Since the program first launched more than a decade ago, 800 healthcare workers at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System and 17,000 nationwide have been trained as well-being ambassadors.
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New York City-based NYU Langone Health has partnered with the city's department of education to prepare local high school students for careers in nursing and clinical research.
Employers across the U.S., including hospitals and health systems, are increasingly focused on meeting the needs of multiple generations by providing flexible work environments, integrating technology, and offering diverse benefits packages.
Healthcare-focused benefits were some of the highest drivers of employee engagement, according to a recent report.
Three states have recently approved investments in healthcare workforce programs, which focus on recruitment and training.
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Massachusetts organizations will receive a total of $4.2 million in workforce development grant funding, a portion of which will go toward healthcare roles.
Brandi Fields, DNP, RN, has been chief nursing officer for Mercy Health – Cincinnati's six hospitals for a little more than three years. Since she began her role, these hospitals have seen their registered nurse vacancy rate fall from double…
Over the past 18 months, Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System has sought to improve its workplace culture through "Better Together," a workplace initiative or "movement" that aims to redefine how the health system engages with its employees, patients and…
National Physician Assistant/Associate Week — a celebration of PAs and the PA profession — began Oct. 6 and runs through Oct. 12.
While employment grew in many areas of healthcare in September, overall industry job growth remains below the average monthly gain over the previous 12 months.