From Vision to Reality: How EVA-MED Empowers Medical Groups Across the Kingdom to Meet Vision 2030

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been making advanced and remarkable strides toward achieving its innovative Vision 2030, which is a comprehensive plan that will transform the country’s economy, society, and healthcare sector exponentially. As healthcare plays a critical role in the achievement of this vision, the demand for innovative solutions to address the sector’s challenges has become more critical and imperative than before.

With the government of Saudi Arabia looking to expand the private sector’s involvement in providing healthcare services under Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program, the provision of e-health services and digital solutions has become a core necessity and priority for organizations across the Kingdom. EVA-MED, serves as a cornerstone in this field by being the first pioneering and enterprise-ready ATS specifically designed for the medical sector.

In this blog post, we explore the profound impact of EVA-MED, the sole AI-powered ATS for healthcare recruiting in the MENA region, on the healthcare industry’s role in realizing Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision.

Elevating Healthcare in KSA: A Look at Vision 2030

While the Vision 2030 plan for Saudi Arabia aims to transform the Kingdom’s healthcare sector into a world-class system that offers superior health services and high-quality care to all its citizens and residents.

Despite these objectives, the healthcare recruiting process in the Kingdom is still facing several challenges. For instance, the country is struggling to attract and retain healthcare professionals with the required skills, qualifications and expertise. This gap in recruiting in the healthcare industry has resulted in an uneven distribution of healthcare professionals across the country, which has led to disparities in access to healthcare services.

According to a report by ResearchAndMarkets.com, the healthcare market in the Kingdom is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9% between 2020 and 2025. The report also highlights that the healthcare market is driven by factors such as the government’s initiatives to enhance healthcare infrastructure, an increase in the aging population, and the rise in chronic diseases.

Nonetheless, addressing the gap in healthcare recruiting is crucial to achieving the objectives of KSA Vision 2030 and advancing the healthcare sector in Saudi Arabia.

The Pressing Need for Innovative Solutions in Healthcare Recruitment

The rapid expansion of KSA’s healthcare sector has generated a correspondingly high demand for qualified healthcare professionals that is growing at a rapid pace. However, the recruitment process remains challenging due to a scarcity of healthcare talent and a lack of diversity in the workforce.

This scarcity is due to several reasons, including limited opportunities for professional development and training, a shortage of medical colleges and universities, and a lack of attractive incentives and benefits for healthcare professionals.

In response, medical groups across the Kingdom are seeking innovative solutions in healthcare recruitment to bridge these gaps, retain top healthcare talent, and provide exceptional patient care and services. These solutions not only improve their medical group’s operations but also enhance their employer brand and healthcare services.

With the ambitious goals set out in Vision 2030 to transform Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector into a world-class system, the need for innovative recruitment solutions has never been more critical. By adopting technology-driven solutions such as AI-powered applicant tracking systems, medical groups can streamline their recruitment processes, access a larger pool of qualified physicians, nurses, and more, to ensure that the most elite healthcare professionals join their ranks.

In order to keep pace with the projected 6.9% CAGR growth of the healthcare market in KSA between 2020 and 2025, medical groups must act quickly to address recruitment gaps and retain top talent. Leveraging modern solutions is essential to achieving this goal, as it allows medical groups to contribute to the realization of Vision 2030 and provide top-notch healthcare services to both citizens and residents of Saudi Arabia. By doing so, medical groups can position themselves for success in the growing healthcare market while also providing crucial support to the broader healthcare infrastructure of the country.

How Medical Groups Can Overcome Healthcare Recruiting Gaps through EVA-MED

One of the biggest challenges healthcare recruiters face is finding the right talent for their organization, especially for Vision 2030. With the healthcare industry constantly evolving and advancing, each medical branch has its own unique set of needs when it comes to recruiting top talent.

EVA-MED, the first and only AI-powered ATS for healthcare recruiting in the MENA region, has emerged as a game-changer in addressing the healthcare talent shortage. Its advanced capabilities allow medical groups to recruit diverse healthcare professionals, from doctors and nurses to allied health professionals, efficiently to meet Vision 2030.

This is where EVA-MED comes in, offering customizable hiring pipelines for every medical branch. Healthcare organizations can tailor their hiring process to the specific needs of each branch, ensuring that they are sourcing and evaluating the right candidates for each position through its tailored features that include:

Streamlining the background check process: Healthcare recruiters in KSA face the challenge of conducting background checks for potential candidates. This process can be time-consuming and requires candidates to have a clean bill of health before being employed in KSA. EVA-MED provides a solution to this issue by offering a streamlined process. The system allows recruiters to customize forms where they can attach medical records, certifications, and physician recommendations, making it easier to validate the authenticity of the medical certifications submitted.

Inviting recruitment agencies to streamline healthcare hiring: EVA-MED allows medical groups to collaborate with recruiting agencies for their medical recruitment process. Specific permissions can be defined ahead of time for each agency to ensure they only have access to relevant information and tools. Medical groups can grant recruiting agencies specific permissions on using EVA-MED, such as access to certain medical branches, and limited or full permission to shortlist, interview, and send offers to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare candidates.

Tailoring hiring processes for medical branches: EVA-MED offers a powerful feature that sets it apart from other healthcare recruitment platforms – the ability to customize hiring pipelines for every medical branch. This capability is vital, as each branch has unique needs, and healthcare organizations need to tailor their hiring process accordingly. Moreover, recruiters can customize pipelines for each category of healthcare professional, from nurses to surgeons, ensuring that the right candidates are being sourced and evaluated for each position.

Advanced healthcare analytics recruiting dashboard: EVA-MED’s analytics dashboard empowers healthcare recruiters with customizable recruitment data. With the ability to track the approved candidate count and the total number of available healthcare candidates, recruiters can easily assess the quality of their talent pool. EVA-MED’s analytics dashboard breaks down the candidate origin, displaying the number of healthcare professionals sourced from job boards, career pages, and other sources, allowing healthcare recruiters to develop targeted recruitment strategies and optimize candidate selection.

Increasing Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce Through EVA-MED

A report by McKinsey & Company has showcased the noticeable gender diversity gap in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. According to the report, only 24% of women are part of the workforce in the region, making it one of the lowest levels of gender diversity in the world. The lack of diversity is particularly striking in the healthcare sector, where women make up only 30% of the workforce.

Therefore, another significant benefit that medical groups can attain from EVA-MED is its ability to increase diversity in the healthcare workforce. The platform’s advanced matching algorithm helps healthcare recruiters identify candidates from diverse backgrounds, thereby ensuring that the healthcare workforce is reflective of the country’s diverse population.

In addition to its primary functions, EVA-MED streamlines the digitization of visa allocation and reservation for newly hired overseas healthcare professionals in medical groups or branches. EVA-MED simplifies the visa application process by allowing healthcare recruiters to fill out the visa forms and requirements, which are then submitted to the general relations department. The department is responsible for taking these visa forms to the ministry for certification.

EVA-MED acts as a liaison between the healthcare recruiters and the general relations department, making it easier for both parties to navigate the visa application process. Moreover, EVA-MED provides a centralized platform for all members involved in the visa application process to request, review, approve, or reject visa requests.

Streamline Recruitment With the First ATS For Healthcare in The MENA

EVA-MED’s innovative platform, groundbreaking technology, and revolutionary approach to healthcare hiring are poised to make unprecedented strides in advancing the country’s Vision 2030 healthcare objectives. EVA-MED ability to address talent shortages and increase workforce diversity has enabled healthcare organizations to recruit qualified professionals across various medical fields, including physicians, surgeons, and nurses, more efficiently and effectively.

With the healthcare sector in KSA expected to experience rapid growth in the coming years, EVA-MED’s cutting-edge solutions are well-positioned to play an even more critical role in shaping the future of healthcare recruitment in the Kingdom and MENA region. As a result, the platform’s impact on the healthcare industry is poised to be long-lasting and transformative, especially for Vision 2030.

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