Category: Workforce

Nuclear medicine technologist is the highest-paying healthcare job without requiring a bachelor’s degree or higher, according to one new analysis.

Months after the federal government formally withdrew the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of CMS-certified healthcare facilities, hospitals and health systems have varied approaches to their own rules. 

The phrase “quiet quitting” — referring to a phenomenon in which employees reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their role — gained traction on social media and in the news in 2022, and continues to be referenced tod…

Workforce shortages and disruptions are not new in healthcare. However, in today’s environment, there are new dynamics in the workforce that have become prominent. 

Organizations that adopt a certain set of policies may be able to significantly improve the well-being of their employees and reduce burnout, according to new survey findings from the American Heart Association. 

Health systems face various challenges when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent. And in some places, the lack of availability of affordable housing is preventing workers from taking jobs.

Hospitals have been focused on combating clinician and employee burnout after the stress of the pandemic and continued workforce shortages. But another challenge is popping up among healthcare workers that is just as challenging: rust-out.

Most workers believe it is their job to keep their skills up to date, but few are taking the steps to do so, according to a recent report featured by SHRM Oct. 4. 

Healthcare/products companies and manufacturers, including hospitals, have announced the third-most job cuts year to date among 30 industries and sectors measured, according to one new analysis.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has laid off 160 of its 36,000 employees as part of an “organizational redesign plan.”