Addressing the Laboratory Staffing Crisis-Expert Strategies to Recruit and Retain a Stronger Workforce

Course overview

Short description: Long before the pandemic, clinical laboratories were understaffed and tasked with an ever-increasing amount of demands as the industry shifted to a value-based care model. Now faced with the uncertainty of COVID-19 surges demanding more an already strained system, recruiting and retaining staff has become harder than ever. These staffing challenges are due to a complex mix of burnouts, retirements, career changes, lack of qualified personnel, and other economic factors, but one issues remains clear - the clinical laboratory labor shortage has reached critical levels, and labs need to find better strategies to build and retain a stronger workforce. In this webinar, ARUP's human resources and recruiting experts with discuss industry trends, successful strategies for recruiting the necessary staff to meet increased workloads, and creative tactics to retain and motivate current staff. Our experts will also answer questions from the webinar registrants to provide additional solutions on recruiting and retention. Objectives: 1. Identify strategies to recruit the staff necessary to meet the demands of an ever-increasing workload. 2. Implement creative tactics to motivate or incentivize current and incoming staff. 3. Discuss signs related to decreased motivation among staff. 4. Identify proactive strategies to improve morale and decrease burnout.