Can Technology Help Meet the Rising Pressure to Fill Vacant Nursing Jobs?
health care leaders based at the University of Pennsylvania, stated that 30,000 additional nurses should be graduated annually to meet the nation’s healthcare needs, an expansion of 30% over the current number of annual nurse graduates. According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for registered nurses is expected to increase 23% between 2006 and 2016, making the nursing profession the nation’s growth leader. Here is a breakdown of The Bureau’s estimated increase percentage per nurse employer type: 39% – Offices of physicians 39% – Home health care services 34% – Outpatient care centers, except mental health and substance abuse 27% – Employment services 22% – General medical and surgical hospitals, public and private 20% – Nursing care facilities Job Search Technology Fortunately, the growing demand for nurses has intersected with emerging job recruitment and job search improvements, available through internet employment tools, such as nursing job bo
