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The number of nurse practitioners in the U.S. reached an all-time high March 20, with more than 248,000 NPs currently licensed to practice across the country, according to data released by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Westminster, Colo.-based CovenantCare at Home will close May 17, which will result in 67 employees losing their jobs, according to The Denver Post.

Larned (Kan.) State Hospital, a state-run psychiatric facility, is requiring mental health technicians to work 16-hour shifts amid a severe staffing shortage, according to The Topeka Capital-Journal.

Coal Township, Pa., police charged a patient at Coal Township-based Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital for assaulting hospital employees during his hospital stay March 1, according to The News-Item.

Here are 20 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking nurses in the past week.

A new survey reveals hospitals are struggling to find qualified job candidates for roles such as nurses, physicians and leadership.

Patient assaults on staff continue to be an issue at Concord-based New Hampshire Hospital, according to a New Hampshire Union Leader report.

Clinical nurse specialists and other advanced practice registered nurses are invited to submit abstracts for the 2019 National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists conference.

The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh will close its 62-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in April, which will affect 15 percent of its workforce, according to the Tribune-Review.

The healthcare industry boasts 12 of the jobs across all industries that saw the most growth from 2007-17, with home health aides having the highest growth rate, according to online job finder platform CareerBuilder.