This Week's Top Nursing Jobs and Headlines

Your twice-weekly roundup of nursing news, work trends, and opportunities

Welcome to Nurse Ascent, a twice-weekly newsletter created by nurses for nurses. This week, we look at 700 rural hospitals at risk of closure, healthcare labor disputes involving tens of thousands of workers, and a new collaboration between 12 health systems working to standardize how diagnostic AI is evaluated and used. Plus, explore nursing jobs tailored to your location.

But first....

AI Training Jobs

A few weeks ago, we asked whether you’d be interested in paid opportunities using your healthcare expertise to help train AI models. Many of you said yes, so we’re experimenting with sharing more opportunities like this alongside our curated nursing jobs.

A company is currently looking for healthcare and clinical experts to evaluate AI-generated work. The below roles can be completed on your own schedule and pays $80 to $120 per hour.

Let us know if you apply, and reply to this email if you’d like to see more opportunities like this in Nurse Ascent.

Featured Jobs

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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), AMN Healthcare

Oshkosh, WI

$206.61 - $223.65/hourly

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Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Department (Evenings), Kaiser Permanente

Clackamas, OR

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Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU), LewisGale Medical Center

Salem, VA

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Headlines in Healthcare

Health systems unite to standardize diagnostic AI

To address rising diagnostic workloads and staffing shortages, twelve health systems have formed a consortium with Aidoc to standardize clinical AI implementation. According to University Hospitals, this partnership aims to improve imaging turnaround times and support clinicians facing increased burnout. The initiative seeks to establish unified benchmarks for how artificial intelligence is evaluated and monitored in hospital environments.

700 Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closing

Nurses in rural areas face job instability as a Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform analysis identifies 700 hospitals at risk of closure. Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Utah are the only states where no rural facilities face this threat. These findings highlight how regional policy and state agency oversight are essential to maintaining essential care delivery and nursing employment.

Healthcare labor disputes impact 76,000 workers

Nurses and healthcare workers are increasingly utilizing strikes to address critical concerns regarding staffing, wages, and contract terms. According to Becker’s Hospital Review, there have been 17 healthcare strikes this year, with the five largest involving 76,000 employees. These widespread actions highlight the ongoing tension between labor forces and health systems regarding operational standards.

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