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Healthcare workers’ confidence rises in Q2

August 06, 2014

Healthcare workers’ confidence improved for the second consecutive quarter, according to the Randstad Healthcare employee confidence index. The index rose to a reading of 59.8 in the second quarter from a reading of 58.0 in the first quarter.

Only 28 percent of healthcare workers say they are likely to look for a new job in the next 12 months, down from 33 percent in the first quarter. However, 61 percent of healthcare workers indicated they are confident they could find a job in the next 12 months, unchanged from the first-quarter survey.

Forty-four percent of healthcare workers believe fewer jobs are available, down four percentage points from the first quarter. The percentage of healthcare workers who said it is not likely they will lose their jobs in the next 12 months rose to 81 percent in the second quarter from 72 percent in the prior quarter.

“We are seeing many of our healthcare clients address a need for cost control through re-examining their staffing model and utilizing a mix of part-time, contract, temporary and full-time workers,” said Randstad Healthcare President Steve McMahan. “In addition, the labor shortage has required many healthcare organizations to turn to staffing experts to supplement their recruiting methods, or outsource their recruitment process in whole or part.”

Randstad Healthcare’s survey was conducted online by Harris Poll and included 157 healthcare employees in the U.S. It was conducted in April, May and June of 2014.