Category: Workforce

Healthcare employment has fluctuated in recent years amid changing economic circumstances and as workers departed their roles for various reasons.

Generation Z job seekers are prioritizing company culture around sustainability over hefty pay, according to a Nov. 13 Fortune article. As a result, they are not likely to bite on shallow morals, nor are they afraid to call them out. 

More than 100,000 Americans missed work in October due to child care problems, an all-time high that exceeds absences recorded in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Washington Post reported Nov. 15.

Nonprofit hospitals are experiencing record-high job openings as workforce shortages persist, Fitch Ratings said in a Nov. 15 update based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Amid the threat of workplace violence, hospitals must take further actions to protect employees, like instituting a patient code of conduct, a former UF Health-Jacksonville (Fla.) leader argues in a letter published Nov. 12. 

An “insidious” misalignment is hiding in almost half of U.S. adults’ sleep schedules — and researchers have termed it “social jet lag,” The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 8. 

People ages 20 to 24 are increasingly missing from the labor market, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 13. 

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has developed an institute to support nurses throughout their careers — and deepen their skill sets. 

High levels of noise may affect the health of nurses and the stress they face, according to a new study.

Two leading health systems have joined forces to provide healthcare workers with professional development opportunities.