Archive for May, 2006

Nurse Levels to be Voted on in Massachusetts

By: Matt, May 17th, 2006

As mentioned previously on the Insource Staffing blog, May 23 will bring a vote on nursing levels in state hospitals in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Massachusetts nurses, the Massachusetts State Hospital Association and various leaders in the state House of Representatives will present legislation calling on state health officials to place limits on nurses’ […]

Mothers Happy at Work, but Would Like More Flexibility

By: Matt, May 16th, 2006

Working moms in the U.S. are generally happy with their bosses, a recent survey shows, but would like more flexibility at work. The survey, which consisted of telephone calls to 5,000 adult men and women, showed that 68% of working mothers believed that their bosses properly recognize that they do a good job of balancing […]

Accountant/Bookkeeper, Hoboken, New Jersey

By: Matt, May 15th, 2006

Placement Type: Direct PlacementPay Rate/Salary: NegotiableNumber of Openings: 1
Description: Successful candidate for this accountant/bookkeeper positions for a law firm will have legal bookkeeping, TABS, general ledger, and accounts receivable experience.
To Apply - Submit Resume to IntegriSource.

Telemarketing Account Manager, Scottsdale, Arizona

By: Matt, May 15th, 2006

Placement Type: Direct PlacementPay Rate/Salary: VariesNumber of Openings: 10+
Description: Self-motivated, hard-working, ambitious and money-motivated individuals sought for telemarketing account manager positions.
To Apply - Submit Resume to Insource Solutions.

Nurse to Patient Ratios at Issue in Massachusetts Hospitals

By: Matt, May 12th, 2006

While California is currently the only state to establish a minimum nurse to patient ratio in the state’s hospitals, Massachusetts appears to be following suit and is nearing completion of a court battle relating to the issue.
Massachusetts registered nurse and hospitals have recently agreed on the basics of a nurse staffing bill that would permit […]

Industry Pushes for More Realistic H-1B Rules

By: Matt, May 11th, 2006

Largely ignored in the national news, but nonetheless crucial to the debate regarding immigration and immigrant employment in the United States, is the Congressional system for determining the number of specialty H-1B visas available each year. While news of heated debates over the immigration policy as it relates to lower-wage workers has stolen headlines, “knowledge” […]

March Healthcare Job Growth Solid

By: Matt, May 10th, 2006

While job growth in other industries was slow or nonexistent, the healthcare industry added 24,300 jobs in March, 2006. That represents a 0.2% increase over February and a 2.4% increase since March, 2005. Overall, the end of March saw healthcare employment at 12.5 million.
Within various sub-sectors of the industry, hospitals added 8,400 employees in March […]

Employee Confidence Moving Downward

By: Matt, May 9th, 2006

Despite confidence and increased hiring in some industries, the overall employee confidence level in the U.S. is down according to the Spherion employee confidence index. The index dropped to 57.4, down 0.8 points from March. Despite that, the index is still 1.8 points higher than April 2005.
The survey further showed that 43% of workers polled […]

Websphere Developer, Lyndhurst, New Jersey

By: Matt, May 8th, 2006

Placement Type: Temporary, Full-time (6 months)Pay Rate/Salary: Varies by ExperienceNumber of Openings: 1
Description: Successful candidate will be experienced with IBM Websphere Application Server, Websphere Portal Server, and IBM Portlet API. Understanding of PeopleSoft a plus. Senior level only.
To Apply - Submit Resume to Insource Solutions.

Technical Support Engineer, Dallas, Texas

By: Matt, May 8th, 2006

Placement Type: Temporary, Full-time (1 year)Pay Rate/Salary: $50,000 per annumNumber of Openings: 3
Description: Successful candidates will work onsite at customer location for providing tier II support for their DSLAM product, which is deployed in the Wireline VoIP settings. The tier II support will also work on testing and learning the system when they are not […]