This National Apprenticeship Week, we would like to recognize all of the StaRN learners and graduates for their commitment to providing quality patient care, as well as the clinical instructors who guided them along the way. StaRN, short for Specialty Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses, began as an opportunity to help meet the demand for specialty nurses in fields such as medical/surgical, telemetry, and critical care.

In an environment where team-based patient care is the new norm, positive working relationships are more crucial to a hospital or medical group’s success than ever before.

Focusing on clear communication, sharing of patient information, care coordination, collaboration among care team members and a well-organized plan of care—both inside and outside the hospital—helps patients get better fast and stay well. To do so, the relationships between care team members must be equally as healthy. 

On Tuesday, November 6, HWS Vice President of Professional Development John Ruffini will speak on a panel called "M&A, Non-Financial Matters After the Deal" at the Staffing Industry Analyst Healthcare Staffing Summit in Denver, Colorado.

While companies merge for a variety of reasons, the amount of time invested in strategy, due diligence, financial matters and C-Suite implications often dominate the deal. This can cause employees to feel confused, distracted and even fearful of what's ahead. This panel of experts will speak from experience regarding the good, the bad, and the ugly of post-merger times. 

On Tuesday, November 6, HWS President & CEO Brendan Courtney will join a panel of fellow healthcare staffing industry executives at the Staffing Industry Analyst Healthcare Staffing Summit in Denver, Colorado to discuss “Beating the Skills Mismatch: Innovative Methods for Supplying Talent.” 

While skill shortages are nothing new in healthcare, the length of the current economic expansion, the heightened requirements demanded in job requisitions and demographic shifts have combined to create a perfect storm of recruiting difficulty. This session will examine a range of real life case studies that illustrate how some staffing firms are winning the war for talent. The panelists will discuss how they are re-inventing marketing and recruiting processes, as well as launching programs to engage students, new graduates and other pools of talent. 

The October 2018 Jobs Report delivered a stronger-than-expected display of economic growth, adding 250,000 new jobs last month. The healthcare sector contributed to the robust job creation, accounting for 35,600 of the jobs created and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7%. The report also revealed that wages climbed 3.1% in the past 12 months, the fastest pace in 9 years.

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions is committed to creating an environment that promotes Workplace Wellness. Each month the HWS Employee Advisory Group hosts fitness challenges with weekly check-ins. Fitness challenges have included high planking, wall sitting and Feiffer scissoring, to name a few. The winners are determined by the best performance and greatest progress.

When Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida, HealthTrust was there to help. HealthTrust Workforce Solutions deployed more than 140 clinicians so far to seven HCA Healthcare facilities to join their disaster relief efforts. This involved not only helping facilities that were directly impacted in the Florida panhandle, but also facilities in central Florida that received patients who were evacuated from other hospitals. We would like to thank everyone who took the time to help the people affected by this devastating storm.

We’re looking to hire Staffing Recruiters for our regional offices! If you enjoy making meaningful connections and have a strong background in sales, learn more about our Staffing Recruiter career opportunities.

Each month, our Recruitment team recognizes a team member who exemplifies outstanding service while maintaining a positive attitude. Congratulations to Recruitment's Employees of the Month for July, August, and September 2018!

While the Hurricane Florence likely impacted the overall pace of job creation in September with the economy adding 134,000 new jobs, the unemployment rate dropped to 3.7% last month. This is the lowest rate since 1969 and is indicative of near-full economic employment.