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Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 8 to the agreement (A-13506) with Focus One Solutions, LLC for recruitment of contracted (traveler) nurses pursuant to the Request for Proposal (RFP) # 9600-62, adding $10,000,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $55,563,000, with no changes to the current agreement term of April 19, 2020 through April 18, 2022.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 8 to the agreement (A-13506) with Focus One Solutions, LLC for recruitment of contracted (traveler) nurses pursuant to the Request for Proposal (RFP) # 9600-62, adding $10,000,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $55,563,000, with no changes to the current agreement term of April 19, 2020 through April 18, 2022.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center utilizes the registry services provided by Focus One Solutions, LLC to staff hard to fill clinical positions in order to meet the hospitals staffing needs to ensure high quality patient care. Focus One Solutions provides NMC a one-stop search agency for nurses and clinical technicians. Focus One has a network of over three dozen independent agencies that provide the needed personnel. NMC uses the registry services to fill positions in the following areas: Emergency department, Intensive Care, Labor and Delivery, Surgery, Neonatal Intensive Care, Behavioral department, Rehabilitation, Physical and Occupational therapy, Radiology, Ultrasound, Interventional Radiology, Clinical Lab and Pharmacy.
Over the past year, the need for additional nursing staff has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which increased Natividad Medical Center daily census significantly, and due to the acuity of patients, many needed a higher level of care. As a result, a...
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