U.S. physicians continue to struggle with burnout and job satisfaction, according to a survey from the national, nonprofit Physicians Foundation.
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Here are 20 hospitals and health systems that have posted job listings seeking nurses in the last week.
Many Florida hospitals and health systems updated their employee policies in the wake of Hurricane Irma last September to accommodate for potential changes to employees' and their families' living situations, the Naples Daily News reports.
The following healthcare organizations shared hiring plans since Aug. 20:
CenterPointe Hospital in Columbia, Mo., slated to open in October, will host several job fairs this month to staff vacancies.
Personal finance website Bankrate.com ranked two medical/health fields of study among the top 10 most valuable for college students.
Phoenix-based Banner Health will host multiple career open houses to fill 1,300 positions in Arizona and 200 positions in Colorado and other regions.
Television ads from both sides of the proposed November ballot initiative to mandate nurse staffing ratios in Massachusetts hospitals feature arguments from nurses, The Boston Globe reported.
A bipartisan group of senators led by Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., introduced the Health Care Staffing Improvement Act Sept. 6, which seeks to improve clinical staffing at Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities, KTVZ.com reports.
Healthcare added 33,200 jobs in August, with hospitals contributing 8,200 to that total, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.