How Inflation, The Pandemic, Compliance, and Labor Shortages Are Shaping Medical Staffing in 2022

The Healthcare industry is facing an unprecedented series of challenges impacting its workforce. The situation continues to grow more complex each year. In a new monthly series, the OPA Staffing team will share its ongoing research to assist its clients and employees navigate these challenges.  Inflation The U.S. Labor Department recently reported that as of…

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The Importance of Building Resilience for Healthcare Workers

There’s a lot of talk out there about Resilience these days due to the effects of the pandemic on so many. However, resilience has been considered an important skill set for healthcare workers for several years. Burnout (defined as mental and physical exhaustion from chronic workplace stress) is an ongoing occupational hazard in healthcare, which…

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Explore A Career As A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Staffing- Exploring a Career As A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Do you want a fun and rewarding career where you get to help people every single day with ongoing employment potential? If yes, then look no further. A career as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) may be the one for you. What does an LPN…

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JOIN THE “LOVE OPA STAFFING” SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST!

Dear Colleague, We are so grateful for your hard work in caring for so many who need your compassion! This Thanksgiving has special meaning for many given the unprecedented challenges of 2020. We would like to celebrate you by launching the “Love OPA Staffing” Social Media Contest as a way for you to see how…

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Optimizing Your Recruiting Efforts

The Impending Talent Shortage These are turbulent times for medical recruIters. As overall unemployment rates hover around 14.7% the medical industry is facing an entirely different dichotomous disruption: employee burnout and attrition among Covid-19 workers, and massive furloughs and layoffs in the outpatient and private practice sectors. In early March, as the coronavirus began to…

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Student Debt Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Care Workers

Loan Forgiveness for Covid-19 Responders The program is called the Student Debt Forgiveness for Frontline Health Care Workers Act, and is focused on workers providing direct patient care in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The legislation was introduced by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney to attract and support medical professionals from all specialties to help with the…

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OPA Staffing CEO Published in Atlanta Business Chronicle

CEO Stephen Deason, was just one of a handful of Leadership Trust members selected to voice his opinion in Seven Ways Leaders Can Help Troubled Employees Get Back on Track. As founder and Chief Executive Officer of The OPA RASA Group, a Social Enterprise helping people build worth in Recovery and previous CEO of GRYYT,…

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Healthcare Providers Struggle with Housing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

While the country hunkers down to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, front-line healthcare workers are being left out in the cold.  Many traveling nurses and other healthcare providers are struggling to find temporary housing, others are being evicted on short notice, and nervous hosts are cancelling AirBnB reservations.  OPA Staffing is here to help!  We’ve formed…

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