Citing a need to boost nurse hiring and retention, Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has launched a new mobile internal staffing model.
Category: Workforce
50% of executives plan layoffs as healthcare looks to rehire
A new survey of U.S. executives across numerous sectors finds contradictory sentiments on talent and labor management, with half of respondents indicating they have plans to reduce headcount as more than one-third see talent acquisition and retention a…
Work friendships taking a back seat for Americans
Millions of Americans have changed jobs or started working remotely, which is a significant reason why work friendships are harder to forge and becoming less of a priority, according to an Aug. 17 report from The Wall Street Journal.
Nearly half of healthcare workers ‘at their breaking point,’ survey finds
Forty-nine percent of U.S. healthcare workers in a recent survey said they are either at their breaking point or looking for new work due to the stress and trauma they endure on the job, a Colorado addiction treatment center reported Aug. 18.
Dartmouth Health requiring COVID-19 booster for employees
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health is requiring COVID-19 booster shots for employees.
With workplace violence on the rise, some health systems are hiring experts to address it
Amid increased calls to address workplace violence, some health systems are hiring personnel specifically to focus on the issue. The directors often oversee areas of the organization related to safety and security.
14 Intermountain jobs that don’t require a 4-year college degree
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is hiring for 14 jobs that do not require a four-year college degree.
80% of staff contracted COVID-19 in July, California hospital says
Sonoma (Calif.) Valley hospital reported that 80 percent of its staff tested positive for COVID-19 in July, the Sonoma Index-Tribune reported Aug. 15.
A $7.8 trillion work problem festers
Workers around the globe are experiencing high rates of disengagement and unhappiness — an expensive problem for the economy, according to Gallup’s annual State of the Global Workplace Report.
US hits high for newly certified PAs: 10 states with the largest increases
A total of 10,950 physician assistants earned their initial certification last year, marking a record number of newly certified physician assistants, according to new data from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
