Hospitals’ average turnover and vacancy rates for registered nurses nearly returned to their 2019 levels in 2023 after peaking in the middle of that timeframe.
Category: Workforce
Young healthcare workers report stress, burnout related to racism: 3 new findings
Healthcare workers ages 18 to 29 are experiencing added stress and burnout caused by workplace racism and discrimination, according to a blog post released May 29 going into further detail of survey findings released in February.
The value of hiring an older worker
In a world of up-and-coming Gen Z and millennial employees hungry to secure a job in the healthcare industry, it’s important to not overlook older generations who can often bring that “older and wiser” work ethic to the table when going through the hir…
The texts that reduced clinician depression, anxiety: Penn Medicine
A study conducted by Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania found regular, automated text reminders on how to access mental health resources helped decrease healthcare workers’ depression and anxiety.
UCLA nurses fight schedule changes, hundreds threaten to quit
Registered nurses held a rally outside UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles May 29 to protest scheduling practice changes for float pool nurses, which could result in as many as 200 nurse resignations.
Employer commitments to well-being programs hold steady: Survey
Many large employers plan to maintain funding for well-being programs, with some planning to broaden their well-being strategy to address social determinants of health in the coming years, according to new findings from a survey of 160 organizations.&n…
Michigan hospitals fill 61,000 jobs in 1 year
The second annual Michigan Health & Hospital Association member workforce survey, published May 29, found that hospital recruitment, retention and training efforts last year helped fill 61,000 total positions, including hiring more than 13,000 nurses.
Should all healthcare workers take the Hippocratic Oath?
As private equity expands across the healthcare industry and proper patient care is brought into question, Don Berwick, MD, a Harvard Medical School health policy lecturer in Boston and former CMS administrator during the Obama administration, called f…
Should all healthcare workers take the Hippocratic Oath?
As private equity expands across the healthcare industry and proper patient care is brought into question, Don Berwick, MD, a Harvard Medical School health policy lecturer in Boston and former CMS administrator during the Obama administration, called f…
High-paying remote jobs are dwindling: Data
Nearly no hybrid or remote job vacancies exist for the highest wage earners, according to one new report.
