Kindred Hospital South Florida-Hollywood, a subsidiary of Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare, has opened a skilled nursing unit that will create 50 jobs, according to a South Florida Business Journal report.
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Technological advances have brought a plethora of new job titles, such as web designer, chief analytics data science officer, marketing technologist and social media director.
The key to increasing employee engagement, health, happiness and well-being lies in employers who establish a workplace culture of wellness, according to a study released Feb. 17 by Humana and the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Companies are working with wellness firms and insurers to mine employee data they hope will help forecast worker health needs and minimize healthcare costs, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Roughly 40 hospital employees at Mansfield Center, Conn.-based Natchaug Hospital protested Feb. 15 outside the facility, according to a Daily Campus report.
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The following healthcare organizations shared plans to hire workers since Jan. 25, starting with the most recent.
As Florida hospitals deal with an increasing shortage of qualified job candidates and a growing patient population, they are offering signing bonuses and relocation reimbursements, according to a report from The News-Press.
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-All Saints hospital in Racine, Wis., is seeking to fill more than 200 open positions at a recruitment event next month, according to a report from The Journal Times.
Benton, Ill.-based Franklin Hospital has terminated its five-year contract with the chief of medical staff, according to a report from The Southern Illinoisan.
In Vermont, several hospitals in Windham County are joining forces with area colleges to create a collaborative workforce development project aimed at addressing the providers' staffing needs, according to a report on VTDigger.org.