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Staff Sustainability Guide & Toolkit

While rural health care organizations have always worked to minimize staff turnover, the current environment has made workforce sustainability a critical issue. The good news is that organizations of all sizes have a great number of tools at their disposal to maximize the sustainability of their existing workforce by optimizing processes, fostering cultures of engagement and learning, and thinking proactively about the future.

The Staff Sustainability Cycle is a process for improving retention of high-performing health care staff — and as a result, strengthening continuity of care and improving health and wellness in rural communities. As the name implies, the cycle is continuous. It requires consistent attention and action to maximize its effectiveness. Five components make up the Staff Sustainability Cycle, with each component playing a key role in staff sustainability. This toolkit outlines specific strategies for addressing each component of the cycle. 

If you would prefer to download a version of the toolkit, please click on the link below.

Staff Sustainability Guide and Toolkit for Rural Health Care Organizations Final.pdf (4.34 MB)

In This Toolkit

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Recruiting

Identifying and soliciting individuals — either from within or outside the organization — to fill job vacancies or staff for growth.
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Onboarding

The process of bringing a new employee into the organization.
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Learning & Development

Empowering employees’ growth and developing their knowledge, skills, and capabilities to drive better business performance.
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Engagement & Retention

The extent to which employees are passionate about their work and committed to the organization (engagement) and the choice by an employee to stay with an organization instead of seeking employment elsewhere (retention).
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Succession Planning

A process for ensuring continuity in critical roles. It involves identifying future staffing needs and taking action to ensure these needs are met.

The sustainability of key staff requires a multi-faceted approach, beginning with the creation of a systematic process of recruiting, onboarding, developing, retaining, and succession planning.

 

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