Two Health Carousel Offices Receive “Best Places to Work” Nominations in 2022
Sep 19, 2022
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Health Carousel, a Cincinnati-based healthcare staffing and solutions company, recently received accolades from the Cincinnati Business Courier.
Finding job satisfaction is an often-elusive goal, and many workers are never able to achieve it. Maybe an employee doesn’t really enjoy their job but they don’t quit because they need reliable income. Alternatively, a worker may like their job but feel stifled by their micromanaging boss. Finally, maybe the employee just doesn’t feel aligned with their firm’s company culture. To make matters worse, they feel like they’re just a cog in an ever-larger wheel.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, many employees enjoy their jobs and believe they perform valuable work every day. They receive appreciation from their managers and are given opportunities to contribute to their local communities. Stated another way, these employees are brimming with job satisfaction. In fact, they often nominate their employers for a “Best Places to Work” Award.
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Health Carousel, one of the nation’s leading healthcare staffing agencies, was nominated for two “Best Places to Work” Awards in August 2022. The company’s Cincinnati and Dayton offices were recognized for their ongoing commitment to employees’ professional and personal well-being.
The Cincinnati and Dayton Offices Earn Recognition
Each year, metro area business publications and organizations recognize companies that “go the extra mile” to create an uplifting, positive work environment for their employees. In August 2022, the Cincinnati Business Courier named Health Carousel a finalist in the Greater Cincinnati “Best Places to Work” Awards. The Dayton Business Journal nominated the company’s Dayton, Ohio office for a similar award.
Both offices’ “Best Places to Work” nominations reflect the results of externally coordinated employee surveys. During the survey, workers in Health Carousel’s Cincinnati and Dayton offices spoke about their experiences working for this national healthcare staffing agency.
This is the sixth time Health Carousel has been nominated for a Greater Cincinnati “Best Places to Work” Award. In fact, Health Carousel has made the Cincinnati list for the fourth time in a row. The firm has been nominated for a Dayton “Best Places to Work” Award for the past six years.
Health Carousel’s Leadership Affirms the Nominations’ Significance
Health Carousel CEO John Sebastian says the firm’s “Best Places to Work” nominations reflect the company’s higher purpose. “What I love about this recognition is it comes from the employees themselves.
“One of the things we hear from them is that our Company’s purpose ‘Improve Lives and Make Healthcare Work Better’ is an important part of what makes Health Carousel a great place to work because the work we do makes such a difference in people’s lives,” Sebastian remarks.
Health Carousel COO Erik Schumann echoes employees’ beliefs about the beneficial nature of their work. “Consistently being recognized as a BPTW finalist, is an outcome of our employees’ belief that their work has a higher purpose to ensure every patient has access to a qualified healthcare professional when and where they need one,” Schumann concludes.
Satisfied Associates Bring Health Carousel into the Spotlight
Several survey respondents highlighted the factors behind their nomination of Health Carousel as one of their city’s “Best Places to Work.” Respondents included medical professionals along with administrative personnel.
Many Professional Avenues of Growth
“The freedom and the flexibility to grow professionally, and the multitude of professional avenues to choose from, inspire me most at Health Carousel. I love how I am encouraged to grow professionally in my role and area of specialty, and paths are actively made for me to continue to grow according to my performance.”
Well-Being and Work-Life Balance
“I absolutely love the environment, the people are amazing, and you can tell that Health Carousel really cares about our well-being, progression, and work-life balance. Health Carousel really makes the effort to make every employee feel important and happy.”
Support for Every Employee’s Success
“Health Carousel, from day 1 of my employment, has been a company that I can tell cares about every person's individual success and has given me the tools I need to be effective and grow. Any company that can make me feel like a valued member of the team from day 1 is a company that I don't want to let down and will then go the extra mile to prove the chance they took on me was worth it.”
Health Carousel Thanks All Survey Respondents
Health Carousel has expressed appreciation to employees who took the time to offer their honest opinions about different aspects of the firm’s operations. Company executives will use this feedback to build on the company’s positive attributes. Concurrently, the leadership will note areas that could benefit from improvement. Health Carousel’s overarching goal is to provide a workplace that helps all employees to thrive.
About Health Carousel
The United States’ growing population means the country’s hospitals and medical practices will be caring for an ever-increasing number of patients. The nation’s senior population is rising especially quickly. In addition to visiting their family physicians, patients 65 and older typically visit advanced practitioners (or specialists).
As might be expected, existing medical facilities are becoming busier, and new facilities are continuing to open for business. Staffing these hospitals and medical practices will be an ongoing challenge. Increased demand, natural attrition, and other factors mean hiring managers must devise creative solutions to keep their facilities staffed up.
Health Carousel Offers Diverse Solutions
Since 2004, Cincinnati-based Health Carousel has helped hospitals and medical practices across the United States resolve their staffing challenges. In large metro areas and small towns alike, Health Carousel recruits qualified medical professionals for permanent, temporary, and contract-to-perm assignments. Bringing these reliable healthcare workers on board enables better-quality patient care across the board.
Assisting healthcare clients in all 50 states, Health Carousel has steadily expanded its presence in the healthcare staffing industry. In 2022, this respected company ranks as the United States’ ninth-largest healthcare staffing agency.
Sourcing qualified candidates for short- and mid-duration healthcare assignments is an ongoing challenge. To meet it, Health Carousel utilizes a network of regional recruiters who thoroughly understand the industry and their market. These seasoned professionals employ updated recruitment technologies and other digital tools to accomplish their goals.
While Health Carousel focuses on meeting its healthcare professional recruitment goals, the company is also committed to compliance with ethical recruitment and employment standards. To illustrate, Health Carousel has repeatedly been recognized for continued adherence to these rigorous criteria.
Skilled Travel Nurses Play Key Roles in Staffing Solutions
When hospitals and medical practices consistently face staffing challenges, skilled travel nurses have historically stepped in to provide a solution. Although many travel nurses are patient care generalists, others possess specialized skills that increase their versatility.
Health Carousel Travel Nursing (or HCTN) maintains an agile management structure that enables fast-turnaround responses to urgent client staffing requests. Travel nurses generally receive short- to mid-term assignments with multiple starting date options.
Reliable Locum Tenens Physicians can Enhance Medical Facilities’ Operations
Physicians and advanced practitioners provide essential services to hospitals and medical practices nationwide. When these medical professionals take time away from their jobs, the Health Carousel Locum Tenens (or HCLT) Team recruiters locate appropriately qualified medical professionals for these temporary vacancies.
To find the right match, HCLT recruiters perform a targeted search of each state’s physician database. Once the recruiter locates the right person, HCLT team members ensure that the practitioner’s credentialing and onboarding go smoothly. Once on the job, the locum tenens physician helps to enhance the facility’s standard of patient care.
Distinct Staffing Needs Benefit from Targeted Workforce Solutions
In the business world, a “one-size-fits-all” solution is rarely the best option. This also holds true for hospitals' and medical practices’ staffing needs. Because a certain set of factors contributes to each staffing challenge, the facility will benefit from a custom solution.
Enter the Health Carousel Workforce Solutions (or HCWS) Team. The process begins when the HCWS Chief Nursing Officer’s clinical experts design the targeted workforce solution. Skilled workforce management team members implement the program and make adjustments to achieve optimal results.
The Managed Services Provider Team Targets the Core Problem
As with many deep-seated business problems, finding the core issue is key to resolving the challenge and moving forward. The Health Carousel Managed Services Provider (or MSP) Team is an expert at ferreting out the key issue underlying a workforce challenge.
Next, clinically supervised workforce specialists apply relevant technology and industry expertise to develop a custom solution. Once the core problem is addressed, there is less need for contingent staffing solutions. The resultant lower expenses will contribute to enhanced revenues. Finally, the client’s workforce will likely become more satisfied with their jobs, which often translates into better patient care.
Health Carousel International’s Global Healthcare Staffing Leadership
When hospitals and medical facilities seek extended-term staffing solutions, Health Carousel International (or HCI) steps up to help. This globally recognized healthcare staffing firm works with overseas healthcare professionals desiring to build careers in United States medical facilities.
Specifically, the Health Carousel International PassportUSA Program helps Registered Nurses, occupational and physical therapists, and medical technologists from many countries. The HCI team completes all recruiting, hiring, and credentialing tasks. When a healthcare professional arrives for their assignment, they are ready to assume their responsibilities right away.
Each healthcare professional will receive ongoing career development assistance from the HCI clinical team. The team members will also ensure that each professional remains current with the required credentials and/or certifications.
Health Carousel Focuses on Ethical Nurse Recruitment
Health Carousel International offers many career opportunities for overseas healthcare professionals. However, the firm also maintains programs that expand each originating country’s Registered Nurse population. HCI has received recognition for its ethical global nurse recruitment and hiring practices.
To illustrate, Health Carousel has been named a “Certified Ethical Recruiter” by the Alliance for Ethical Recruitment Practices. This non-profit organization desires transparent and fair recruitment of international healthcare workers who want to begin a United States career.
The Landmark “Light the Way” Program Helps Advance Nursing Education
Health Carousel’s acclaimed “Light the Way” Program illustrates the company’s commitment to its nurses’ growth. Through this initiative, Health Carousel encourages its Registered Nurses to earn a graduate or postgraduate degree. Through this advanced education, these highly skilled nursing professionals will be well positioned to educate new generations of nurses.
Health Carousel’s “Light the Way” Program actively operates in the United States and in other nations in which the firm maintains a presence. By supporting its nurses’ higher education, Health Carousel will gradually help to lessen the global nursing shortage. In turn, this helps to raise the standard of patient care.