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4 Strategies to Better Manage Labor

Workforce Planning

Proactive Resource Alignment

Continually Measure Outcomes

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2

Centralized Resource Management

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Contract Labor FTE Comparison

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 260

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40

60

80

100

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140

Pay Period #

# FTEs

Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 1

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Effective Layering Creates Balance

• Core staff fills 80-85% of shifts• 75% of the additional shifts can be filled by internal

contingency more than two weeks in advance• 5% or less of hours should be adjusted in the days

leading up to the shift (absences, acuity, etc.)