Workforce

Tucson, Ariz., is the metropolitan area with the most physician job growth, according to a study from Doximity, a social network for clinicians.

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health is hiring in Urbana, Ohio, with open positions at McAuley Senior Living and Urbana Hospital, according to the system.

Panama City, Fla.-based Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center, which has reopened since it sustained damage from Hurricane Michael, is looking to fill positions, according to WJHG/WECP.

Advocate Aurora Health — the health system formed through the recent merger of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care and Milwaukee-based Aurora Health — will incrementally increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour, according to a letter to team members from…

Home health and professional care aides are expected to see the most job growth by 2026, according to a study from global training and qualification provider TheKnowledgeAcademy.com.

Hospital workers often face violence from patients, particularly in psychiatric units and emergency departments, and it is critical for these workers to consider the options they have when responding to this violence, a physician wrote in The Washington Post.

The most common injuries for healthcare workers older than 50 are related to the back and shoulders, according to a report from Aon, a London-based global professional services firm.

Here are four healthcare organizations that have or plan to raise their minimum wage:

Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care said the system will increase the minimum wage for full-time, part-time, and per-diem employees to $15 an hour, effective Jan. 1.

Internal medicine is the specialty that had the most first-year Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education residents and fellows in 2017, according to a new data report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.