Healthcare Recruiting Pulse (10/31/2024)

Happy Halloween everyone and welcome to this week's edition of Healthcare Recruiting Pulse. Let's break down this week's spooky layoffs, healthcare news, the state of the employment market, upcoming healthcare hiring events, and a career in the spotlight opportunity as a patient care tech here at DaVita Kidney Care ????.

Layoffs:

?? Walgreens (Nationwide): Walgreens announced it is conducting another round of layoffs as the company looks to significantly cut costs and improve its financial performance. The company confirmed it is eliminating 256 support center roles, which are corporate roles.

?? Walgreens lays off 250 support center employees as part of cost-saving strategy

?? USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (Glendale, CA): Laying off a total of 65 nurse and support staff as they prep to close the maternal unit.

?? USC Verdugo Hills Hospital laying off 65 nurses, staff as it closes maternal unit

?? Sage Therapeutics (Raleigh, NC): The drug developer, Sage Therapeutics is cutting more than a dozen employees in Raleigh as part of company wide layoffs impacting over 150 people total across the organization.

?? Layoffs hit Raleigh pharma company amid shakeup

?? Independence Blue Cross (Philadelphia, PA): Independence Blue Cross told employees on Monday that 3% of staff would be laid off as part of restructuring at the company. Affected employees totaled about 130 people.

?? Independence Blue Cross cuts 3% of staff amid cost pressures and increasing competition

?? Atria Home Care (Garden City, NY): Atria Home Care will cease operations in early 2025, according to a state filing. Atria, located at 200 Garden City Plaza, has 161 employees facing layoffs, the WARN notice stated. The employees impacted are part of a union, the filing said. The home health care agency for the elderly will close on January 8. It is closing due to economic reasons, according to the state filing earlier this month.

?? Atria Home Care to shutdown in Jan 2025; 161 layoffs expected

?? Lifespan (Rhode Island): Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest employer and health system, has laid off 1/5th of its executives in a move to reduce overhead and streamline operations.

?? Lifespan, Rhode Island's largest health system lays off 20% of executive work force

Healthcare News:

?? 5 South FL hospitals under new management

?? When it comes to improving US Healthcare, here is what 20 years of war can teach us

?? Elevance Health announces plans to acquire CareBridge, a home health company

?? Nurses blast San Jose's Good Samaritan Hospital, HCA over staffing shortages

?? Nationwide IV fluid shortage caused by Hurricane Helene hits Montana hospitals

?? To combat shortages, an Onondaga County nursing home is paying staff to become nurses

Employment Market Updates:

?? US labor market plodding along but jobs becoming more scarce

?? US job openings hit lowest level since 2021

?? Why it's so hard to find a job in this labor market

Healthcare Hiring Events:

?? Upcoming DaVita Hiring Events

?? Hampton, VA Healthcare Job Fair & Screenings 11/1/2024

?? Job Fair - Amarillo, TX - 11/7/2024

?? Ascension Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI) - 11/13/24

?? St Louis, MO - SLATE- Several Dates Available

?? Upcoming Military Hiring Events and Workshops for Veterans and Mil Spouses

Is healthcare a safe industry to get into in this crazy market?

Allied healthcare roles and nursing jobs continue to be the leader in available jobs in the United States. If you have been thinking of making the transition into healthcare, now is a great time to make the jump back into school to pursue a career in healthcare. Many allied health and nursing roles are offering some attractive sign on bonuses.

Despite the layoffs in healthcare lately, most of the positions impacted have been administrative or executive. If you find yourself in this wheelhouse, the job market and level of competition in this space is getting extremely competitive but don't lose hope. Your opportunity is out there!

Career in the Spotlight ??:

?? Patient Care Tech (Dialysis Tech) at DaVita Kidney Care

Our Patient Care Techs are instrumental in managing the dialysis treatment of our patients here at DaVita. Our patient care techs assist with dialysis treatments on patients living with kidney failure. When a patient's kidneys no longer function effectively, dialysis treatments can artificially remove wastes from the patient's blood system, which the kidneys would do if they were still working. Dialysis technicians work alongside doctors and nurses to monitor patients undergoing dialysis treatment and ensure they receive the care they need to live well despite their medical condition.

Do I need healthcare experience to become a Patient Care Tech at DaVita?

The wonderful thing about DaVita is we accept people for Patient Care Tech roles with all types of backgrounds ranging from patient care, customer service, food service, and many other backgrounds. Those with prior healthcare experience as a medial assistant, phlebotomist, or CNA tend to do very well in this role as a PCT here at DaVita but we have a 12 week structured training program and accept those without prior healthcare experience.

We are truly passionate about the care we provide for our patients and what we really look for is someone with drive, passion for healthcare, and interest in growing their career in the dialysis industry.

So if this sounds like an area of interest and you are ready to launch your career in dialysis, check out our career opportunities in your area at the link below:

?? What is a Patient Care Tech and what do they do at DaVita?

?? Patient Care Tech Opportunities at DaVita

?? Signed,

Corey Maywald, MBA, CASR, CSMR, PRC