Day One

Tuesday November 14, 2023

Day Two

Wednesday November 15, 2023

Conference Day One

7:00 am Conference Registration & Networking

8:00 am What it Takes to Make a Leap a Reality

8:10 am Chair’s Welcome, Opening Remarks & Connection Before Content

  • Jay Kuhns Vice President, Strategic Planning, IRI

Illuminating Candidate-Centric Hiring for Decreased Vacancy Rates & Long-Term TA Strategy

8:20 am Discover: Reconsidering Rejection : A New Candidate-Centric Process

  • Carrie Boysen Director of Talent Acquisition, Baylor Scott & White Health

Synopsis

  • What can we do to create a candidate-centric process?
  • Re-considering rejected candidates.
  • How Baylor Scott & White Health went from a 25% vacancy rate to a 5% vacancy rate by opening communication with candidates.

8:40 am Discover: The Case For Human-First Talent Acquisition in Healthcare

  • Megan McCall Head of Talent Management, Stanford Health Care

Synopsis

  • How Stanford Health Care is taking a human-centered approach to talent acquisition
  • Understanding the whole person in the talent acquisition process and beyond
  • How to build lifelong relationships with candidates, have long-term career conversations and build talent pools for the future

9:00 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from the HR Leaders Rethinking How to Centre the Candidate in the TA Process?

  • Megan McCall Head of Talent Management, Stanford Health Care
  • Carrie Boysen Director of Talent Acquisition, Baylor Scott & White Health

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair

9:20 am Action: What Are You Now Going to Do Differently for Human-First Hiring?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

9:30 am Spotlight: Unlocking Success – Creating a Reliable Talent Pipeline for Entry-Level Healthcare Positions

Synopsis

  • Understanding the impact of the talent shortage on the healthcare industry
  • Discover the advantages and benefits that train-to-hire programs offer
  • A spotlight on Northwell Health’s Pharmacy Technician Training Program

9:40 am Speed Networking Break

Building Internal Staffing Agencies & Attracting Next-Gen Critical Healthcare Talent

10:20 am Discover: Creating an Internal Staffing Agency to Save $55 Million

Synopsis

• How can we reduce agency spending and hire for critical positions quickly?

• Leveraging great culture for rapid staff deployment.

• How AdventHealth created an internal staffing agency to contract over 2,000 nurse assignments and saved $55 million in agency costs since inception.

10:40 am Discover: Data-Driven Nurse Hiring & Mapping the Road Into Healthcare for Young Talent

Synopsis

  • How can we cost-effectively onboard the critical talent of today and attract the talent of tomorrow?
  • Data-driven strategies for cost-effective hiring decisions.
  • How Grady Health System is filling critical nurse positions with its internal travel recruitment agency, whilst also attracting 18-25 year old’s into the organization to fuel future growth plans.

11:00 am Discover: Rethinking Your Onboarding Workflows to Attract Critical Healthcare Talent

Synopsis

  • How can we improve the onboarding process for critical healthcare talent?
  • Leveraging technology-enabled services to both attract and onboard nurses.
  • How Sterling partnered with a large not-for-profit health system by consolidating their pre-employment drug and health screening program to clear candidates faster.

11:20 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from TA Leaders Re-thinking Sourcing of Critical Healthcare Talent?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair

11:40 am Action: How Are You Going to Implement an Internal Staffing Agency?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

12:00 pm Networking Lunch

Developing a Genuine, Inclusive Employer Brand to Attract Top Healthcare Talent

1:00 pm Discover: Communication Collaboration for Unbelievable Recruitment Results

Synopsis

  • How can the TA department collaborate internally with the Communications department to positively impact the search for talent?
  • Finding and attracting key talent in focus areas of Physicians and Executives.
  • How WellSpan Health are using social media, paid search and online advertising to get 20% ahead on applicants in comparison to last year.

1:20 pm Discover: Communicating Flexible, Supportive Culture to Attract Next-Gen Healthcare Talent

Synopsis

  • What is your organizations story? What can you do to build a genuine SVP?
  • Where can we have hybrid work schedules to retain and attract non-clinical talent?
  • How FHN has developed a genuine SVP by building flexible work programs and a supportive culture to attract next-gen healthcare talent as part of its scholarship program.

1:40 pm Develop: What More Can We Learn from the TA Innovators Leveraging the Skills and Tools of the Marketing & Communication Functions?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair

2:00 pm Action: How Are You Going to Reach a Wider, More Targeted Group of Potential Candidates?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

Refreshments Break

Maximizing Resources in the TA Function for Rapid Hiring

2:40 pm Discover: Hyper-Focused Recruitment of 27,000 Employees to Stabilize Critical Healthcare Roles

Synopsis

  • How can we stabilize critical roles for hospital functioning?
  • Data-focused TA team motivation and operational backing.
  • How Mass General Brigham is fighting the staffing crisis by vertically aligning its TA efforts to hire 27,000 new healthcare employees last year.

3:00 pm Discover: Centralizing the TA Function to Leverage Resource

Synopsis

  • How can we leverage the limited talent pool?
  • Change management and gaining executive buy-in for major organizational structural developments.
  • How Methodist Health System centralized its TA function to improve the candidate journey and decrease vacancies across multiple campuses.

3:20 pm Discover: Prioritizing Sourcing Efforts for Rapid Healthcare Hiring

Synopsis

  • How can we hyper-focus on sourcing efforts to meet vacancy-filling goals?
  • Meet the SPRINT methodology.
  • How Premier Health Partners hired 900 people in 90 days to reduce agency spend.

3:40 pm Develop: What Else Can We Learn from the TA leaders leading Hyper-Focused Sourcing of Critical Frontline Talent?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair

4:00 pm Action: How Are You Going to Maximize the Resources in Your TA Function?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

4:20 pm Networking Break

Optimizing & Building a Stronger Talent Acquisition Team

4:40 pm Discover: Structuring a New TA Department for Positive Candidate Experience

Synopsis

  • How can we build a TA department in our healthcare organizations?
  • Lessons for Healthcare TA from the Hospitality industry.
  • How Clarest Health structured a new TA department centered around the candidate experience to reimagine a positive recruitment process.

5:00 pm Discover: Developing Great Leadership in Your New TA Team for Onboarding Success

  • Ninfa Escobar Director of Talent Acquisition & Organizational Development, The Harris Center

Synopsis

• How can we set up a new TA department for success post-pandemic?

• The emotional intelligence skills required for great TA leadership.

• How The Harris Center develops leadership within the TA department to ensure success in the onboarding and training of new hires.

5:20 pm Develop: What Else Can We Do to Optimize our TA Teams?

  • Ninfa Escobar Director of Talent Acquisition & Organizational Development, The Harris Center
  • Gabriela Fortich Talent Acquisition Lead, Clarest Health

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair

5:40 pm Action: How Are You Going to Energize, Re-Structure or Build Your TA Team in Your Healthcare Organization?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

5:50 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference Day One

Drinks Reception

Conference Day Two