Nurses are worn out and burnt out. According to a recent study by CareerBuilder, 70 percent of U.S. nurses claim that daily demands and stressful situations have them feeling burnt out in their current job.
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Nearly 100 nurses at Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center and their supporters rallied outside BMC's satellite campus in North Adams, Mass., over what they deem as unsafe staffing, according to iBerkshires.
The healthcare industry added 22,500 jobs in September, with hospitals contributing 4,500 to that total, according to Friday's job report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
University of Rochester (N.Y.) service workers represented by two Service Employees International Union groups have agreed to a new three-year contract, according to the Rochester Business Journal.
Nurses at Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette (Mich.) began to strike Thursday after the latest negotiations between the hospital and the Michigan Nurses Association proved unsuccessful, according to a WLUC report.
Here are 20 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking nurses in the past week.
Job demand and salary continue to increase within healthcare despite industry uncertainties, according to the Health eCareers 2017–2018 Salary Guide.
Healthcare workers at Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital filed a ballot initiative Tuesday that would limit how much the hospital can charge patients.
Nurses at Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center plan to rally this week "for safe patient care and a fair contract."
While the rise of certain technologies like predictive analytics and automated workforce management software can help streamline scheduling and anticipate staff needs, many hospitals and health system administrators continue to struggle with staffing and scheduling issues amid the nation's ongoing…