by dankeelan | Oct 10, 2023 | Gig Workers, Healthcare
Shawnika Howell has been a nurse for 13 years, primarily in long-term care, but around the time of the winter 2021 COVID-19 surge, she decided to find some extra work through something new: an app called Clipboard. The app lets nurses and nurse aides book individual...
by dankeelan | Sep 26, 2023 | Healthcare, Nursing
As the US hovers on the edge of another season of respiratory viruses, some health care workers are preparing to swap their medical instruments for picket signs, sounding the alarm about a staffing crisis that they say is already affecting patient care. “Workers are...
by dankeelan | Sep 13, 2023 | Healthcare, Leadership
The human resources world is no longer a reactive function. Gone are the days when an HR manager would sit back until an employee comes in with a benefit or payroll question, HR would answer it and then both move on. HR has been on a necessary journey to be...
by dankeelan | Sep 13, 2023 | Featured, Future of Work, Healthcare
Healthcare jobs make up four of the 10 most in-demand jobs, according to an analysis by job search platform Ladders. Ladders identified the top occupations with the highest number of job openings on their site between January and August that also advertised a...
by dankeelan | Jun 20, 2023 | Gig Workers, Healthcare
The gig economy and/or temporary contract work have become increasingly prevalent among healthcare professionals, including physicians. Approximately 7%opens in a new tab or window of the U.S.-trained physician workforce practice medicine as locums or...
by dankeelan | Feb 1, 2023 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, Healthcare
Freelance work has a negative impact on the ability of nearly half of U.S. gig workers to find access to health insurance. In addition, many are stressed and frustrated by the lack of a social safety net, according to a study by Legal & General Group, a...
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