Officials hope job shadow strategy will entice nurses to join staff
The St. Amant Centre in Winnipeg is offering to pay nurses to job shadow for a day in a new aggressive recruiting strategy.
The long-term care facility is facing a critical nursing shortage, operating with only two-thirds the number of nurses it needs, say officials.
The centre, a residential and resource facility for Manitobans with disabilities, has advertised for months and tried recruiting both nationally and internationally without much success, said Genevieve Vipond, coordinator of health services.
“It’s hard to recruit nurses. They’re in high demand and we’re competing against everybody in the health care system,” she said. Read More…
