Staff Finder enters the healthcare industry

The shortage of staff in the healthcare sector is acute.The staff shortage in the healthcare sector is acute: according to a study by the Swiss Health Observatory Obsan, institutions will need around 25,000 additional specialists by 2020. The industry is suffering from a permanent shortage of skilled workers, particularly in qualified nursing care, as more and more older people need to be cared for for longer. Staff Finder aims to counteract this trend with flexible work assignments. Profiles for healthcare professions at all levels of training can now be found on the on-demand job market. This means that short-term and temporary support can be recruited for many care professions in the event of staff shortages - including specialists in radiology, surgical technology, midwives, paramedics and transport paramedics. Specialist departments such as IPS, OPS, anaesthesia and others should also be able to be served. "We offer employers in the healthcare sector attractive conditions and employees such as mothers and fathers the opportunity to remain in the industry even with the smallest workloads and maximum flexibility of 10 or 20 percent. We also open up interesting prospects for career changers and those returning to work," says Gianni Valeri, Managing Director Switzerland of STAFF FINDER, and explains: "Our fully automated platform makes it possible to handle flexible assignments cost-effectively and with minimal administrative effort. This gives healthcare institutions completely new opportunities to manage the fluctuating intensity of care with flexible working hours in the interests of patients".Targeting career changers more effectivelyThe current qualifications in the healthcare professions only cover just under 60 percent of the annual demand for young talent. STAFF FINDER has therefore entered into a cooperation with various partners in order to better meet demand in the medium term: Potential career changers are to be addressed in a more targeted manner. This is because anyone with a school-leaving certificate or a tertiary-level qualification can complete a HF course in the healthcare sector. Thanks to training courses with flexible scheduling, a car body mechanic can become a nursing specialist or a technical businesswoman can become a specialist in surgical technology.