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MGR NURSING – Mt. Airy Hospital – Cincinnati, OH

3:30pm Educational Requirements: Current Ohio RN License. Bachelors degree in Nursing required. Masters degree preferred. CNOR certification required. 3-5 years… (From Mercy Health Partners)

Senator Diane Black to Receive Executive Leadership Award

The Tennessee Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (TNAHSA) plans to honor Senator Diane Black with the Executive Leadership Award at their annual conference in Nashville on Tuesday, August 5. Black is being recognized for her long history of advocacy for Tennessee’s underprivileged, elderly and disabled, including her work with TNAHSA as sponsor of a bill passed earlier this year,... 

Nursing Supervisor-Nursing Services*: Sutter Health

In 1991, two of San Francisco’s oldest and most respected medical institutions, Pacific Presbyterian Hospital and Children’s Hospital of San Francisco, merged to form California Pacific Medical Center. Davies Medical Center joined in 1998 and became the center’s third campus. In January 2007, California Pacific Medical Center and St. Luke’s Hospital merged. Today, with its 1,304... 

Akorn, Inc. Announces the FDA Approval of Akten(TM) Ophthalmic Gel 3.5%

Akorn, Inc.today announced the FDA approval of NDA 22-221 for Akten™ Ophthalmic Gel 3.5%, a topical, ocular anesthetic formulation. The NDA was filed June 29, 2007 following the results from a randomized, placebo controlled, Phase III clinical trial in 209 subjects who met the primary endpoint in all three dosing arms (p

California’s nursing homes are the latest victims of the Sacramento budget stalemate.

Two months without a state budget is beginning to take a painful toll on senior citizens and the nursing homes that care for them. Carlmont Gardens is a privately owned nursing home and almost half of its residents rely on Medi-Cal reimbursements. But two months after the budget impasse, they haven’t received a penny of Medi-Cal. So the residents are sole victims of the budget stalemate. “I... 

How to Get a Medical Job

If you are interested in pursuing a medical career, the process can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you are just getting started in the healthcare industry. However, if you plan ahead, think through your decisions ahead of time, and break the process down into manageable steps, you can obtain a rewarding and profitable medical career. Be Sure a Health Career is Right for You: Before you do anything... 

11 August 2008 marks an important day for consumers of nursing and midwifery care across Australia

, with the launch at Parliament House of new Codes of Ethics and Professional Conduct for each of the nursing and midwifery professions. Organisers are pleased to welcome Australia’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer (CNMO) Rosemary Bryant and Senator Jan McLucas who will be in Canberra for the launch, which comes as the issue of healthcare regulation is highlighted by the Rudd Government’s... 

Travel Nursing Careers Spotlight Aging RNs

In an effort to retain career nurses in the workforce, more travel nursing agencies such as Joint Commission certified traveling nurse company, American Traveler, are catering to aging RNs, also known as “Baby Boomer” nurses, offering life enhancing benefits such as flexible schedules, education incentives, retirement plans and three-day work weeks. With America’s nurse shortage worsening... 

The fiscal future of the county nursing home.

A county revenue report put skeptical members of the McHenry County Board Valley Hi Committee a little more at ease Thursday over the fiscal future of the county nursing home. Although Valley Hi Nursing Home still is running a deficit, its finances as of July 31 show revenues increasing in the months since a private Cary firm took over day-to-day operations. But more specific numbers regarding expenses... 

Private equity companies purchase nursing homes, but care does not suffer

In recent years, private equity investors have increasingly targeted nursing homes as investment opportunities. Spurred by investigative reports and anecdotal evidence that these deals led to worsened quality of care, many companies have found themselves under increased federal scrutiny. But according to a new study, such conclusions may be premature. Private equity purchases of nursing homes—many...