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Wages don't matter. We offer 2-3x market rate and still have x000 vacancies. People simply do not exist right now. It's very tough. >Nurse to patient ratios h
by nojito 5y ago
Wages don't matter. We offer 2-3x market rate and still have x000 vacancies.
People simply do not exist right now. It's very tough.
>Nurse to patient ratios have been getting smaller and smaller for many years now. It is a common topic in medical forums.
Again...this doesn't matter right now because the supply of nurses is just nonexistent.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoIt matters in the grand scheme. The pandemic started 21 months ago, and there is still insignificant movement in wages. Also, if you offered 20-30x, the people would exist (for your facility). And if you offer 2-3x market rate and cannot attract people, then not only is x not the market rate, but 2-3x is not either.
- nojito 5y agoIt has nothing to do with attracting people...they just don't exist. Our best shot is targeting nursing school/other technical school grads, but that still doesn't help fill senior roles.
- kthejoker2 5y agoBasic economics: "Market rate" is what clears the market - no extra supply or demand. If you have vacancies at your asking price, you are below the market rate.
- freewilly1040 5y agoIn the long run, sure, but it takes years to train a nurse. It’s not hard to imagine that there are simply too few with the training able to do it.
- nojito 5y agoI don't think you understand what "does not exist" means.