The Need for Nurses: Navigating the Nurse Shortage
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Industry Insight:
Visa freeze for nurses could help shortage: Health care groups
What's Going On: "(NewsNation) — A recent decision by the U.S. State Department to stop granting visas to international nurses for the rest of the year could possibly make a current shortage of health care workers worse, advocacy groups are warning.
Now, the American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment, as well as the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, are pushing for the passage of the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act. Introduced last year in the House of Representatives, the bill would recapture 25,000 authorized but unused green cards for immigrant nurses as well as 15,000 for physicians."
How Does it Impact Us: As experts in travel healthcare, it is our job to keep a constant pulse on the nursing industry as a whole. Whether the shortage impacts international nurses, travel assignments, or local placements, there is no denying the need for qualified registered nurses will disappear anytime soon.
The industry is currently experiencing a nursing shortage and it is expected to last until 2032 as illustrated by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce who shares projections that show "193,100 predicted job openings on average per year for registered nurses. As the organization points out, that is less than what is needed to fill one year of projected openings. By 2030, as many as 42 states could experience a lack of available nurses, which is one of the major contributing factors to the increased number of hospital closures across the country."
Travel healthcare and contract work was always built around the need to fill important gaps in the healthcare industry and it will continue to do so, as long as the need for nurses and caregivers sticks around. Whether you're looking to fill a permanent role or a travel position, this is your opportunity to make a positive change in the world!
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