Hiring Staff
As a nurse manager on the obstetrics unit, there are standards that have been set when it comes to hiring nurses. Currently there are five openings on this unit over 3 different shifts. There is a new director that has placed the stipulation on nurses that are hired. These nurses cannot have any more than 2 years’ …show more content…
Creating a plan of action for recruitment of staff is ideal. This will take some planning and creativity.
There are several plans of approach for recruitment of new nurses. First, I would be to create an advisement to post in local papers along with social media. Creating this advisement to attract the eyes of the reading is going to bring in the applications. Placing this advertisement on social media may be a better influence since the world revolves around the technology world. The second plan to recruit nursing would be visiting the local schools that offer the nursing program. This would bring in new nurses that can be tailored to care the patients. Hiring new nurses will be beneficial to train them the way you expect from them as a manager. Going to the school and …show more content…
The hiring of any staff requires a probationary period that will involve orientation, on-the-job training, mentoring, and coaching. The manager upon hiring a new graduate nurse needs to determine a willing mentor to help with the training process. This individual will not just be a mentor but their main coach in the training and orientation process. Assigning a mentor to the new hires will help with long-term retention of the nurse (Sullivan, 2013). The mentoring of this nurse will do beyond the orientation period. Building this relationship of the mentor and mentee will help the comfort of this new employee. Mentor and mentees that were committed the program gained the most benefits of the relationship established (Persuad, 2008). According to Persuad (2008), “the mentor and mentee were to meet on a regular basis, often outside of work. Mentors that displayed the greatest interested, received the highest of praise. There are several stages of the mentor relationship. The first 6 month to a year is when their relationship develops, in which the mentor helps mold the mentee into a knowledgeable nurse. During this stage the mentor can help critic the work of the individual so they are able to build confidence in the job they are