More than 100 healthcare organizations ranked among the 500 U.S. employers named to Forbes’ 2027 list of “America’s Dream Employers.” Forbes released the third-annual list Oct. 27. It was developed with market research firm Statista using surveys of more than…
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Hospitals across America face a persistent dilemma. Nurses report excessive workloads, burnout and unsafe staffing conditions. Hospital administrators respond that qualified nurses are difficult and expensive to recruit and retain. Temporary staffing agencies can fill gaps, but often at substantial…
Pennsylvania has become the 30th state to join the PA Licensure Compact, joining neighboring member states Ohio, West Virginia, Delaware and New Jersey. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 1961, now Act 76, Oct. 22. Pennsylvania has nearly 13,000 physician…
CEOs across industries are asking their chief human resources officers to take on more than ever, including steering AI transformation. Yet only a quarter of HR leaders say they are doing well at getting their workforce ready for AI, according…
Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Saint Francis Healthcare System and Southeast Missouri State University have established a partnership to expand higher education opportunities for health system employees and their families. Four things to know: 1. The organizations formalized the Pinnacle Corporate Partnership…
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Health system human resources leaders are retooling paid time off policies in pursuit of stronger retention and engagement. Yet, for some, the most important changes have less to do with how many hours employees earn than with whether they can actually…
Registered nurse, physical therapist and physician assistant are among five healthcare roles U.S. News & World Report included in an Oct. 22 list of 10 jobs with the most favorable outlook for recent college graduates. The list, which also includes…
As Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health moved more of its hospitals onto similar technology platforms, leaders saw an opportunity to address nurse and provider shortages by using virtual care to make better use of limited resources at the bedside, in the home…
Healthcare and life sciences are drawing interest from the youngest generation of job seekers just as the oldest members of Generation Alpha get ready to enter the workforce, according to a recent report. Talent acquisition firm AMS, now part of…
For most health systems, workforce strategy has been primarily a recruiting problem. They’ll post the opening, compete for the candidate and hopefully fill the seat. In a labor market where the shortage of nurses, physicians and specialists has deepened faster…