As senior management team members, CNOs and CFOs work together to provide and manage care clinically and financially. A collegial relationship and knowledge and insights that each party needs for operational, strategic, and organizational success are essential. Today’s most successful nurse executives clearly understand how the CNO areas of responsibility impact the organization’s overall [continue reading…]
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Crisis Does Not Create Leaders, It Reveals Them
Kirby Bates Associates is sharing another great example of dynamic leadership in action. We invite you to read this moving and instructive story of Laurie, MSN, RN, FACHE, an interim nurse leader navigating COVID-19, uncertainty, and death in the Pacific Northwest. — [Read the Full Story] Home to the first reported case of [continue reading…]
Getting the Most Out of an Executive Search: 12 Best Practices for Healthcare Executives
One of the most crucial responsibilities of healthcare executives is selecting the mission-critical leadership team. While having the right talent has always been important, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has placed an increased emphasis on conducting an expeditious search for the nation’s top talent. COVID-19 has accelerated everything—including senior leaders retiring early. Balancing an organization’s [continue reading…]
Building an Inclusive Search Process
Our country’s increasingly diverse community will result in a more diverse patient population moving toward a majority-minority balance by 2043, according to projections from the U.S. Census Bureau. Currently, those changing demographics are reflected in hospital patient populations. And yet, this increasing diversity is not reflected in healthcare executive leadership. Indeed, healthcare’s most notable [continue reading…]
Building Cultural Competence in Healthcare Organizations
The recent COVID-19 pandemic serves to underscore the growing body of evidence confirming racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare access and clinical outcomes. The Institute of Medicine Report, IOM, (2004) states that diversity among healthcare professionals is associated with improved access, provider-patient communication, and patient satisfaction. As the knowledge and understanding of these relationships grow, [continue reading…]
Back to the Basics: When to Hire an Interim Nurse Leader
Interim Nurse Leaders play an integral role in healthcare organizations, particularly now in the midst of a pandemic. Because staff and leaders are in flux and patient volumes and revenues are falling, keeping quality and the patient experience at the forefront of the organizational agenda is key to optimizing reimbursement. Interim Nurse Leaders fill [continue reading…]
Recruiting for Critical Roles During the COVID-19 Crisis
Filling mission critical roles during the pandemic is essential – yet traditional recruitment processes have been suspended. With social distancing, healthcare organizations must employ creative ways to recruit, interview and fill necessary roles. Since many leaders are redeployed to command centers, testing sites and other roles on the frontline, bringing critical talent on board [continue reading…]
Hope Amid COVID-19
Guest Post By Tim Fischer, President, Jackson & Coker Locum Tenens Editor’s Note: Kirby Bates is dedicated to advancing Nursing Leadership and interprofessional collaboration. In honor of Doctor’s Day 2020 I’ve invited Tim Fischer, President of Jackson & Coker Locum Tenens, another Jackson Healthcare Company, to share his reflections. Working through the coronavirus (COVID-19) [continue reading…]
Reflections on Results: Interim PeriOperative Operations Advisor
[DOWNLOAD AS PDF] Leading hospitals turn to Kirby Bates for high-performing interim nurse leaders. Learn more about our interim services or contact us to learn how we can provide access to a national pool of the best healthcare leaders.
Keys to Providing the Best Patient Experience: Employing the Platinum Rule in Healthcare
Chances are you’ve heard of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. But are you aware of the Platinum Rule? The Platinum Rule is a reflection of the evolution of the times: Do unto others as they would want to be done to them. The Golden Rule is [continue reading…]
What Our Clients Say: KBA Executive Search
Finding top leadership talent in all areas of healthcare is increasingly difficult – and nursing is certainly no exception. Upfront evaluation of organizational needs and stakeholder consensus can save time and money and builds team engagement. For more than 30 years, Kirby Bates Associates has provided cost-effective solutions for healthcare clients seeking exceptional leaders and [continue reading…]
2019 ASHHRA Survey: The Evolving Landscape of Healthcare Hiring
Everyone knows that healthcare is changing but what about hiring? Is technology the answer? At this year’s American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administrators Annual Conference (ASHHRA 2019) in Chicago, we surveyed our colleagues about search strategies. Here’s what we uncovered. Understanding Passive Candidates First, we asked about passive candidates – those who are [continue reading…]
Reflections on Results: An Interim CNO’s Farewell
Demonstrating an outstanding track record, Kirby Bates Associates’ healthcare executive placements have proven to be most successful in achieving organizational needs. You can read more about our Interim Leadership services here.
Diversity in Healthcare Leadership: Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Despite decades of attention, there has been very little progress toward increasing diversity in healthcare leadership. Data published by the American College of Healthcare Executives confirms that minorities are underrepresented in executive leadership, and are paid less when compared to their white counterparts. According to the American Hospital Association, 31% of patients nationally are [continue reading…]
How the Retained Search Process Can Add Value for Healthcare Organizations
Choosing the most effective approach to recruit talented executive healthcare leaders who will redesign care delivery is one of the most critical contributions of the human resource team. Where does the human resource team begin? With uncertain reimbursement and neverending financial challenges, healthcare professionals must walk a tightrope—balancing the need to cut expenses while [continue reading…]
Gerry Biala, The Healthcare Executive’s Guide to Navigating the Surgical Suite: A Roadmap to the OR and Perioperative Services
Chapter 1: “Unique Challenges from Surgical Services” Part III by Gerald E. Biala, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM, Senior VP of Sullivan Healthcare Consulting and Therese A. Fitzpatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN Published by Sigma Did you miss the previous installments? Read Part I here and Part II here. This book provides experienced and novice [continue reading…]
Overcoming Leadership Challenges in Healthcare
Today’s healthcare executives face unique leadership challenges driven by unprecedented advances in medicine, technology, and reimbursement. Hospital and healthcare leaders are committed to optimal quality patient outcomes encompassing patient experience, staff engagement, cost effective high quality care. While every industry has their fair share of leadership challenges, the healthcare industry is at a critical intersection [continue reading…]
5 Self Care Tips to Promote Work Life Balance
Practicing self care isn’t something taught early on, but rather, a skill acquired later in life. Learning to be kind to yourself is critical, especially for those with demanding occupations. It can be hard to know where to start but finding and maintaining success begins with taking care of yourself. Below are 5 recommended self care [continue reading…]
Gerry Biala, The Healthcare Executive’s Guide to Navigating the Surgical Suite: A Roadmap to the OR and Perioperative Services
Chapter 1: “Unique Challenges from Surgical Services” Part II by Gerald E. Biala, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM, Senior VP of Sullivan Healthcare Consulting and Therese A. Fitzpatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN Published by Sigma Missed Part I? Read the first installment here. This book provides experienced and novice healthcare leaders with the information, leadership structures, and [continue reading…]
It’s here: ACNL Survey Summary
[Download the ACNL Survey Summary here] As promised, we are sharing a summary of the survey results from the Leadership & Staffing Survey that was completed by a convenience sample of ACNL attendees. We thank all who participated and hope you find this survey insightful as you plan for the rest of 2019 [continue reading…]