Lincoln Behavioral Services Workforce Strategies
Healthcare Industry
Community Mental Health
Organizations Involved
CMHA, Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network
Occupations Involved
Other: Residents; Registered Nurses; Occupations Requiring an MSW; Counselors; Physician Assistant students; Nurse Practitioner students
Workforce Development Focus
Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention
Workforce Issues Addressed
Training individuals to work in a healthcare profession; Increasing wages and/or expanding benefits for current healthcare professionals; Increasing work and/or workplace flexibility for current healthcare professionals; Opportunity for educational rembusement
Description
Lincoln Behavioral Services increased the number of student placements and the number of schools they partner with for rotations to increase recruitment. To increase workforce retention, Lincoln Behavioral Services participates in multiple loan forgiveness programs, and provides staff benefits like shortened workdays, schedule flexibility, added PTO days, and staff raises and retention bonuses.