The front-line manager is becoming one of the hardest jobs in healthcare to fill and keep filled. Health system chief human resources officers recently named nursing and clinic managers among the fast-growing roles they are working hardest to recruit. Medical…
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You fill the vacancy. Six months later, you’re recruiting for the same position. For hospitals struggling with physician and Advanced Practice Provider (APP) shortages, this cycle can feel relentless – recruit, onboard, fill the schedule, and then start over when…
Hospitals face a two-part nursing problem: a constrained pipeline and difficulty keeping the nurses they have, as burnout, staffing challenges and workplace violence continue to drive nurses out of bedside roles, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 19. The U.S.…
Globally, nearly 1 in 4 physicians will retire in the next decade, according to the World Health Organization, a trend that could shrink the U.S.’s pipeline of foreign-trained clinicians. WHO’s National Health Workforce Accounts: Health Workforce Levels and Trends 2026…
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Many employees who now commute under stricter return-to-office policies still work virtually once they arrive, economists Natalia Emanuel and Emma Harrington wrote in The Atlantic Oct. 14. In a September survey of 1,835 college-educated U.S. workers, more than 70% of…
Generation X workers are less likely than other generations to say their primary jobs provide long-term financial security, according to a survey from Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The survey found that 57% of Gen X workers said their primary jobs…
About 19% of private-sector hospital employees were not participating in employer-sponsored retirement plans as of March, according to data released Sept. 25 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data shows 94% of private-sector hospital workers had access to retirement…
In 2026, the word that defined how health system CHROs talked about their workforces was retention. The goal had spread into pay structures, development programs, well-being initiatives and conversations about Generation Z. Keeping people was the measure of whether a…
Among physician assistants, 44% reported feeling burned out for more than two years, up from 37% in 2024, a Medscape report found. But only 24% of PAs said their employers can spot burnout. “Between Burnout & Belief: Medscape PA Burnout…