Nurseku.id Focuses on Bridging Nurses' Training and Placement Needs

The Covid-19 pandemic has limited the space for people to move in such a way, including those involved with health facilities. People who tend to be afraid to visit hospitals have resulted in a higher level of demand for medical nurses. My nurse tries to be present to bridge the need for nurses and various activities that support the running of the industry nurse-on-demand.

According to data Bps, the number of nurses in Indonesia in 2019 reached 345.508 people. The largest distribution is on the island of Java, followed by Sulawesi, Kalimantan and Maluku.

Among the number of nursing school graduates each year, only less than 40% are accepted into full-time nursing roles. In an effort to solve problems in the industry nurse-on-demand, Nurseku.id provides an ecosystem that allows health care institutions to meet and interact with a pool of qualified health care professionals under one system.

Some of the services offered to prospective health workers in the field of empowerment include: training, masterclass, and certification. Information on this platform is also available job vacancies with local and global placements. The company also providessupporting resources such as psychological tests, e-wallet integration, and financing.

Through this service, Nurseku.id aims to address existing gaps in the market by not only providing connections to job creators but also capacity building support for aspiring talents without appropriate nursing certifications. In the curation process, it is certain that nurse candidates must have a STR (Surat Tanda Registrasi) as written evidence provided by the government to health workers who already have a certificate of competence.

Focus on bridging the needs of nurses

Had started a business with a focus on home care, startup founded by Ogy Winenriandhika as CEO, Triwahyuni ​​Ilaihi as COO, Ifa Alfi as CTO positions himself as health hunting company. Slightly different with service nurse-on-demand the other like Homecare24 or Halodoc which has also provided similar services, Nurseku focuses on bridging the needs of nurses for training and placement.

In the early stages, Nurseku.id managed to get support from UMG IdeaLab, created by technology innovator Kiwi Aliwarga. The company is currently in the midst of exploring the possibility of closing the Pre-Series A funding, but has not yet been able to name the investors involved.

In terms of monetization, Nurseku.id runs a profit-sharing model with successfully hired health workers. In addition, this business model also generates money from support services for talent and health care institutions.

"During the pandemic, with the high need for nurses, we can be quite competitive. The growth of partners is directly proportional to market needs. For training programs, we can do massively and have several partners in their assistance." said CEO of Nurseku Ogy Winenriandhika.

During its year of operation, Nurseku.id has collaborated with approximately 30 nursing schools in Indonesia. In addition, there are more than 300 paying subscribers and it is expected to continue to grow. Nurseku.id services are currently only available for the Jakarta, Bogor and Bandung areas.