Supply of Nurses in Utah the 2020 Survey of Utah’S Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses Utah Medical Education Council
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Supply of Nurses in Utah The 2020 Survey of Utah’s Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses Utah Medical Education Council SUPPLY OF NURSES IN UTAH 2 | Supply of Nurses in Utah: The 2020 Survey of Utah’s Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses SUPPLY OF NURSES IN UTAH Supply of Nurses in Utah: The 2020 Survey of Utah’s Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses The Utah Medical Education Council State of Utah https://umec-nursing.utah.gov 2020 Prepared by: Victoria Gonce, BS Clark Ruttinger, MPA, MBA 3 | Supply of Nurses in Utah: The 2020 Survey of Utah’s Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses SUPPLY OF NURSES IN UTAH Supply of Nurses in Utah: The 2020 Survey of Utah’s Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses © Copyright 2020 by the Utah Medical Education Council. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Internet Address: https://umec-nursing.utah.gov This publication cannot be reproduced or distributed without permission. Please contact the UMEC at [email protected] or call (801) 526-4550 for permission to do so. Suggested Citation: Utah Medical Education Council (2020). Supply of Nurses in Utah: The 2020 Survey Utah’s Registered Nurses. Salt Lake City, UT. 4 | Supply of Nurses in Utah: The 2020 Survey of Utah’s Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses SUPPLY OF NURSES IN UTAH THE UTAH MEDICAL EDUCATION COUNCIL The Utah Medical Education Council (UMEC) was created in 1997 out of a need to secure and stabilize the state’s supply of healthcare clinicians. The enabling legislation authorized the UMEC to conduct ongoing healthcare workforce analyses and to assess Utah’s training capacity and graduate medical education (GME) financing policies. The UMEC is presided over by an eight-member board appointed by the Governor to bridge the gap between public/private healthcare workforce and education interests. Core Responsibilities – Healthcare Workforce • Assess supply and demand. • Advise and develop policy. • Seek and disburse Graduate Medical Education (GME) funds. • Facilitate training in rural locations. UMEC’s Current Board Members CHAIR C. Gregory Elliott, MD Wayne M. Samuelson, MD Intermountain Healthcare Vice Dean, School of Medicine University of Utah Sue Wilkey, DNP, RN Public Member John Berneike, MD Director Mary Williams, PhD, RN Family Practice Residency Program Public Member Utah Health Care Institute Gar Elison Public Member Amy Khan, MD Executive Medical Director Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah Douglas D. Gray, MD School of Medicine University of Utah 5 | Supply of Nurses in Utah: The 2020 Survey of Utah’s Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses SUPPLY OF NURSES IN UTAH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Utah Medical Education Council (UMEC) is proud to present the second comprehensive statewide report on Utah’s nursing workforce focused on describing the supply of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses across various work settings in Utah. This study on the supply of nurses is based on a survey disseminated in 2019 by the UMEC. The report below is the product of collaboration with thousands of nurses licensed within the state who responded to the survey. The UMEC would like to extend a special thanks to the following individuals for their participation on this year’s Nursing Advisory Committee and their considerable contributions to this report: Lawrence Marsco, MSN, RN, OCN Sheryl Steadman, PhD, MSN, RN Sr. Nursing Director, Huntsman Cancer Dean Hospital Inpatient Services (Interim) School of Nursing & Health Sciences Director of Clinical Operations Westminster College Teresa Garrett, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC Sharon Dingman, DNP, MS, RN Assistant Professor, University of Utah President, Utah Nurses Association College of Nursing Healthcare Consultant/Patient Co-Lead, Utah Action Coalition Satisfaction Outcomes & Founder of The Caring Model® (TCM) Stephen Weaver, MS, RN-BC LLC Informatics Nurse Specialist and Research Nurse Study Coordinator, Susan Thornock, EdD, MS, RN Office of Research and Development, Endowed Chair, School of Nursing Department of Veteran Affairs Dumke College of Health Professions Weber State University Joan Gallegos, MSW, RN Executive Director Selena Young, MBA, BSN, RN CASC Comagine Health Utah Sr. Nursing Director, Perioperative Services/Ambulatory Surgery Jen Wagenaar, MBA, RN, CPHQ, University of Utah Hospital and Clinics FACHE, CENP Chief Nursing Executive Sally Cantwell HCA- Mountain Division Chair, School of Nursing Dumke College of Health Professions Weber State University 6 | Supply of Nurses in Utah: The 2020 Survey of Utah’s Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses SUPPLY OF NURSES IN UTAH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE REPORTS Since its establishment, the UMEC has completed multiple reports on different healthcare workforces within Utah, including: • Advanced Practice Nurses (CNM, • Podiatrists CNS, CRNA, NP) • Physicians • Dentists • Physician Assistants • Medical Technologists • Radiology Technologists • Mental Health Professionals • Registered Nurses • Pharmacists For access to any of these reports, please refer to our website at: https://umec.utah.gov NURSING JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN UTAH The UMEC conducts annual job fairs for Physicians and Advanced Practitioners (PAs and APRNs including CNAs, CNMs, CRNAs, and NPs) attending training programs and/or practicing in the state of Utah. These job fairs are free of cost for attendees and are geared towards promoting retention of Utah-trained workforce in Utah. Major healthcare employers in the state are invited to recruit at these fairs. As a part of its rural workforce initiative, the UMEC encourages rural and frontier hospitals, clinics, and practices to participate in these job fairs by discounting their participation fees. In addition, the UMEC also hosts a job board on its website. For a listing of available nursing jobs, please access our website at: https://umec.utah.gov/umec-job-board TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 | Supply of Nurses in Utah: The 2020 Survey of Utah’s Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses SUPPLY OF NURSES IN UTAH The Utah Medical Education Council ......................................................................................... 5 Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................... 6 Additional Resources .................................................................................................................. 7 List of Figures ................................................................................................................................. 9 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................ 11 Acronyms & Abbreviations .......................................................................................................... 13 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 14 Utah RN Profile ......................................................................................................................... 14 Utah LPN Profile ....................................................................................................................... 14 Utah’s Registered Nurse & Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce, 2020 ...................................... 15 Introduction & Overview .......................................................................................................... 15 Methodology .......................................................................................................................... 15 Background ............................................................................................................................ 18 Registered Nurse Report Findings ............................................................................................ 20 Workforce Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 20 Practice Characteristics .......................................................................................................... 31 Licensed Practical Nurse Report Findings ................................................................................ 43 Workforce Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 43 Practice Characteristics .......................................................................................................... 52 Utah’s Future Nursing Workforce............................................................................................. 61 Summary Findings & Conclusion ......................................................................................... 65 Recommendations ................................................................................................................. 65 APPENDICES .............................................................................................................................. 67 Appendix A: Survey Instrument & Cover Letter ...................................................................... 67 Appendix B: References............................................................................................................ 72 8 | Supply of Nurses in Utah: The 2020 Survey of Utah’s Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses SUPPLY OF NURSES IN UTAH LIST OF FIGURES