Pittsburgh-based UPMC is forming its own in-house travel staffing agency for registered nurses and surgical technologists to take rotating, six-week assignments at its hospitals across three states, depending on where the need is greatest, Healthcare Dive reports.
The system wants to rely less on outside agency staff to help retain current workers and potentially bring back those who’ve left amid nationwide shortages.
UPMC said it can hire two of its own travel nurses or techs for the price of one contracted through an outside agency, which will save the system money and help avert shortages. Read more.
