Presbyterian uses on-demand staffing app for nursing needs
New Mexico, much like the rest of the country, has a shortage of health care workers. One report put the state’s nursing staff shortages at more than 6,000, a deficit that has weighed on local health systems. Nationwide, nurses have left the profession in droves — about 100,000 in the past two years — according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
To combat those shortages, Presbyterian Healthcare Services has partnered with ShiftMed, an on-demand staffing app that will help the health system fill gaps in coverage at two of its main hospitals in the state.
Health care workers — in this case, nurses and nurse aides — will help fill shifts at Presbyterian’s Downtown and Rust hospitals, said Presbyterian Chief Operating Officer Tim Johnsen. The first cohort of workers officially launches in October, and they will work in areas such as the progressive care units, the intensive care units, emergency departments and medical-surgical units.