Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Advocacy Survey

January 2013

To advocate effectively on workforce issues at the state and federal levels, and to assist with regional planning, we must continue to expand our statewide workforce information database. To streamline the survey process, this year HANYS is again collaborating with the State University of New York Center for Health Workforce Studies, Greater New York Hospital Association, Iroquois Healthcare Alliance, Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council, Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association, Rochester Regional Healthcare Advocates, and Western New York Healthcare Association. We will only share aggregate results and will not release any individual responses.

For more information, contact Sherry Chorost, Director of Workforce, HANYS, at (518) 431-7726 or at .

Name: ______

Title: ______

Facility: ______

Telephone: ______E-Mail: ______

If this survey is a system summary, how many hospitals are represented? _____

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

Please fax or email your responses by February 22 to:

Anne Marie Mull, Executive Assistant, at (518) 431-7701

or email to

Part I. Vacancy/Turnover

1) Please provide the information in the table below based on staffed full-time equivalents (FTEs) (excluding per diems) from all areas of your hospital. This should include inpatient, outpatient (procedures), and ambulatory (clinic/office visit) staff who currently hold the role, versus those licensed but who work in another capacity. For example, for registered nurses (RNs), include those providing direct patient care, not those who are licensed but not practicing as RNs (e.g., nurse educators).

Job Classification / How many FTEs did you initially budget for in calendar year 2012? / How many FTE positions were staffed as of the end of calendar year 2012? / What was the total number of separations during calendar year 2012? / What was the total number of retirements during calendar year 2012?
All Staff
RNs
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs)
Patient Care Technicians/ Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs)
Medical Assistants
Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
Physician Assistants (PAs)
Pharmacists
Radiological Technicians
Radiological Technologists
Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Medical Hospital Coders
Occupational Therapists
Physical Therapists
Speech Pathologists
Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs)
Care Coordinators

2) Please complete the chart below for all RNs, Clinical Lab Technicians, and Technologists at your facility.

RNs / Clinical Lab Technicians / Clinical Lab Technologists
Total number employed
Average Age
How many are over 60?
Anticipated retirements in 2013


Part II. Recruitment and Retention

3) Please indicate on a scale of 1 to 5, with “1” being the most difficult, and “5” being the least difficult, the degree of difficulty you experienced recruiting and retaining the following workers at your facility in 2012. Also, check which reasons apply to why you had difficulty with recruitment and retention (R&R).

Check All Reasons R&R is Difficult
Job Classification / Recruitment / Retention / Shortage of Workers / Non-Competitive Salary / Geographic Location
RNs (experienced) / --12345 / --12345
RNs (hired within two years of graduation) / --12345 / --12345
Nurse Managers / --12345 / --12345
LPNs / --12345 / --12345
Patient Care Techs/CNAs / --12345 / --12345
Medical Assistants / --12345 / --12345
Nurse Practitioners / --12345 / --12345
Physician Assistants / --12345 / --12345
Pharmacists / --12345 / --12345
Radiologic Technicians / --12345 / --12345
Radiologic Technologists / --12345 / --12345
Clinical Lab Technicians / --12345 / --12345
Clinical Lab Technologists / --12345 / --12345
Medical Hospital Coders / --12345 / --12345
Occupational Therapists / --12345 / --12345
Physical Therapists / --12345 / --12345
Speech Pathologists / --12345 / --12345
HIT Staff / --12345 / --12345
LCSWs / --12345 / --12345
Care Coordinators / --12345 / --12345

4) Do you anticipate service growth at your facility in the following areas? If yes, indicate the specialty (ies) and occupations that will be affected.

Areas / No / Yes / If yes, what specialty (ies) will be affected? / If yes, what occupation(s) will be affected?
Inpatient
Outpatient (procedures)
Ambulatory care (clinic/office visits)

5) Do you anticipate service reduction at your facility in the following areas? If yes, indicate the specialty (ies) and occupations that will be affected.

Areas / No / Yes / If yes, what specialty (ies) will be affected? / If yes, what occupation(s) will be affected?
Inpatient
Outpatient (procedures)
Ambulatory care (clinic/office visits)

Part III. Nursing Education

6) What percentage of your RNs holds the following as their highest nursing degree? (Should total 100%.)

_____% Associate Degree in Nursing _____% Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN)

_____% Nursing Diploma _____% Doctorate in Nursing

_____% Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BSN)

7) How many of your staff are currently pursuing a higher nursing degree?

_____ LPN to RN _____ BSN to MSN

_____ Associate/Diploma to BSN _____ MSN to Doctorate

Part IV. Tuition Support

8a) Are you currently offering tuition support to encourage your RNs to pursue an advanced nursing degree?

No Yes

8b) If yes, for which levels of nursing? BSN MSN PhD Clinical Doctorate

Part V. Policy

9a) Does your facility currently have Hospital Magnet Nurse status? No Yes

9b) If no, are you currently: Pursuing Considering Not interested

10) Has your facility adopted a formal or informal policy regarding educational level of newly hired RNs?

BSN only policy

Preference for BSN

Require a BSN within a certain number of years of hiring

No policy. Explain: _____

Part VI. Safe Patient Handling

11) Does your hospital have a written policy statement with regard to safe patient handling?

No No, but it is currently under development Yes

12) If yes, or currently under development, what key elements are included in the policy (check all that apply):

Includes a designated committee either as a new committee or part of an existing committee

Creates risk assessment and evaluation criteria to determine which equipment should be used for

lifting/repositioning patients

Establishes a process for investigating incidents

Establishes a process for procuring equipment to ensure safe patient handling

Provides employee training and education on safe patient handling

Other: ______

Part VII. Unions

13) Are your nurses represented by a union? No Yes

If yes, which union (s):

NYSNA (New York State Nurses Association)

SEIU 1199 (Service Employees International Union, Local 1199)

CSEA (Civil Service Employees Association)

Other, specify: ______

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