align on goals; researched an untapped local academic ecosystem and built shared accountability. Our team elevated the recruitment marketing strategy and improved job advertisements.
The results reflect what is possible when the right team is embedded in the right place with the right support.
Schedule a ConsultationFaster hiring times
Higher candidate acceptance rates through improved engagement
Total clinical hires
Reduction in traveler staff
In labor cost reductions
In total savings
If what you read above reflects the challenges your organization is facing, we are the right people to talk to. We bring full-service talent acquisition and workforce strategy support built from real operational experience, and we shape every engagement around the specific conditions of the organization in front of us.
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