Workforce

As hospitals and health systems remain focused on recruiting and retaining top talent, they have rolled out various strategies to rehire both clinical and nonclinical workers who left during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare organizations have embraced flexibility as one approach…

Contrary to widespread reports of staffing shortages, healthcare employment reached pre-pandemic levels with the addition of 44,200 jobs in February, according to a recent report from Altarum. 

Many cities looking for physicians are also posting jobs for locum tenens physicians, suggesting considerable need, according to a recent report from Doximity. 

Just as healthcare workers are frustrated and burned out, so are patients who often have to wait for long periods of time for care in overcrowded waiting rooms or in patient rooms when clinicians are busy tending to other people…

Workers are fleeing careers affected by COVID-19, taking advantage of vast opportunities in a labor market demanding talent. This so-called "Great Resignation" has carried on through high-profile layoffs and rising inflation — tipping the workforce scale in workers' favor. 

Learn about how the critical staffing shortages are playing out in prenatal, neonatal, and pediatric facilities. We talk with the CEO of Pediatrix Medical Group, Dr. Jim Swift, about key steps when building your physician workforce, helpful resources and partnerships,…

Tune in for insights on the workforce marketplace from Craig Allan Ahrens, Founder of Center for Health Workforce Innovation and Technology, ShiftMed Strategic Advisor. We discuss what's really happening with healthcare workforce, how the industry is reacting to address staffing…

After three years of COVID-19 modifications, employers are well aware that workers want flexibility. The "new normal" is losing its novelty — and workplaces are adapting for the long haul.

In this episode, we are joined by Theresa Dawson, Chief Nursing Officer at Oaklawn Hospital, to discuss her role at Oaklawn, challenges surrounding recruiting & retaining staff, the importance of leadership to have an understanding of both the business and…

This episode features Vicky Tilton, ACNO & Executive Director Clinical Operations at Valley Children's Healthcare. Here, she discusses her focus on leveraging resources in day-to-day operations, the importance of connecting with frontline staff, behavioral health in pediatrics, and more.