HRSA's Job Hook-Up: Refreshing Health Worker Connections Nationwide
Published Date: 12/31/2025
Notice
Summary
HRSA wants your thoughts on updating the Health Workforce Connector, a tool that helps health pros find jobs in communities that need them most. This update affects folks involved in several health programs and aims to keep the platform fresh and useful. You’ve got until March 2, 2026, to share your feedback—no money changes, just better connections!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Optional Profile, Searchable by Sites
You may optionally complete a profile with details like location, discipline, specialty, and languages, and choose whether approved site points of contact can search your profile. HRSA estimates 5,014 profile completions at an average of 1.00 hour per profile.
Optional Account Creation; Required Fields
You can optionally create an account on the Health Workforce Connector by entering your first name, last name, and email address. HRSA estimates 5,330 account creations with an average time of 0.08 hours (about 5 minutes) per account.
Program Participants: Account Linking & Data Import
Participants in NHSC, Nurse Corps, STAR, Pediatric Specialty (PS), Nursing Training, or THCGME programs can link their HWC account to their existing Bureau of Health Workforce program file and request an initial import of existing data. This linking is done at the user's request.
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