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  • 1Author Affiliations: Advanced Practice Provider Manager (Aber), Flex Team and Urgent Care, Director (Dr Scholtz) and Senior Director (Ogle), Center of Advanced Practice, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Journal of Nursing Administration
|March 27, 2025
PubMed
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A new Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Flex Team model successfully addressed healthcare workforce shortages by filling staffing vacancies and reducing costs. This innovative approach also boosted APP job satisfaction in pediatric subspecialty units.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Clinical Operations
  • Workforce Development

Background:

  • Healthcare organizations face persistent workforce shortages and high staff turnover.
  • Nursing resource teams have historically improved clinician availability and expertise.
  • Limited data exists on flexible staffing models for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development and implementation of an APP Flex Team.
  • To evaluate the team's impact on staffing vacancies and premium pay.
  • To assess the effect of the APP Flex Team on APP job satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a flexible staffing model for APPs.
  • Deployment of the APP Flex Team across diverse pediatric subspecialty inpatient units.

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  • Analysis of staffing vacancy rates, premium pay expenditures, and APP job satisfaction surveys.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful filling of staffing vacancies across multiple pediatric subspecialty units.
    • Significant reduction in the utilization of premium pay for staffing.
    • Increased job satisfaction reported by participating APPs.

    Conclusions:

    • The APP Flex Team model is effective in mitigating healthcare workforce shortages.
    • Implementing flexible APP staffing can lead to cost savings and improved staff morale.
    • This model offers a scalable solution for optimizing APP deployment in healthcare settings.