Every day between offer acceptance and first shift costs hospitals money and operational capacity. Traditional employee screening is commonly completed through clinic appointments and is effective for many workforces. When screening needs scale or timelines are tight, coordinating visits across requirements can take additional time. Mobile Health’s on-site employee screening eliminates these delays by bringing comprehensive testing directly to your facility, dramatically reducing time-to-hire while maintaining full OSHA and DOH compliance.
The Hidden Cost of Screening Delays
Every day a position stays unfilled costs hospitals money and strains the teams already on the floor. According to the 2025 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report, the average cost of turnover for a staff RN is $61,110, and the average acute care hospital lost $4.75 million to turnover in 2024. When screening delays extend the gap between offer acceptance and start date, those losses grow.
The impact goes beyond the budget. Qualified candidates don’t wait around: the same report shows it takes an average of 83 days to recruit an experienced RN, with some specialties taking over 100 days to fill. A slow hiring process, including drawn-out screening, gives candidates time to accept offers elsewhere. In a competitive labor market, speed matters.
Unfilled roles also mean remaining staff absorb extra shifts, overtime costs rise, and patient care suffers. Every delay in getting qualified staff through the door is a delay in coverage for your units.
Mobile Health’s on-site employee screening compresses this timeline by conducting all required testing at your facility on a single day, with most results delivered instantly or within 1.9 business days on average. Instead of coordinating multiple clinic appointments across weeks, candidates complete physicals, drug testing, TB testing, vaccines, and fit testing in one organized session. This eliminates scheduling conflicts, reduces candidate drop-off, and gets critical positions filled faster, so your team and your patients aren’t left waiting.
How On-Site Screening Accelerates Onboarding
Mobile Health brings on-site employee screening directly to your hospital, conducting comprehensive testing for groups of new hires or annual renewals simultaneously. Clinical staff perform physical exams, drug screening, TB testing, respirator fit testing, vaccines, and more, all in one organized session. Employees complete their entire screening process in hours instead of weeks. The Client Portal provides real-time access to results and handles storing any required documentation. This streamlines the entire onboarding process, ensuring you get new staff on the floor when you need them, without unnecessary delays.
Flexible Screening Options for Every Situation
Mobile Health’s occupational health services adapt to your facility’s specific needs. For high-volume hiring, on-site employee screening brings testing to your location. For individual hires after the on-site, candidates can visit any of Mobile Health’s 6,500 nationwide clinic locations.
Multi-location healthcare systems benefit from centralized management through the Client Portal, standardizing screening protocols across all facilities. Hospitals can move qualified candidates from offer letter to first shift in days instead of weeks. With Mobile Health, you can get new team members on the floor faster without compromising compliance.
FAQ:
How to reduce time-to-hire for hospitals?
Implement on-site employee screening that brings all testing directly to your facility. Mobile Health conducts physical exams, drug screening, TB testing, fit testing, and employee vaccines in a single session, with 1.9-day average result turnaround and instant results for many on-site testing services.
Can on-site screening handle all compliance requirements?
Almost all, yes. Mobile Health’s on-site employee screening includes all OSHA and DOH-required testing: physical exams, drug screening, TB testing, respirator fit testing, and vaccines. All documentation flows through the Client Portal for audit-ready compliance tracking.
For an example of how this works in practice, see how Mobile Health implemented an efficient on-site TB testing program for a major NYC public healthcare organization, meeting strict DOH requirements, tight timelines, and complex logistical needs.
Cut weeks from your time-to-hire with Mobile Health’s on-site employee screening. Get new hires cleared faster with comprehensive testing at your facility and 1.9-day average results. Contact Mobile Health to streamline your onboarding process.
