Employees at Rhode Island Hospital, which is part of Providence, R.I.-based nonprofit health system Lifespan, will vote Wednesday whether to authorize their union, Teamsters Local 251, to issue a 10-day strike notice, according to a WPRI report.
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When hiring new employees, it is essential to make sure they agree with the work environment standards, according to a recent blog post from HealthStream.
The health sector added 127,000 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2014, the largest quarterly increase since at least 1990, according to the latest economic indicators from Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending.
Nursing employees have historically been taught to use "proper body mechanics" to safely lift and move patients, but researchers concluded there is no safe way to manually complete the task, according to an NPR report.
Healthcare workers' confidence in the overall strength of the economy and job availability is on the rise once again, according to poll conducted by the healthcare staffing firm Randstad Healthcare.
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The healthcare industry contributed 38,000 of the overall 257,000 new jobs that were added in the U.S. last month, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Cornerstone OnDemand created the following infographic discussing the the state of workplace productivity.
Healthcare industry officials and researchers claim that most U.S. hospitals have not acted aggressively when it comes to protecting their nursing staff from injuries due to lifting and moving patients, according to an NPR report.
Officials at Honolulu-based Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center have accused Unite Here Local 5 union picketers of using dangerous tactics as part of their strike, according to a KITV report.
The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Pittsburgh-based UPMC alleging anti-union activity, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.