Since launching in 2017, we have built Incredible Health to be the fastest-growing, venture-backed career marketplace for healthcare workers, in support of our mission to help healthcare professionals live better lives and find and do their best work. From assisting nurses in finding permanent jobs, helping top hospitals and health systems like Stanford Health Care, […]
Parallels between healthcare workers and police: Systems that drive accountability
A common excuse for police brutality is “it’s just a few bad apples.” It’s often asserted that there is no systemic issue with policing at large, and incidents involving assaults on Black Americans are the result of a couple of bad actors. The question is why we’re willing to accept the concept of a “few […]
Addressing the Nursing Shortage with a Nurse-Centric Recruiting Model
Outdated Sourcing Methods Put a Hospital’s Bottom Line at Risk The nursing shortage continues to grow in many states across the country, with California at the top of the list. According to a new study by the Health Resources and Services Administration, demand for RNs will outnumber supply by nearly 45,000 in California within the […]
Accelerating Nurse Hiring from 90 to 19 Days in Today’s Changing Environment
We started Incredible Health to improve the lives of all healthcare workers. Whether workers are looking to find their next job, maintain their CEU requirements, or connect with other workers, we are building a strong community and platform. We also have have built an innovative platform for employers who are hiring nurses and other healthcare […]
Announcing Free Nurse Salary Estimator for Every Nurse in America
Nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system. During the COVID-19 pandemic they have been called heroes, essential workers, and frontline workers. But nurses often express feeling underappreciated and overworked. They deserve more, and Incredible Health is constantly focused on providing exactly that. Today, we’re announcing a first-of-its-kind salary estimator, exclusively for US nurses, and […]
Tips for Hiring Top Nurses During Tumultuous Times
Our vision at Incredible Health was built on our sheer determination to help an underserved group like nurses find and do their best work. Given the recent social justice efforts, we’re more steadfast than ever to carry out this vision with every hospital we work with. It’s time for action: in my letter to the […]
Institutional Racism and What We’re Doing About It
The following is my email I shared with the Incredible Health team on June 2, 2020, 8 days after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, MN. The ideas for action come from the Incredible Health team, diversity research, and my technology CEO peers who are in the Andreessen Horowitz, Obvious Ventures, and NFX portfolios. Hi Team, […]
Individual Actions for Social Justice
On June 2, 2020 I wrote a letter to the Incredible Health team addressing institutionalized racism in America and what we’re doing about it. I included this list of specific actions Incredible Health employees, nurses, and others in the healthcare community can take for social justice. Actions to support social justice Sign a petition that […]
Study: Only 2% of nurses say hospitals were very prepared for COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has pushed many Americans beyond their normal stressors, perhaps none more so than nurses. The job of a nurse isn’t an easy one even in normal circumstances. Nurses already face burnout and workplace stress that impact their mental health, and the last few months have amplified these issues. At Incredible Health, our […]
Study: Demand for ICU and ED Nurses Skyrocketing During COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has pushed many Americans beyond their normal stressors, perhaps none more so than nurses. The job of a nurse isn’t an easy one even in normal circumstances. Nurses already face burnout and workplace stress that impact their mental health, and the last few months have amplified these issues. At Incredible Health, our […]
Nursing In The Time Of COVID-19 Report
COVID-19 has made working as a nurse more difficult and made pre-existing issues in the industry worse like staffing shortages, burnout and stress. That is according to a survey of more than 400 nurses by Incredible Health, conducted in April 2020. Incredible Health also closely analyzed its proprietary data to determine larger hiring trends in […]
Four Ways Hospitals Can Support Nurses During COVID-19
COVID-19 has created a time of unpredictability and uncertainty in the healthcare industry. The number of confirmed cases is growing every day and hospitals nationwide are getting overwhelmed, pushing our systems toward capacity. New York state, the state with the highest confirmed cases in the world, is rapidly running out of ICU beds. Meanwhile, nurses […]
We’re Announcing Free Nursing CEUs available in 2020 for Every Nurse in America
Nurses are our unsung heroes. In the midst of COVID-19, we’re extra thankful for our nurses and doctors who are working overtime to keep our communities safe and healthy. But even in times of normalcy, nurses are often overworked and under-appreciated. They deserve better, and we’re laser-focused on providing exactly that. That’s why today, we’re […]
Nursing shortage puts patient health – and the hospital’s bottom line – at risk
Removing hurdles to a more effective recruitment and hiring process. There is a crisis in the U.S. healthcare system, one that puts patient lives at risk and threatens financial viability for hospitals across the country. It doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. The problem is a shortage of registered nurses (RNs) and nurse […]
A Healthy Community Depends on Great Nurses
America faces a health care crisis as it quickly heads toward a 1 million nurse shortage. As of 2018, healthcare became the biggest labor workforce in the country, but it also suffers from the largest shortages. Our demand for healthcare is increasing, but our supply of healthcare workers is not keeping up.This carries serious consequences. […]
