Retaining

The MHS Human Capital Office is committed to partnering with the Services to find strategies that help retain valued medical professionals, with particular emphasis on the most difficult to recruit positions such as physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists.

Current initiatives and accomplishments:

Title 38 Conference:
The week of April 4-6, 2010, the Human Capital Office hosted a conference with the Veteran’s Administration and service representatives to consider the best ways to compensate affected medical personnel when the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) is repealed. One potential solution is to use Title 38, United States Code 1599c, which is currently being used by the Veteran’s Administration. Stay tuned for more details about the viability.

Best Practices in Retaining Nurses:
In 2000, a national study of nurses revealed that nurses left their jobs at an average rate of 20% annually. While economic instability has reduced turnover temporarily, the nursing shortage will continue in years to come. In order to address this ongoing challenge, the Human Capital Office conducted a literature review on best practices used to retain nurses. This information was provided to the Army, Navy and Air Force Nursing Corps, who, in turn, collected service-specific information in order to identify trends among the Services and share best practices.