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Nursing industry desperate to find new hires?
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Posted 10 months ago There's a Newsweek article recently posted that asserts employers are desperate to find new nurse hires. Does that sound representative of employers in your region? A number of areas in Florida, for instance, are supposed to be laying off nurses. Moreover, many hospitals across the country are supposed to be in trouble and considering heavy layoffs, which are likely to include nurses. I've also heard rumblings that hospitals are drastically reducing overtime. Heard anything to support or refute the article?
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| Posted 10 months ago Most of the jobs I see here in CHattanooga are for RN's......I have heard rumors that two of our major hospitals here are on a hiring freeze..dont know the validity of that though so dont quote me...but there are alot of "Temp" services advertising also. speak your mind..for those that matter dont mind and those that mind ..dont matter.. |
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| Posted 10 months ago Well, I know that here I really want to leave where I am at, but I cant find a decent job anywhere, so I am stuck for now. "Softly. deftly, music shall caress you. Feel it, hear it, secretly possess you...." |
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| Posted 10 months ago I was kind of taken aback by that article as well. I have seen , in my area, that there nursing positions open, but, not exactly all the lucrative offers to go along with it. As in the past, there is a nursing shortage overall,but, with the economy, the"perks or extras" sure don't seem to be there. Hospitals around here are not so free to entice to nurses, nor do extras for the nurses they already have.Maybe I am living in the wrong area, so more stories from other nurses would be great to hear. |
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| Posted 10 months ago Trumpster.........I work with some nurses from Chattanooga and Cleveland TN (2). They told me <this could be rumor, so no straight facts> Memorial and Erlanger had 'a sort of a hiring freeze'. When I asked WTH that is, they said that although there are some departments who are not fully staffed, they are only hiring critical care RN's right now.......icu, ccu, and ED. Plus the only shifts they are offering to experienced critical care RN's are 7p-7a. Honestly, I prefer 7p-7a in the hospital..........the md's are less anoying on nights. We only have one heart, take care of it! Angie |
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| Posted 10 months ago I am registered on Erlangers and Memorial and Hutchesons and Grandviews and PArkridge's websites for jobs...Seems right now most of the jobs they are offering is for PCT or RN....
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| Posted 10 months ago Can you npost the article or give us the site to go to tead it? Thanks wALT Ginny |
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| Posted 10 months ago There is a hiring freeze currently at my job. People have resigned and haven't been replaced. The only people they have brought in lately have been agency nurses but not since the last 3 people resigned since before the holidays. |
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| Posted 10 months ago Nursejenny1310 says ...
I know the feeling. I like my job but administrtation is why I would like to leave but I need to find a job that will continue my time and work with my school schedule. |
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| Posted 10 months ago The three Major Hospitals in our area just did a bunch of layoffs. 60 people, one layed off 110. Don't know how many were nurses though. Heck even the DMV laid off 25 people. As if the lines weren't long enough! "Softly. deftly, music shall caress you. Feel it, hear it, secretly possess you...." |
