Texas faces a critical nursing workforce shortage, and at SNAPPI, we're dedicated to being part of the solution.
SNAPPI THRIVES THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
SNAPPI Nurse - Supporting Education
Through SNAPPI, our partners go beyond simply providing opportunities for clinical education. Together, we empower highly-valued bedside nurses to serve as instructors and mentors through an innovative time buy-back model that solves the common issues of pay disparity, coordination hassle, and work-life imbalance.
We are building a stronger, more sustainable pipeline of nurse educators to ensure that every student receives the practical, real-world training, needed to deliver excellent care. By investing in the next generation of nurses, our Clinical Partners are solving today’s workforce challenges, shaping tomorrow’s healthcare leaders, and improving the likelihood of retaining their best nurses.
Addressing Critical Needs in Rural Texas
We recognize the unique challenges faced by rural communities in accessing quality healthcare due to nursing shortages. SNAPPI holds significant potential to mitigate this acute issue. Pending approval from the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON), we plan to pilot the use of BSN-prepared nurses as clinical faculty for both ADN and BSN nursing students in rural hospitals. This forward-thinking strategy has the potential to significantly bolster the nursing workforce in underserved communities.
SNAPPI is more than just a program; it's a commitment to the future of healthcare in Texas. By investing in and scaling innovative solutions like SNAPPI, we can empower the next generation of nurses and ensure that our communities have access to the high-quality care they deserve.
HOSPITAL / HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BENEFITS
SUPERCHARGE YOUR TALENT PIPELINE
Boost a Culture of Professional Growth and Retention
Boost a Culture of Professional Growth and Retention
Participating in the SNAPPI model provides your hospital with an unparalleled advantage in recruiting emerging nursing talent. By embedding nursing students directly into your units with your own expert nurses as their faculty, you gain deep, firsthand knowledge of their skills, work ethic, and cultural fit long before they enter the indu
Participating in the SNAPPI model provides your hospital with an unparalleled advantage in recruiting emerging nursing talent. By embedding nursing students directly into your units with your own expert nurses as their faculty, you gain deep, firsthand knowledge of their skills, work ethic, and cultural fit long before they enter the industry. This extended "interview' process significantly enhances your ability to attract and retain the best and brightest graduate nurses, building a robust and familiar pipeline of future nurses who are already oriented to your hospital's environment and procedures.
Boost a Culture of Professional Growth and Retention
Boost a Culture of Professional Growth and Retention
Boost a Culture of Professional Growth and Retention
The SNAPPI model offers a unique professional development opportunity for your experienced bedside nurses, fostering a more engaged and motivated workforce. By empowering them to serve as adjunct faculty for one of their weekly shifts, you provide a meaningful alternative to the traditional grind, which combats burnout and boosts morale.
The SNAPPI model offers a unique professional development opportunity for your experienced bedside nurses, fostering a more engaged and motivated workforce. By empowering them to serve as adjunct faculty for one of their weekly shifts, you provide a meaningful alternative to the traditional grind, which combats burnout and boosts morale. This investment in your team's growth not only improves job satisfaction but also strengthens their commitment to your organization, ultimately leading to higher retention rates of your most valuable and experienced clinical staff.
Minimize the Burden of Clinical Placements
Boost a Culture of Professional Growth and Retention
Minimize the Burden of Clinical Placements
Simplify the complexities of hosting nursing student clinicals with the SNAPPI model. Because the SNAPPI adjunct faculty are your own nurses, the logistical and coordination burden on your Clinical Education team is significantly reduced. This allows your education department to redirect their valuable time and resources toward critical i
Simplify the complexities of hosting nursing student clinicals with the SNAPPI model. Because the SNAPPI adjunct faculty are your own nurses, the logistical and coordination burden on your Clinical Education team is significantly reduced. This allows your education department to redirect their valuable time and resources toward critical initiatives for your current staff, such as professional development, continuing education, and quality improvement projects. Let SNAPPI handle the seamless integration of student learning while you focus on elevating the expertise of your existing team.
NURSING SCHOOL BENEFITS
Address Your Clinical Faculty Shortage
The SNAPPI model provides a direct and sustainable solution to one of the most significant bottlenecks in nursing education: the shortage of qualified clinical faculty. By empowering experienced, hospital-based nurses to step into adjunct faculty roles without leaving their full-time positions, you gain access to a rich, untapped pool of
The SNAPPI model provides a direct and sustainable solution to one of the most significant bottlenecks in nursing education: the shortage of qualified clinical faculty. By empowering experienced, hospital-based nurses to step into adjunct faculty roles without leaving their full-time positions, you gain access to a rich, untapped pool of educators. This innovative "time-buyback" approach eliminates the financial and logistical barriers that typically prevent expert clinicians from teaching. The result is an expanded capacity to accept more students, reduce waitlists, and ultimately increase the number of graduates your program can produce to meet the critical demands of the healthcare workforce.
Deliver an Unmatched, Real-World Clinical Experience
Elevate your clinical education from a standard rotation to a deeply immersive learning experience. With the SNAPPI model, your students are taught and mentored by a nurse who is a current, respected member of the hospital they are learning in. This seamless integration provides students with an authentic, day-to-day understanding of the
Elevate your clinical education from a standard rotation to a deeply immersive learning experience. With the SNAPPI model, your students are taught and mentored by a nurse who is a current, respected member of the hospital they are learning in. This seamless integration provides students with an authentic, day-to-day understanding of the hospital's culture, workflow, and patient care protocols. This unique dynamic, where the instructor is also a colleague of the hospital staff, fosters a more welcoming and supportive environment, enhancing student confidence, and providing a true-to-life education that simply cannot be replicated by traditional adjunct faculty who are external to the clinical site.
Forge Powerful and Lasting Academic-Practice Partnerships
Forge Powerful and Lasting Academic-Practice Partnerships
Move beyond transactional clinical placement agreements and build a truly synergistic partnership with your local hospitals and healthcare systems. The SNAPPI model fosters a collaborative environment where both the nursing school and the healthcare facility are mutually invested in the success of the students. This shared commitment stre
Move beyond transactional clinical placement agreements and build a truly synergistic partnership with your local hospitals and healthcare systems. The SNAPPI model fosters a collaborative environment where both the nursing school and the healthcare facility are mutually invested in the success of the students. This shared commitment strengthens institutional relationships, streamlines communication, and creates a direct pathway for your graduates to be recruited by the hospital. By leveraging the expertise and resources already present within the healthcare system, you create a seamless and efficient educational process that benefits your students, your program, and your vital healthcare partners.