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AMBULATORY
SURGERY CENTERS
Survey finds staffing gap has widened at ASCs since 2018
Recruiting staff to fill those open
S
taffing remains a significant challenge
for many leaders of ambulatory
surgery centers (ASCs),
according to the 2019 annual OR
Manager Salary/Career Survey. Nearly
a third (32%) of respondents reported
more open RN positions, significantly
higher than the 26% in 2018; over the
past 5 years, only 2016 had a higher
percentage (34%). RN turnover
increased
for 26% of respondents, up
slightly from 22% last year. More than
a quarter (26%) said they had more
open ST positions, comparable to last
year's 24%. The only good news was
that ST turnover increased for only 17%
of respondents, down slightly from 20%
in 2018.
positions remains arduous. In 2018,
56% of respondents said recruiting experienced
OR nurses was more difficult,
compared with 58% in 2019. Nearly half
(49%) reported more difficulty recruiting
STs, up from 41% last year.
Despite the signs of staffing issues,
it's worth noting that stability is the
hallmark for most respondents. Compared
with 12 months ago, 62% said
turnover has stayed the same for RNs
(vs 73% in 2018), and 70% reported it
as the same for STs. The percentage
of RN open positions compared with 12
months ago stayed the same for 56%
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How has recruiting changed for the
following positions compared with 12
months ago?
70%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
58%
49%
43%
34%
21%
13%
8%
Experienced OR
nurses
Easier
New/inexperienced OR
nurses
More difficult
Unchanged
AMBULATORY SURGERY ADVISORY BOARD
Ellen Carpenter, BSN, RN, Assistant Director of the OR, Long Island
Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
Jennifer Dickman, DNP, RN, CPN, Director, North Surgery Center,
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Sewickley, PA
Claire Everson, RN, CNOR, CCAP, Clinical Educator and Consultant,
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Tracy Hoeft-Hoffman, MSN, MBA, RN, CASC,
Administrator, Heartland Surgery Center, Kearney, NE
Beverly Kirchner, BSN, RN, CNOR, CASC, Chief Compliance Officer,
SurgeryDirect, Highland Village, TX
Mary Jo Steiert, BSN, RN, Administrator, Director of Nurses,
Lowry Surgery Center, Denver, CO
8%
STs
43%
Stayed
the same
20%
Decreased
37%
Increased
66%
In the past 12 months,
has the volume of surgical
procedures at your ASC
increased, decreased, or
remained about the same?
About the survey
Data for the OR Manager Salary/Career
Survey were collected from March 28 to
May 31, 2019. The survey list comprised
nurse managers of ASCs who were either
OR Manager subscribers or part of an
external list. The survey was closed with
196 usable responses. The margin of
error is ±5 percentage points at the 95%
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