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  • 1William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital, Madison, WI, USA.

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Pharmacists are using creative work schedules like compressed workweeks and job-sharing to improve recruitment and retention. These nontraditional pharmacy schedules offer better work-life balance and address workforce demands.

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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacy Practice
  • Workforce Management
  • Healthcare Administration

Background:

  • Increasing demand for pharmacists and healthcare services.
  • Significant demographic shifts and historical vacancy rates in the pharmacy workforce.
  • Need for enhanced recruitment and retention strategies in pharmacy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe nontraditional work schedules implemented for pharmacists.
  • To highlight innovative scheduling approaches at three distinct healthcare institutions.
  • To explore how alternative schedules impact pharmacist recruitment and retention.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive analysis of work schedules at three institutions: William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital, Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine, and Envision Telepharmacy.
  • Review of implemented scheduling models including compressed workweeks, job-sharing, and team scheduling.
  • Examination of shift lengths and intervals utilized in different pharmacy settings.

Main Results:

  • William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital utilizes creative schedules as a core strategy for staff recruitment and retention, facing challenges in schedule preparation time.
  • Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine employs a flexible model where many staff work part-time, preferring shorter workweeks.
  • Envision Telepharmacy offers broad flexibility in scheduling arrangements, accommodating individual preferences while ensuring facility coverage with varied shift lengths.

Conclusions:

  • Compressed workweeks, job-sharing, and team scheduling are common alternative work schedules in pharmacy.
  • Nontraditional work schedules are crucial for improving staff recruitment and retention in response to workforce changes.
  • Pharmacy leaders should consider unique scheduling and operational enhancements to promote better work-life balance for pharmacists.