Healthcare DIVE August 14, 2023
For the third year in a row, demand for nurses surpassed what’s been seen in other specialties, according to a report from staffing firm AMN Healthcare.
Dive Brief:
- AMN Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company, fielded more searches for nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists than for primary care physicians over the past year as patient preferences shifted, according to a study of healthcare worker starting salaries and recruitment incentives released last month.
- Nurse practitioners were the most commonly searched specialty for the third consecutive year, with average salary offers rising 9% year over year from $138,000 in 2022 to $158,000 this year. Average starting salary offers in primary care were either flat or down year over...