If we did this with the resources allocated by our authorities, we would have 36 fewer jobs.
Frédéric Espenel measures on the basis of the figures the human deficit in the four Ehpads (1) under his responsibility: “We are 0.58 caregivers for a resident, when the French hospital federation estimates that a caregiver is necessary for a resident. We defend the idea that jobs must be created in these establishments. And he says it bluntly: «The budgets allocated by the ARS and the Department are not enough. “
Their total contribution is around 10 million euros per year. “The hospital is putting in 2 million more to settle the geriatrics accounts. “André Weider, general coordinator of assistance, translates:“ If we did it with the means allocated by our tutelage, we would have 36 fewer positions. The hospital plans to add € 330,000 annually to fund its attractiveness plan. Of which 177,000 euros for job creation.
money and time
We will revisit the shifts to achieve what the law requires: one in two Sundays, including an entire weekend. We would like to get to one weekend out of two
Upstream, the hospital will try to attract geriatric nursing students with “promises of employment.” But also “study allowance” for final year students. “This is a scholarship of 500 euros per month for those who will work in the sector”, explains Frédéric Espenel. The counterpart: at least one year in geriatrics, after graduation. “We will introduce the allowance now, retroactively to cover the school year. The hospital will also activate apprenticeship contracts.
No more endless periods of CDD in geriatrics for nurses and healthcare professionals, management promises. “There the recruitment of the CDI (2) will be the rule, with the insertion in the public hospital service after one year. “Nurses in the long-term care ward and nursing homes will receive a monthly“ exercise bonus of 118 euros ”. “Nursing assistants are already aware of this,” says Frédéric Espenel.
The other important topic of geriatrics is the use of time. How do you combine work and personal life when you work three or even four Sundays a month? “We will revisit the shifts to achieve what the law requires: one Sunday out of two, including an entire weekend. We would like to get to one weekend out of two. “
The management also undertakes to work weekly hours, limited to 48 hours, “including overtime”. When healthcare workers today can go up to 60 hours.
Substitutes
It was a September claim: the creation of “a replacement team”. Older professions have high rates of absenteeism, due to their arduous nature. The lack of weapons accentuates the phenomenon. The future “pool” of surrogates can be deployed as needed. “It will be their full time job. The € 330,000 of the plan does not include investments in equipment. “This budget is to be defined, but the idea is to make it permanent. “
The action goes beyond the hospital precinct with a housing component. Like any employer in an attractive area, the hospital struggles to accommodate staff in distress to find accommodation. “We are trying to create partnerships with social owners, municipalities, even banks. »It is a question here of knowing upstream the opportunities, the programs to come. Maybe get a reserve of housing for carers in the area. The institution also promotes an internal network so that offers circulate between hospitals.
(1) Accommodation facility for non self-sufficient elderly people.
(1) Fixed-term contract and permanent contract.
