SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon issued the following announcement on Oct. 29.
SSM Health was announced as a prestigious Gold winner in the “Recruiting” category of the 2018 Optimas Awards by Workforce magazine, a Human Capital Media publication. The Recruiting award recognizes organizations that developed and implemented an innovative and effective recruitment initiative that helped the organization source, attract and recruit job candidates.
Celebrating its 28th year, the Optimas awards program recognizes companies achieving successful measurable business outcomes through visionary and impactful human resources initiatives.
SSM Health was recognized specifically for its efforts around recruiting graduate nurses, including enhancing engagement with nursing schools, establishing a graduate nurse residency program, and expanding communication methods during the recruiting process to include texting, email and pre-screening video sessions.
“Recruiting nurse graduates is critical to ensuring the health care needs of our communities are met, and, as a result, we have to continue to attract the best talent available,” said Thomas Ahr, System Vice President of Talent Management for SSM Health. “Our commitment to recruiting exceptional graduate nurses parallels our commitment to providing an exceptional patient experience and employee experience at SSM Health.”
Those interested in learning more about SSM Health nursing jobs or looking to connect with a recruiter, can text RNJOBS to 48421 or visit its Nursing Opportunities web page.
Overall, 31 companies were named winners from this year’s pool of nominees. Gold, Silver and Bronze Optimas Awards were given in the following categories: Benefits, Business Impact, Corporate Citizenship, Global Outlook, Innovation, Managing Change, Partnership, Recruiting, Training and Vision. Additionally, General Excellence was awarded to one company demonstrating excellence in at least six of the aforementioned categories.
“For over the 28 years we’ve seen companies place increasing importance on human resources initiatives, realizing the potential a strong HR department can have on business growth,” said Rick Bell, editorial director of Workforce magazine.
“This year’s finalists stand out in an ever-expanding field of qualified nominees, and we’re pleased to see so many organizations using innovative HR practices to improve their business.” Bell said.
Optimas Award winners were initially announced on workforce.com and SSM Health will be profiled in the November/December issue of Workforce magazine.
For more information on the program and past winners, please visit workforce.com/optimas.
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