How Smart Training Revolutionizes Healthcare

The Revolution of Smart Training in Healthcare

Did you know, the cost to hire a new employee in 2025 averages between $7,500 and $28,000, based on the complexity of the role?

In today's healthcare environment, with staffing shortages and turnover hovering as ongoing threats, single-stick training just doesn't make the cut anymore. To create high-performing, resilient teams, health organizations need to move from "check-the-box" sessions to evidence-based, results-based training practices that fuel retention, performance, and quality of care.

This shift is crucial when considering the high cost of turnover in healthcare.

Hiring and onboarding new healthcare personnel is a significant financial burden. For special roles, like physicians or directors, delays in vacancies can cost hospitals as much as $9,000 per day.

This substantial outlay represents not only lost money but also interrupted care, strained employees, and delayed impact on patient outcomes. If your organization struggles with turnover or hiring, it's essential to critically evaluate your current training and development strategies: are they contributing to the problem, or are they part of the solution? Often, the issue lies in "one-and-done" training approaches.

We’ve all experienced it: a well-intentioned workshop followed by nothing. The unfortunate reality is that within one week, employees forget up to 90% of training content if it's not reinforced or applied.

This represents a massive waste of time and budget, yet it's entirely avoidable.

The solution lies in integrating learning into daily work, moving beyond isolated activities. Consider incorporating research-backed and workplace culture strategies custom to your team that have proven effective.These include:

Microlearning: Brief, targeted sessions that facilitate real-time use
Spaced Repetition: Reinstate concepts at intervals to enhance memory
Active Recall: Engage learners in recalling and using key information in an interactive way
Communities of Practice (CoPs): Foster collective learning and executive coaching through organized and results-driven networks

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These strategies are not merely theoretical but are a necessary evolution in professional development. Particularly in healthcare and public health environments where healthcare professionals must think on their feet to address complex, ever-changing community health needs, the capacity to retain and apply knowledge can be the difference between thriving or burnout.

It is here that the Equip Staff principle of the Community IMPACT Framework© comes into play. It includes an emphasis on the critical role of continuous, intentional learning and development to build and sustain a resilient, high performance, and effective workforce.

Are you wondering what these strategies look like within your organization? Book a strategic planning session with us and discover how to put these strategies into practice that fuels growth.

Ultimately, investing in employee development pays significant dividends, not only in employee morale but attracting and retaining Funding On Repeat.

Results-driven training is an investment in your people, your outcomes, and your bottom line. With Jenkins Public Health Consulting®️ expertise, you can end the time and financial waste and begin creating and executing stronger, more impactful health programs!

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