July 14, 2016

Healthcare Staffing Report

According to Staffing Industry Analysts’ recently released 2016 Largest Staffing Firms in the United States report, 20 out of the 134 firms on the list reported healthcare as their largest staffing skill segment.

Largest healthcare staffing firms get larger

11 July 2016

According to Staffing Industry Analysts’ recently released 2016 Largest Staffing Firms in the United States report, 20 out of the 134 firms on the list reported healthcare as their largest staffing skill segment.


Supplemental Health Care names new CEO

11 July 2016

Staffmark CEO Lesa Francis is leaving that company to assume the role of CEO at Supplemental Health Care, according to Supplemental. Francis replaces Stephen Ure, who is retiring. Meanwhile, Staffmark named Eugene “Geno” Cutolo as president and CEO effective June 27.


Starting salaries for physicians surge

12 July 2016

Starting salaries for both primary care and specialist physicians spiked in the last 12 months, reflecting a rising demand for physicians and a growing physician shortage, according to a report released by Merritt Hawkins, the physician search division of AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS).


CareerStaff Unlimited names president

12 July 2016

Genesis HealthCare named Stephen Saville as president of CareerStaff Unlimited, its subsidiary that provides nurse staffing and workforce solutions for hospital systems, healthcare organizations and school systems across the US.


Quebec-based AlliancePharma buys pharmacy staffing firm

12 July 2016

Quebec-based AlliancePharma Inc. (TSX VENTURE:APA) acquired Pro-J-Pharma, a firm specializing in personnel placement in pharmacies.


The sharing economy and the future of work in healthcare (CIO)

12 July 2016

Today every industry is getting involved in the sharing economy, CIO reports, and healthcare companies are launching a flurry of interaction applications to capture the attention of patients and their loved ones.


Lengthy hiring practices, motivation misconceptions hinder employers

12 July 2016

Lengthy hiring practices and misconceptions about what motivates top candidates to make a job move are causing companies to lose out on high performers in an already tight talent market, according to the 2016 MRINetwork Recruiter & Employer Sentiment Study.


Nominate your firm for the Healthcare Staffing Summit Innovation Award

12 July 2016

The nomination period for the second annual Healthcare Staffing Summit Innovation Award is now open. Companies can nominate their firm for an innovation they have implemented.