Are You a Nurse Job Hopper?

Nurses leave jobs for innumerable reasons, and sometimes circumstances cause those of us in healthcare and nursing to only stay at a string of positions for relatively short periods. Job-hopping has generally been frowned upon in human resources circles, but generational changes and new attitudes about work and careers are slowly altering the landscape. However, job-hopping continues to have its ups and downs, and being a nurse job-hopper still comes with significant career liability.Photo by Gary Bendig on UnsplashThe StatsAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average time employees remain in any given position is 4.2 years (based on 2016 data). AndPayscale.comreports that the typical worker changes jobs 12 times throughout their career. (For traveling nurses, it ' s a very different story since your job requires you to move around to new positions on a regular basis, and this is very easily explained on a resume, in a cover letter, and/or during a job interview.)According to the 2016 National Healthcare Retention& RN Staffing Report authored by Nursing Solutions, Inc, the price tag for nurse turnover ranges from $37,700 to $58,400. Hospitals and other nurse employers can apparently lose between $5.2 million to $8.1 million annually in deference to nurse attrition and nurse replacement.A helpful Ajilon job-hopping infographic puts it all into perspective: generational differences are very apparent when it comes to attitudes a...
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