HealthTrust Workforce Solutions is excited to enhance the employment experience of every clinician and assist in providing exceptional care to patients across the country. At this time, we wanted to provide an update regarding our timekeeping expectations for clinicians.

Kronos Punches at HCA Healthcare Facilities:

If you are aware that a punch was missed or a correction needs to be made in Kronos, please notify the Time Editor at the facility (i.e. Nursing Office or Unit manager), so they may enter the corrections in real-time so it will not delay your pay. It is your responsibility to ensure your punches are reflected and accurate in Kronos.

Meal Breaks:

• You are expected to take a 30-minute meal break during each shift.
• The most common issues are short and missed meal breaks.
• Punches out and back in must be at least 30-minutes in order for the meal break to register
• Tip: Set a timer on your phone for 30–35 minutes to remind you to ensure a full 30-minute meal break
•  Be sure to work out an assigned meal break time with a buddy or arrange with the charge nurse to ensure coverage & compliance.
• Meal breaks must be taken within the first 8 hours of your 12-hour shift, but not before the first four hours of your shift.
• In the event that you are unable to take a meal break, please notify the facility designee (Charge, Supervisor, Director) and document per facility guidelines.

Please Note: Failure to comply with the above performance expectations may result in disciplinary action leading up to termination.

Clinicians, we are thankful for your commitment and dedication to patient care!

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions is proud to have the opportunity to continuously provide employment to excellent clinicians who are dedicated to patient care. At this time, we wanted to provide an update regarding our current floating expectations for clinicians working on a per diem basis. 

If you work with HealthTrust Workforce Solutions on a per diem basis, you may be asked to float or transfer to an assigned unit or shift, for which you are qualified, including working "Charge" as directed by the Client facility. You may also be asked to float to another facility within the Client's system, if applicable.

As we continue to provide exceptional care to patients, we are thankful for your commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of others. Through floating or transferring, we know that facilities can receive the necessary clinicians to help care for patients. 

We recognize that many PRNs received lower than normal hours in 2020 due to COVID-19 scheduling policies. As a result, in recognition of their valuable service and dedication, we are reducing the 2020 hours requirement for PRNs from 1,000 to 800 hours for the 401(k) Plan annual match and vesting service.

For eligible PRN colleagues who participate in the 401(k) Plan and who were employed in a PRN status on Dec. 31, 2020, this means:

• A year of vesting service will be granted if their annual eligible hours totaled at least 800.
• An annual 401(k) Plan match will be deposited to their account in February 2021 if their annual eligible hours totaled at least 800.

In addition, an Employee Retirement Assistance Contribution will be deposited in accounts of eligible PRN colleagues if their annual eligible hours totaled at least 1,280 (reduced from 1,600), they were employed on Jan. 1, 2020, and they were still employed in a PRN status on Dec. 31, 2020.

These changes apply to all PRNs - regardless of location or labor union representation - because it is the right thing to do.

Note that this only affects the 2020 annual match for PRNs, and that the 1,000 hours requirement will remain for full-time and part-time colleagues.

Participants can access their 401(k) Plan account by going to www.HCARewards.com and selecting BConnected or by calling (800) 566-4114.

This professional recognition program celebrates the most innovative and effective learning programs to train, upskill, and reskill temporary and contract employees across the U.S. Awards and honorable mention distinctions are conferred in award classes by company revenue. 

We are pleased to announce that our StaRN and StarTECH programs were honored with a 2020 American Staffing Association ELEVATE Award. This national awards program recognizes the most innovative and effective work-based learning programs to train, upskill, and reskill temporary and contract employees.

Since 2014, the HealthTrust Specialty Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses has trained 20,000-plus newly graduated nurses who otherwise would have faced substantial difficulties working in acute care environments.  The program bridges the skills gap and prepares the new nurse to care for patients as soon as they enter the facility. In recent years, the program has expanded to include StaRN PLUS and StarTECH. StaRN Plus provides intensive specialty training to experienced licensed nurses and combines classroom instruction, eLearning, simulation experiences, and hands‐on clinical training at sponsoring HealthTrust client facilities. Depending on the specialty track, the program runs for 10–22 weeks and the nurses are paid during the term. StarTech is a three-week, client-paid program for certified nurse assistants that combines classroom instruction, electronic health record practice, and hands‐on clinical training in acute hospital settings. To date, approximately 1,000 CNAs have participated in StarTech.

For more information about ASA and the ASA Elevate Awards, visit americanstaffing.net.

Here is a personal story from one of our own HWS team members. Read as he shares his experience being the recipient of care at an HCA Healthcare facility where we truly care like family.

"I am writing this as a gesture of gratitude toward some truly exceptional people.  I am 4 weeks past the most challenging, life-changing experience of my life.

In early August I had a CT scan due to some lingering abdominal pain, I feared it could be a hernia. On Monday, August 10^th I got a call from my primary care physician’s office that shocked me.  I am a relatively young and healthy person and what comes next I could not have imagined.

The CT scan discovered a very large mass on my right kidney and I was advised to see my urologist immediately. My urologist at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center rushed me in to an appointment the next day. The prognosis sounded bleak to me, but my urologist was excellent providing guidance. Most likely I had advanced kidney cancer, with the tumor consuming my entire right kidney.  The tumor was roughly double the size of my left kidney and much larger than a typical tumor with this type of cancer.

The week that followed was a battery of tests at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center and St. David’s Surgical Hospital. On Wednesday, August 19^th, I had a radical nephrectomy to remove my right kidney and the 16cm tumor that had completely consumed it. After a few days that felt like an eternity, my Urologist called me with the pathology results. The tumor was stage 4 clear cell renal carcinoma and in my urologist’s review of the pathology report, his opinion was that the surgery was curative.

By the grace of God and the amazing people at St. David’s I am alive, and hope to live a long healthy life. I was terrified through all of it, but the care and compassion I got from everyone at both St. David’s facilities was truly incredible. When I say everyone, I mean EVERY SINGLE PERSON – the schedulers who understood my urgency and worked to get each of my tests and my surgery lined up as quickly as possible, the smiling screeners at the entrances who greeted me quite a few times over the span of 2 weeks, the nurses who healed, comforted, and reassured me, and of course the urologist who I cannot adequately thank.

(Brad Andress - Division Vice President, Central and West Texas)

I also could not have asked for a better leadership team at HealthTrust, they were beyond supportive and accommodating to my testing and surgery schedule on short notice. More importantly, they truly cared and it was obvious with every conversation, every thought and prayer for good health that I received.  

I have been employed by HCA (through HealthTrust) for a little over a year and it has been a great personal and professional experience for me, to say the least. When I have the chance to speak with other HCA employees I always like to hear their stories.  During pre-op I asked the nurse who was starting my IV how she got to St. David’s North Austin Medical Center. She told me that after 35 years at another local hospital she returned to St. David’s. When I asked why she told me “They just care more here”. I couldn’t agree more.

I have never been more excited, more passionate, or more motivated, to put all my effort into a company and their mission.

At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. 

I’m alive and healthy because that’s true and our teams live our mission. Thank you to everyone who I came into contact with at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center and St. David’s Surgical Hospital, including those who I spoke with but never met. Through the most challenging time of my life you made a difference and I will be eternally grateful."

We are excited to share that our new website launched today! The new and improved healthtrustjobs.com has been completely reimagined to feature a fresh, visually-appealing design and easy-to-navigate interface. The site invites our visitors to engage with HWS in new and meaningful ways as they craft their own interactive experience.

• The HWS brand and our HCA Healthcare relationship takes center stage featuring our size, scale and reach.
• The website allows visitors to connect with our brand, understand our culture and core values, and easily search and apply to jobs.
• A live facility location map features geo-location mapping technology which allows users to easily visualize jobs in their area of interest and explore more about each of our facilities.
• Our search process has been revamped to provide users with more filters and more precise targeting to cater to their unique career interests.
• Enhanced content showcases our full scope of career areas and promotes our in-demand “hot jobs”.
• Behind the scenes, advanced search engine optimization is in place to allow for greater exposure and visibility across the Internet and the site is designed to adapt to a wide range of devices and browsers.

Go go ahead, what are you waiting for? Check Out the New HealthTrust Website!

The first person to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Warren County, KY is now recovering at home and
credits the preparedness of caregivers at TriStar
Greenview, an HCA
Healthcare-affiliated
hospital. David Broderick,
73, was recently diagnosed
with COVID-19, after recently traveling to Colorado. However, he is thankful for the attentive staff who took the necessary precautions to ensure a quick recovery. 

Click here to read the full article with CNN.