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Employees at Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System have voted against joining the Montana Nurses Association, according to a Great Falls Tribune report.

The healthcare industry added 13,500 jobs last month, contributing to the nation's overall 98,000 new jobs in March, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In a recent blog post, Select International discusses the importance of behavioral competencies when hiring in healthcare.

As a part of the system's nursing recruitment initiative, Cleveland Clinic will host a job fair Saturday to attract registered nurses of all experience levels, including recent graduates, according to Cleveland.com.

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., and Albany Technical College are joining forces to give potential certified nursing assistants hands-on experience, reports The Albany Herald.

Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing was the first school in the country to offer an integrated "BSN to PhD" program and include a clinical nurse fellowship. The organization detailed the program in the Journal of Professional Nursing.

The new 200-bed Florida Hospital Apopka is slated to open this November, reports The Apopka Voice.

Nearly half of adults living in the Bay Area say they will likely move out in the next few years, according to a Bay Area Council poll. Most cite concerns about whether they will be able to find affordable housing.

Workers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago rallied Thursday over wages, reports Crain's Chicago Business.

At 91 years old, Evelyn Patterson has the sweet opportunity to deliver a spoonful of sugar or two to patients at Macon, Ga.-based Navicent Health, formerly the Medical Center of Central Georgia, according to The Telegraph.