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There’s no way to sugarcoat it: the healthcare staffing shortages are very, very real. The healthcare industry is struggling and failing to find the employees they need, and many are reporting that they don’t know how much longer they can continue.
Healthcare recruiting is facing a set of unprecedented challenges right now. Demand for healthcare staff is on the rise, especially in the US, but the labor force is shrinking. Long hours, burnout, and a particularly challenging few years have caused many healthcare professionals to consider other industries, and the competition to hire those that remain is fierce.
Serving at the frontlines in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is itself a historic challenge, but with the added challenge of hiring and further ramping up...
In a year like 2020, healthcare workers are rightly getting some much-deserved love and recognition. Watching the world cheer on the heroism of healthcare professionals who serve on the frontline of a global pandemic has been a bright spot to a challenging year. We’ve seen those cheers extend even to those in medical and non-medical healthcare roles who may not directly care for COVID-19 patients but also face higher risks, longer hours, shrinking staff, and steeper workloads on the job than ever before.
One of life’s few certainties is inevitable change, and that’s certainly the case for healthcare professionals today. With the seemingly constant technological and regulatory changes, attracting and hiring the right medical professional is difficult for any HR leader working in healthcare.
The healthcare industry continues to be one of the largest source of jobs in the U.S. The Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates healthcare and related roles to account for 18 of the 30 fastest-growing occupations through 2028, making recruitment a priority for many primary care and specialty hospitals. With so much change and growth in the field, healthcare recruiting, in particular, must be strategic and efficient.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics had estimated that the healthcare industry would make up the largest share of jobs in the United States by 2020. However, healthcare beat those projections and became the biggest employer in Q4 of 2017, surpassing manufacturing and retail for the first time in American history. (Source: The Atlantic)
The increase in healthcare jobs comes primarily as a result of the aging Baby Boomer generation, further compounded by the expanded insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and higher standards for care. Despite being the fastest growing industry, the supply of qualified healthcare workers is not expected to keep up with demand, which spells large-scale shortages in talent pools across the US.