More primary care physicians are retiring in rural America just as the need for care is expanding and fewer medical-school graduates are going into primary care. A federally funded study shows remote counties are likely to feel the impact the worst. Primary care is the foundation of the rural...

Want to be a part of reducing domestic violence in Colorado? Or maybe helping to make Lake County a healthier place is a better fit? Either way, there are positions that might work for you! The Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence is hiring two positions: Statewide Rural Coordinated Community...

Unlike physicians and RNs, nurse practitioners report remarkably high levels of job satisfaction thanks to a rise in opportunities to practice independently, and confidence that their earning power will increase. A small survey gauging job satisfaction among nurse practitioners found that 100% of them are upbeat about their...

A few years ago, hospital leaders like William Leaver were hiring radiologists, cardiologists and other specialists to maximize fee-for-service payments. Today, the CEO of Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Healthcare seeks patient navigators, care coordinators and mid-level nurse practitioners to guide patients’ care outside its 30 hospitals. Read the full...

High turnover rates at community mental health centers were the norm a decade ago, with some Colorado safety-net clinics reporting 34 percent of clinicians leaving each year. The trend has reversed at some centers, where managers have improved recruitment and retention by focusing on improved work conditions and benefits...