Becker's Healthcare July 23, 2024
In January 2023, Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health had more than 1,000 open nursing positions. Today, there are less than 290 open RN positions across the system’s 17 hospitals — progress an innovative “Nursing Seal Team” helped drive, leaders say.
In 2023, the health system unveiled the SEAL Team program, which stands for service, excellence, advocacy and leadership, as a way to deliver on nurses’ flexibility demands and foster more consistency in staffing levels across units. When it first launched, the program counted 25 members, which has since grown to more than 150 full-time nurses who support medical-surgical, critical care and emergency department units.
“Throughout the expansion of the program, [SEAL team nurses] have cited that they really like the...
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