More Than Half of US Health Care Workers Plan to Switch Jobs, Poll Finds

The survey highlights the industry’s key challenges: retaining, supporting, and developing a workforce facing turnover, burnout, and dissatisfaction.
More Than Half of US Health Care Workers Plan to Switch Jobs, Poll Finds
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Workforce shortages in the health care industry could become an even more pressing issue as more than half of current health care employees say they plan to look for new positions or switch to new roles within the next year, a new report by the Harris Poll said.

The report, released on Sept. 15 in conjunction with Strategic Education Inc., highlights primary concerns in the industry, mainly retaining, supporting, and developing a workforce that’s plagued by high employee turnover, burnout, and dissatisfaction.
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