Workforce

Dayton (Ohio) Children's Hospital will host a job fair to fill hundreds of positions, according to a WKEF/WRGT report.

Healthcare added 25,700 jobs in September, with hospitals contributing 12,000 to that total, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth seeks to fill about 285 jobs for its 53-bed hospital under construction in Greeley, Colo., according to The Tribune.

Lewiston, Maine-based St. Mary's Health System has taken an international approach to nurse recruitment, according to a Sun Journal report.

Adventist Health Portland (Ore.), a nonprofit healthcare network that includes a 302-bed medical center, medical clinics and home care and hospice services, will host a job fair Oct. 5 to fill 25 nursing positions.

Here are 20 hospitals and health systems that have posted job listings seeking nurses in the last week:

Mercy Health, a 23-hospital system based in Cincinnati, has launched a student loan repayment program to attract and retain nurses in hard-to-fill roles, according to WVXU.

A disproportionate number of US healthcare workers are immigrants. According to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), in 2015 almost 17% of the healthcare workforce was foreign-born. This includes 12% of physicians and 24% of registered nurses.

Mercy Health-Cincinnati is hiring for more than 350 positions at hospitals, medical centers, physician practices and other locations, according to a Journal-News report.

U.S. physicians continue to struggle with burnout and job satisfaction, according to a survey from the national, nonprofit Physicians Foundation.