Healthcare added 49,100 jobs in March, with hospitals contributing 13,600 to that total, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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About 16 percent of all nurses and 41 percent of unengaged nurses reported feelings of burnout, according to a report from PRC, a healthcare market research and consulting company.
St. Vincent Indianapolis, part of St. Louis-based Ascension, seeks to hire about 500 nurses, according to local television station RTV6.
An Ohio lawmaker has introduced legislation that would prohibit mandatory overtime for nurses, according to a Dayton Daily News report.
Illinois lawmakers have proposed legislation that would set a maximum number of patients that may be assigned to registered nurses in hospitals, according to dual ABC/MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station WQAD.
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Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is backing a city-sponsored program that offers financial assistance for full-time students who want to attend community college, according to the Nashville Business Journal.
A gap in professional skills is making it hard for the U.S. healthcare industry to fill jobs, a recent report published by job search website Indeed found.
Physicians are generally happy in their lives and jobs, but there are parts of work that cause unhappiness, according to a joint study released by CompHealth and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Nashville, Tenn., and San Jose, Calif., had the lowest unemployment rate among large U.S. metropolitan areas in January, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health is looking to fill more than 500 open positions, including 250 nursing jobs, said Scott Hawig, the system's executive vice president of finance, chief financial and administrative officer and treasurer.