The U.S. saw 10.9 million job openings in July, a new record high since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking job openings in December 2000.
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Citing their desire to protect patients, visitors, colleagues and communities, hospitals and health systems across the U.S. have announced COVID-19 vaccination requirements for employees. But protests have emerged, organized by people who oppose these policies.
West Virginia University Medicine is offering sign-on bonuses as high as $15,000 to nurses, as well as referral and retention bonuses, to quickly fill 2,700 job openings, Leeann Kaminsky, the system's chief human resources officer, told Becker's.
Total employment in the U.S. is projected to grow from 153.5 million to 165.4 million from 2020 to 2030, with healthcare and social assistance projected to add the most jobs among industry sectors, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported…
Amid the latest COVID-19 wave, U.S. hospitals and health systems are seeking staffing assistance to help free up resources for patient care and alleviate workforce strain.
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Total employment in the U.S. is projected to grow by 11.9 million jobs, or 7.7 percent, from 2020 to 2030, with healthcare and social assistance projected to add the most jobs among industry sectors, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics…
National Guard members who served at Oregon State Hospital in June are being redeployed to the short-staffed psychiatric facility, The Oregonian reports.
Healthcare workers at Rhode Island Department of Health-licensed state healthcare facilities who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 by the Oct. 1 mandate deadline will be placed on unpaid leave for up to 75 days, according to policy frequently asked questions…
Hospitals in the U.S. are implementing an array of strategies to fill workforce needs amid nursing shortfalls exacerbated by the latest COVID-19 surge.
There is yet another facet to the United States' complicated labor market: Fewer people plan to work past age 62, according to the New York Federal Reserve's most recent survey.