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.
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Healthcare added 20,800 jobs in February, with hospitals contributing 4,200 to that total, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Nurses at Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital say there's a staffing crisis at the facility and are demanding that administrators fix the problem, according to the Olean Times Herald.
Michigan lawmakers have reintroduced the Safe Patient Care Act, which would mandate nurse-to-patient ratios at hospitals, according to a Daily Mining Gazette report.
Employers in the healthcare business are the best companies to work for in 11 states, according to an analysis by Zippia, a career search and employment services company.
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Bay Medical Sacred Heart in Panama City, Fla., will not resume baby delivery services, affecting 20 employees, according to The News Herald.
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Fountain Valley (Calif.) Regional Hospital will hold a job fair to fill various healthcare positions, the Orange County Register reports.
Illinois registered nurses are lobbying state lawmakers in support of mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in all hospital units 24 hours a day, according to NBC-affiliate station WEEK.
Louisiana is the worst state for job hunters, according to an analysis by Zippia, a career search and employment services company.