HEALTHeCAREERS Network Celebrates National Nurse Week

DENVER, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HEALTHeCAREERS Network (HeCN), the only single-source healthcare recruiting solution for providers and job seekers, is honored to celebrate National Nurses Week (May 6 to 12, 2013). The week honors the 2.7 million nursing professionals across the U.S. and their contributions to healthcare.

To mark the week, HeCN released a Nursing Employment Fact Sheet. By geography, the most job postings for nurses are in Texas, Florida, California, and Colorado. The most job openings, by specialty, among registered nurses include emergency medicine, general medical / surgery, and operating room RNs. 

"We are excited to honor the fastest growing U.S. occupation. By 2020 registered nurses are projected to grow by more than 25 percent nationwide," said Tricia Pattee, HEALTHeCAREERS Network Product Director.  "This segment of the profession already makes up more than half of all the Q1 2013 nursing jobs on HeCN."

Learn more about the current state of nursing careers, including rising specialties and the geographic areas with the highest growth by accessing the full Nursing Employment Fact Sheet.

Join the National Nurses Week social conversation on Twitter: RT @Healthecareers: Happy #NursesWeek! We're proud to celebrate #healthcare's stars with a Nurse Fact Sheet http://bit.ly/10n7QC2

About HEALTHeCAREERS

HEALTHeCAREERS Network (HeCN) is the only true online single-source healthcare recruiting solution providing a full spectrum of medical and healthcare jobs and unparalleled access across disciplines and specialties for employers to recruit qualified candidates and for job seekers to find employment opportunities specific to their individual career path. Designed to match qualified medical professionals with healthcare employers, HeCN also serves as a career destination complete with news, information, events, career resources, and recruitment tools. To learn more about HeCN and our offerings for employers, recruiters and job seekers, please visit www.healthecareers.com, our blog, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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