Employees who will be affected by the closure of Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, Ky., have new assistance available via a local career training center.
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In comparison to recent years, when the nation's most powerful companies centered MBA recruiting efforts on about 20 top-ranked U.S. business schools, they are now casting a much wider net, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., is ramping up security efforts amid an increase in violence at healthcare facilities in the area and nationwide, the organization announced.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens has opened an employee wellness room where workers can recharge in a quiet environment.
Employment law in healthcare saw various changes in 2019, including those related to workplace violence and continuing education.
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Fortune released its 100 Best Companies to Work For 2020 list, and nine of the top 10 firms with the most female employees are healthcare providers, including seven health systems.
Here are four hospitals and health systems that have recently raised or plan to raise their minimum wage for employees:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City is offering thousands of dollars in sign-on bonuses to recruit pathologist assistants and lab technologists, according to job searching site Glassdoor.
New York has the highest number of employed nurse practitioners among all 50 U.S. states, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2018.
Amazon's hiring website lists more than 37,800 full-time jobs as of Feb. 17 — most in software development — potentially the most ever listed at once by the tech giant, The Seattle Times reports.