Negligence should not happen in any industry, especially in the medical field. However, it does. A significant percentage of negligent mistakes in healthcare settings occur due to incompetence. Are hospitals hiring incompetent employees?
Here is what to know:
The wrong hiring strategies
It’s no secret that the medical field has major recruitment problems. The demand for employees is higher than the supply. Nonetheless, some hospitals have great employees, including healthcare providers and staff.
Such hospitals are tactical. They understand their patients’ needs and know the right places to find employees who can meet them. Further, they use the right assessment tools to hire people with the needed skills and traits. With these strategies, they can grab top talent quickly.
However, some hospitals don’t do this. They fail to invest in recruitment costs, use one-size-fits-all approaches and don’t embrace technology. Accordingly, they miss out on interviewing skilled individuals.
Speed to fill a position
When a hospital is understaffed, it may rush the recruitment process to fill positions. Consequently, it may not thoroughly learn about a candidate’s previous work experience, skills, medical malpractice claims and so on. Rushing to fill a position can result in bad hires directly involved in patients’ health and well-being.
How can a bad hire affect a hospital?
A bad hire can injure a patient. For example, an incompetent physician may misdiagnose a patient, an unqualified receptionist may fail to pass a crucial message from a patient to a doctor and so on. Since the hospital was negligent during the hiring process, allowing the employee to handle patients, the hospital may be liable for the negligence.
Bad hires are responsible for many medical negligence claims. If you have been injured by an incompetent worker in a hospital, learn more about your case to protect your rights.
