The healthcare industry is experiencing overall job growth, but nursing roles are still tougher to fill, according to recent data from iCIMS.
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Pulse check on the healthcare job market: 10 figures to know
The healthcare industry is experiencing overall job growth, but nursing roles are still tougher to fill, according to recent data from iCIMS.
Bill would require OSHA to issue violence prevention standard for hospitals
A group of federal lawmakers re-introduced legislation April 18 to curb violence against healthcare and social service workers.
Biden pushes federal agencies for more in-person work amid scrutiny
The Biden administration is directing federal agencies to start bringing back more employees to the office.
2,700+ Baptist Health workers tasted flexible work. Now, they can't go back to cubicles
Baptist Health is based in Louisville, Ky. The same can’t be said for its workforce.
Hospitals embrace gig mindset for nursing
Hospitals and health systems are embracing the gig economy to provide flexibility to nurses and fill staffing gaps, The Wall Street Journal reported April 18.
How cultural initiatives can be key to retaining nurses
For all the well-documented stress nurses face on the job, some tragedies cannot be numbed. Recently, a young person passed away in our intensive care unit. Her family stood by her bedside and did not leave as she was wheeled out of the room to have he…
Lawmakers probe VA over 'hostile' hospital supervisor
Members of Congress are investigating the Department of Veterans Affairs and its Loma Linda (Calif.) Healthcare System for continued employment of a supervisor known to create a hostile work environment.
Remote work takes layoffs into uncharted territory
Workers desire the flexibility of remote work — until it comes to layoffs. Then, the coveted lack of rigidity can become distressing.
Hawaii nurses call for heightened security after finding gun in patient's backpack
Hawaii nurses are urging hospitals to take more steps to keep weapons out and protect patients and staff after a recent incident at Straub Medical Center in Honolulu, according to a report from HawaiiNewsNow.
