About 14 percent of healthcare job offers are rejected, according to a study by Glassdoor.
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Worries about staffing shortages are emerging as more U.S. hospitals and health systems order workers to self-quarantine amid the spread of the new coronavirus, according to Kaiser Health News.
As the new coronavirus spreads, hospitals around the country have quarantined employees.
San Francisco General Hospital's nurses and physicians warn that the hospital is understaffed and unprepared to deal with the novel coronavirus, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Hospitals contributed 7,800 positions to the 31,600 jobs healthcare added to the U.S. economy in February, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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A union representing 19,000 nurses in Washington state is calling for more transparency on the novel coronavirus and proper quarantine procedures amid a major outbreak in the state.
The novel coronavirus outbreak presents a potential human resources issue for companies around the country, according to CNBC.
Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro, Ore., has quarantined dozens of hospital staff due to possible contact with the new coronavirus disease from China, COVID-19, The Oregonian reports.
About two years ago, health plan leaders at Renton, Wash.-based Providence came to Todd Czartoski, MD, the system's chief executive of telehealth and chief medical technology officer, with a question: Can you build a solution to better tackle caregiver burnout?
Hospitals are facing higher turnover rates than ever before, forcing managers to scramble to improve retention and employee morale as the demand for talent rises.