New on-line service targets hospital nurse shortage
Creators of a Web site designed by nurses and specifically for nurses hope the on-line service will ease the worsening nurse shortage and help link the right nurses and hospitals during job searches.
The service, www.NursesNetwork.com/ Hospitals/Hospital.asp, also offers users information by state on local licensing requirements, nursing organizations, and major meetings and conventions.
The service also provides resume writing and printing capabilities, and has links to related clinical information such as current research on drugs, medications, diagnostic procedures, and treatment modalities.
But the centerpiece of the service will be the confidential, on-line job-search tool, which is expected to provide information on hundreds of hospitals by nurse specialty.
Nurses who may be interested in new employment can use the site regularly free of charge by signing on to the site, says Kenneth W. Rickert Jr., president and CEO of NursesNetwork.com in West Palm Beach, FL.
"The most efficient way for hospitals to find qualified candidates, and the most cost-effective way for nurses to network in various markets is through the Internet," he says.
The job information will be free to nurses who register on the site. But hospitals will have to pay a fee to list their openings. The company was formerly called FIRSTAT and provided nurse recruitment services for hospitals and other providers.
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