Float Pool

Simplify Float Pool Management

Seamlessly manage a flexible float pool to meet fluctuating staffing needs across your facilities.

Effortless shift management.

Quickly share open shifts with internal employees, and approve the best fit in just a few clicks.

Ensure continuity of care.

Build a consistent team of float pool employees focused exclusively on your facilities to enhance patient care and satisfaction.

Reduce employee burnout.

Balance workloads and prevent overburdening your team with Covr’s float pool management, ensuring employees stay supported, motivated, and focused on quality care.

How it works.

Create your own float pool with Covr.

1.

Connect

Connect your float pool with each of your facilities in Covr.

2.

Post

Post open shifts and make them available to the float pool.

3.

Accept

Float pool employees search for and accept open shifts via the employee app or are assigned shifts via the float pool manager.

Trusted by over 2,000 facilities nationwide.

90%

Reduction in agency spend

"When I started the float pool for about 20 facilities, I was spending about $3 million a month on contract labor in about 20 locations. I am down to about $300,000 a month now for those facilities.”

Nancy Butner

Nancy Butner

Northwest Division Vice President, Life Care Centers of America

FAQs

What is a float pool?

A float pool is a group of shared employees who work across multiple facilities within an organization to fill open shifts and manage fluctuating staffing needs.

When does it make sense to create a float pool?

If you operate several healthcare facilities in the same area, a float pool can streamline staffing, optimize resources, and ensure your team can efficiently cover open shifts.

Why are healthcare organizations creating float pools?

Float pools are a smart response to today’s healthcare staffing challenges—rising shortages, high turnover, and nurses shifting to more flexible agency work. By building an internal float pool, healthcare organizations ensure reliable, dedicated staffing that adapts to demand while cutting costs and minimizing reliance on outside agencies.

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