SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) – Whereas COVID-19 circumstances and hospitalizations are declining in Ohio, the necessity for well being care staff remains to be excessive. A Miami Valley well being system held a job honest Saturday hoping to draw new candidates.
Mercy well being held an open home job honest at Springfield Regional Medical Middle to fill open positions throughout each division.
The well being system is hiring folks for nursing, nursing help, radiology, respiratory, lab, pharmacy positions in addition to housekeeping, meals service and affected person transport.
“I’ve been doing recruitment for a major variety of years and I don’t ever keep in mind it being this troublesome,” Mercy Well being director of expertise acquisition Shannon Williams mentioned.
Williams mentioned this is likely one of the finest turnouts they’ve seen for a hiring occasion with 160 folks RSVPing.
“Individuals are coming in, interviewing for all sorts of positions all through the medical middle, and a few of them are leaving with gives,” Williams mentioned.
Bonnie Jones is likely one of the candidates who left with a proposal.
“I’m able to get my ft moist once more,” Jones mentioned.
Jones took a break from well being care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, however determined to get again within the area taking a job as a CNA.
“Serving to them with their each day wants and simply being there for them,” Jones mentioned.
After the omicron variant precipitated the pandemic’s largest peak in circumstances and hospitalizations, Clark County Mixed Well being District (CCCHD) officers mentioned we’re on the downhill slope, however numbers are nonetheless excessive.
“We’re nonetheless seeing numbers and circumstances and hospitalizations that, you recognize, eight or so months in the past, again in the midst of final 12 months, would have actually given us pause,” CCCHD communications coordinator Nate Smith mentioned.
Hospitals nonetheless are feeling the stress of COVID-19, and it’ll take the work of everybody to offer present and upcoming well being care staff the break they want.
“The very best factor we are able to do to assist the hospitals is to not go there except we actually must, and if we might maintain ourselves from getting actually sick by turning into vaccinated and being proactive, that’s all the higher,” Smith mentioned.
Smith mentioned since February 1, circumstances in Clark County are down over 75% and hospitalizations are additionally down.