Eliminating Contract Labor: Creating a Pipeline of Sterile Processing Technicians to Improve Operating Room Quality

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The Covid-19 Pandemic has attributed to what some labor industry experts are referring to as the “Great Resignation.” The healthcare industry has long experienced shortages of medical doctors, nurses, and allied health professions prior to the pandemic. Many healthcare leaders feel the day-to-day anxiety because of employees jumping ship for higher pay, better benefits, and improved environments. Hospitals typically invest in nurse externships, residency programs, and specialized clinical programs such as the Association of peri-Operative Nurses Peri-op 101 training; geared towards creating a pipeline of operating room nurses. Inspired by the successful gains of the nurse residency programs at Emory Healthcare located in Atlanta, Georgia. The Perioperative Enterprise team decided to create a sterile processing trainee program.

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