Category: Workforce

'Roll out the red carpet': Novant Health's keys to an 85% nurse retention rate

When it comes to recruitment and retention, healthcare organizations must focus on experienced nurses as well as new nurses. Focus on the latter group involves preparing new graduates as they begin practice while exposing them to today’s healthcare env…

Gen Z gets schooled on office etiquette

Companies, universities and recruiters are finding new ways to sharpen recent graduates’ interpersonal and professional skills as they enter in-person workplaces, The Wall Street Journal reported June 16. 

Ohio hospital contests OSHA citation alleging failure to protect workers from violence

Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is contesting initial findings from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that the hospital failed to protect its employees from violent patients.

Kentucky system drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare is no longer requiring that workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a spokesperson told the Louisville Courier Journal.

How the unemployment rate has changed in all 50 states from April to May

Vermont saw an 11.5 percent decrease in its unemployment rate from April to May this year, the highest change rate of any state. Meanwhile, Montana saw a 3.1 percent increase in its unemployment rate, according to June 16 data from WalletHub based on d…

Nurses resign after California hospital cuts part-time work

Some nurses have left Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital after the hospital eliminated most of its part-time roles, multiple local sources have reported. 

Job-based optimism trends up in healthcare

Healthcare workers are gaining confidence in their ability to find or hold a job — but such optimism is dropping in most other fields, according to recent data from LinkedIn. 

Northwell Health looks to untapped resource — alumni — for talent

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health believes once an employee, always a member of the Northwell family. With that in mind, it introduced the Alumni Network June 15, an online group that will enable tens of thousands of former Northwell employees…

Healthcare workers value pay, 'a recipe for disaster'

Healthcare employees are placing a premium on pay and stability in their jobs, and many feel their current employers aren’t doing enough, according to Grant Thornton’s State of Work in America survey.

Top 9 reasons healthcare workers quit

Healthcare organizations must make sure employees feel valued and well-paid to retain them, according to Grant Thornton’s State of Work in America report.