On November 28th LinkedIn, the career-focused social media platform rolled out a host of new features to help healthcare professionals find their next job, reinforce their skills and grow their network. Updates include customized job search filters to help nursing professionals fine-tune the results to better match their qualifications and preferences. Nurses can filter jobs by specialty, shift, schedule, and license. Recent reports indicate that more than half of employers rely on skills to search for candidates. LinkedIn has now added more than 65 new nursing credentials and 35 new skills based on nursing specialty that professionals can add to their profile, including hospice and palliative care to home health and skilled nursing.
LinkedIn cited a 30% rise in healthcare-related posts year-over-year. In a company blog post, LinkedIn Project Manager, Rohan Rajiv said “More than 3 million nurses in the U.S. are using LinkedIn to grow their careers: Every minute, two nurses apply for a job as they look to land their next opportunity,” LinkedIn is a powerful tool for LTC and HCBS providers to identify and connect with emerging talent eager to work with older adults.
