Nurse practitioner and pharmacy technician are among the most sought-after healthcare jobs this year , according to a salary guide from staffing firm Randstad US.
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Rocky Mount, N.C.-based Nash UNC Health Care has lowered its registered nurse vacancy rate by 12 percent since 2017 by implementing several strategies to recruit and retain more nurses, according to the Rocky Mountain Telegram.
Iowa is the best state to find a job, according to an analysis by Zippia, a career search and employment services company.
Healthcare workers at St. Vincent Indianapolis face job uncertainty as the system plans to buy out the minority owner of its microhospitals, the Indianapolis Business Journal reports.
Normandie (Norm) Brown, the Illinois Health and Hospital Association's longest serving employee, will retire Jan. 31, the association announced.
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The following organizations have shared hiring plans since Dec. 18:
Abrazo Mesa (Ariz.) Hospital, which is scheduled to open this spring, seeks to fill open staff positions, according to Arizona Business Magazine.
The population of licensed nurse practitioners in the U.S. is increasing amid the nation's ongoing primary care physician shortage, according to new data from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth seeks to hire more than 170 nurses in Central Florida.
Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health eliminated 40 positions in its IT division, according to a Trib Live report.