SkillSurvey Data Finds that Reference Feedback Helps to Predict RN Turnover
BERWYN, Pa. (PRWEB) June 26, 2018 -- With nursing shortages becoming more severe and nurse turnover estimated to cost hospitals between $4.4 to $7 million* annually, SkillSurvey is helping organizations access feedback from job references to get to know their job candidates better, hire more successfully, and promote nurse retention. SkillSurvey’s data show nurse candidates with lower competency ratings from references and fewer references who comply with the reference request are 3.5 times more likely to be terminated for cause within one year of hire than those with higher ratings and greater reference compliance. SkillSurvey’s Analytics Team also finds that low ratings on HCAHPS**-related behaviors correlate with being more likely to be terminated for cause within one year of hire.
The team has analyzed data from more than 10,000 registered nurses from 13 healthcare organizations who were reference checked with SkillSurvey ReferenceTM Pre-Hire 360® and followed post-hire for an average of 27.5 months. The top three reasons cited for termination were: performance (38.1%); misconduct (19.2%); and attendance (9.3%).
The team found that the job candidates who had less than 80% compliance with their request for a reference, and competency ratings in the 1st-5th percentile as compared to an RN norm group of over 200,000, were 3.5 times more likely to be terminated for cause as compared to those with reference compliance of more than 80% and competency ratings in the 35th-99th percentile.
“RN turnover is a huge problem in the healthcare industry and it’s becoming even more burdensome and costly as nursing shortages expand. SkillSurvey can help healthcare organizations reduce potential turnover and get critical insights on job candidates to find the top nurses who are committed to their jobs and to providing exceptional patient care,” said Ray Bixler, SkillSurvey’s President and CEO.
Other Insights Provided Through Reference Feedback:
As part of the Pre-Hire 360 reference process, the references of the job candidates provide responses in the form of ratings for 20-30 job-related behavioral competencies. The references can also provide written comments in response to questions about the candidate’s “strengths” and “areas of improvement.” These comments can further help employers identify training opportunities or role changes that may help candidates succeed in their new jobs. Below are some of the top comments that references provided on RN job candidates that the SkillSurvey team recently published in the peer-reviewed journal, Personnel Assessment and Decisions.
Top Comments Provided for Entry-Level Nurses (New Graduates):
Strengths:
- Compassionate/caring
- Dependable/reliable/meets deadlines
- Attitude/energy
Areas of improvement:
- Confidence/assertiveness
- Experience
- Time management/prioritizing
Top Comments Provided for Experienced Nurses:
Strengths:
- Patient care
- Team orientation
- Dependable/reliable/meets deadlines
Areas of improvement:
- Further education
- Confidence/assertiveness
- Knowledge
SkillSurvey’s Job-Specific Surveys for RN Roles:
SkillSurvey’s survey library has more than 180 job-specific surveys that map to over 3,500 job titles in healthcare, including fifteen surveys that are specific to nursing positions:
1. Advanced Practice RNs
2. Advanced Practice RNs (New Graduates)
3. Clinical Educator
4. Clinical Nurse Specialist
5. CRNA (Nurse Anesthetist)
6. Entry-Level RNs (New Graduates)
7. Occupational Health Nurse
8. Patient Care Specialist
9. RN Case Manager
10. RN
11. RN-NICU
12. RN Per Diem
13. RN-PICU
14. Transplant Coordinator
15. Travel Nurse
16. Visiting Nurse
About SkillSurvey®
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Media Contacts
SkillSurvey: Stephanie Sabath, Sloane & Company, (212) 446-1873, ssabath(at)sloanepr.com
*2018 Healthcare Retention and RN Staffing Report, http://www.nsinursingsolutions.com/Files/assets/library/retention-institute/NationalHealthcareRNRetentionReport2018.pdf
**HCAHPS is the federal government’s survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring patients' perceptions of their hospital experience. See https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HospitalQualityInits/HospitalHCAHPS.html.
Stephanie Sabath, Sloane & Company, +1 (212) 446-1873, [email protected]
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