Glassdoor has some sobering statistics for healthcare employers:
- 75% of workers say salary and comp is the primary driver for them to look for a new job;
- 42% say their relationship with their boss is another key factor in deciding to change jobs;
- It can take an average of 112 days to fill about a quarter of the open positions;
- The average cost to fill a healthcare position is $2,127. The more highly skilled the job, the higher the cost.
With the aging of the Baby Boom generation, and the impending implementation of the final parts of the Affordable Care Act, demand for healthcare workers will continue to grow at least through the end of this decade, and more likely for years after. Some low-skilled jobs will be easy to fill, and, for many, just as easy to find.
Up the skill scale, every estimate shows RNs will be in short supply. Rural areas will have the most difficulty attracting experienced nurses, but recruiting challenges exist everywhere. CareerBuilder says the New York City metro area will have a shortage of 15,000 RNs in the next four years.
Less challenging, but still difficult to find will be physical therapists. Wanted Analytics said that as recently as February, there were 55,000 jobs for physical therapists advertised online across the U.S. The number of ads has been declining, but they were still second only to the number of ads for RNs.
Among other hard to fill jobs on the CareerBuilder list: licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses; nursing assistants; home health aides; and pharmacists and pharmacy techs.
Attracting candidates for these in-demand jobs will take more than just money, though, as the Glassdoor survey showed, comp is certainly important. A majority of the 500 respondents to the Glassdoor survey said career growth is important. Two-thirds of them said they would take a job that paid less if the company had a great culture. And more than half would accept less pay to work for an employer who ‘Values helping people above all else.”
How will they discover those cultural values? They’ll turn to their current and former work colleagues and their friends. Nine-out-of ten will read online reviews, such as those on Glassdoor.