Speaker(s):
Presentation: The presentation will address recruitment challenges specific to state-operated and state-contracted behavioral health organizations, noting the difficulties inherent to: (a) non-competitive pay ranges; (b) impediments to use of bonuses and other private sector strategies for rewarding and retaining high performing and/or difficult to retain employees; and (c) employee scarcity in key behavioral health disciplines, particularly physicians, psychologists, and nurses.
Objectives:
- Describe recruitment and retention challenges in the behavioral health marketplace
- Discuss the financial, clinical, and HR impact of high turnover rates
- Identify various mitigation strategies for retention