Through a partnership with NextOp, a nonprofit career development service for veterans, New Orleans-based Ochsner Health is striving to hire 300 veterans over three years into clinical and nonclinical careers.
Category: Workforce
‘Never lose your “why”‘: How Cleveland Clinic’s 1st chief caregiver officer is tackling staff engagement
When Kelly Hancock, DNP, RN, became Cleveland Clinic’s first chief caregiver officer in June 2020, she was tasked with leading strategic development and implementation of employee engagement during the thick of the pandemic. Today, she continues this r…
Glasses chart nurse stress levels at Texas hospital
Researchers at College Station-based Texas A&M University are monitoring nurses’ eye movements with special glasses. They hope the results will point to causes of stress and burnout, according to a Nov. 8 article on the university’s news site.
Massachusetts system withdraws bivalent booster requirement
Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems has withdrawn its COVID-19 bivalent vaccine booster mandate for employees, according to a statement shared with Becker’s.
Mississippi hospital lays off dozens of workers
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital has laid off dozens of workers as it struggles to stay open amid financial challenges.
At hospital where nurse called 911, ‘zero candidates interviewing’ for ED roles, says president
After staffing issues prompted a nurse at Silverdale, Wash.-based St. Michael Medical Center to call 911 on her own emergency department, representatives for the hospital are speaking publicly about staffing in that department and other issues related …
Healthcare employment growth stays strong in 2022
Healthcare gained 52,600 jobs in October, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The ‘boomerang’ strategy: 2 health systems tap former employees to fill empty roles
Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. continue to face exacerbated staffing shortages, forcing them to tap into even more creative and intentional approaches with recruitment and retention. At Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical…
Confluence Health freezes hiring of most nonclinical roles
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health is placing a temporary freeze on hiring most nonclinical positions.
82% of employers say healthcare affordability impacts workforce retention
Rising healthcare costs impact employer efforts to attract and retain talent, with 73 percent of employers saying healthcare costs crowd out salary and wage increases and 82 percent saying it impacts their ability to remain competitive, according to a …
