Workforce

Hospital job growth has continued to expand this year. The most jobs were added in January;  the least in May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Healthcare added 15,700 jobs in May, with hospitals contributing 3,000 positions to that total, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Retaining and attracting top talent is vital for employers. One common strategy deployed by many employers is offering greater flexibility to work from home or offering fully remote positions.

The following hospitals and health systems have shared plans to hire many employees since April 10:

Illinois nurses vowed to continue their fight for mandated nurse-patient ratios, despite a bill for such a measure stalling in the state legislature this spring, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Tucson, Ariz.-based Carondelet Health Network will host several job fairs as it seeks to hire recent nursing graduates, according to CBS-affiliate TV station KOLD.

The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Munson Manistee (Mich.) Hospital for allegedly changing the pay cycle and care benefits of its nurses, in violation of federal labor law.  

A shortage of specialty palliative care clinicians is imminent and won't recover until 2045 without action from Congress, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

Immigration policies directly affect about one-fifth of the U.S. healthcare workforce, particularly those who care for the elderly, according to a study published in the June issue of Health Affairs.

New research sheds light on the state of the emergency, trauma and transport nursing workforce.