Category: Workforce

The state of quiet quitting: 5 recent updates

Quiet quitting rose to popularity — online and on the clock — in summer 2022, as workers refused to go above and beyond their pay grade. The movement has continued well into 2023, as engagement continues to dip and new corporate quips surface on TikTok…

Most nursing facilities currently unable to meet proposed CMS staffing rules: KFF

KFF estimates that 81 percent of nursing facilities would need to hire more registered nurses or nurse aides to meet the minimum nursing staff hours standards that CMS has proposed. 

How the economy is influencing Gen Z's career path

Members of Generation Z are choosing to enter various fields, including healthcare, and they have different expectations and perspectives than their predecessors. These perspectives include a distinct approach to career growth and ditching the so-calle…

California legislature approves $25 per hour healthcare worker minimum wage bill

The California legislature has passed a bill that would establish a $25 hourly minimum wage requirement for workers in hospitals and other medical settings.

Feedback is out. 'Feedforward' is in

Companies, executive coaches and HR professionals have identified the word “feedback” as anxiety-producing. The new term is “feedforward,” The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 13. 

Health systems create alternatives to contract workers

Hospitals and health systems are focusing on efforts to fill staffing gaps and provide flexibility to the workforce. For some organizations, this means creating a talent pool.

Trinity introduces 3-pronged, hybrid nursing teams

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is rolling out a new “virtual connected care” model that will partner experienced virtual nurses with duos of on-site caregivers. 

Michigan system enacts hiring freeze

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health is freezing hiring for jobs that do not “directly impact patient care,” the health system said in a Sept. 12 statement. 

Why employees leave jobs after a few months

To tangibly affect retention, employers should consider an increased focus on internal branding. 

GoFundMe page launched for Rhode Island nurse assaulted by patient

A GoFundMe account set up by a co-worker of a Rhode Island nurse who was assaulted by a patient has raised more than $87,000.