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Workers in New Jersey healthcare facilities and high-risk congregate settings like hospitals and nursing homes will be required to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including a booster, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Jan. 19.

The COVID-19 pandemic shifted trends across the U.S. workforce, but it also reinforced some gender disparities, according to a Pew Research Center report published Jan. 14. 

Several hospitals and health systems are hiring philanthropy talent. Here are 10 open positions:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is holding an information session Jan. 25 as it looks to fill 100 full-time positions, according to a news release shared with Becker's. 

State officials in Nevada are encouraging nurse apprenticeships as part of efforts to alleviate staffing shortages in hospitals and health systems.

Amid a COVID-19 surge fueled by the omicron variant, hospitals and health systems in Florida must navigate conflicting positions at federal and state levels when it comes to vaccination mandates.

A new National Institutes of Health-funded study carried out by Rutgers University researchers sheds light on the experiences of Black and Latinx female healthcare support staff. 

As the U.S. deals with a major labor shortage, a Jan. 11 Brookings report estimates that about 15 percent of unfilled jobs could be the result of people struggling with long COVID-19.

Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, Minn., is offering a sign-on incentive for nurses and a community referral bonus for all open positions as part of its latest recruitment efforts.

Thomas Noland, 68, Humana's senior vice president and chief spokesperson of corporate communications, died Jan. 15, according to ABC affiliate WHAS11.