Healthcare Collective Jax report · November 2026
Jacksonville clinical hiring: 2025 vs 2026
Clinical job postings at one of Jacksonville's largest health systems ran about 9% higher in 2026 than in 2025. Growth concentrated in emergency nursing, imaging, nurse practitioners, and PRN and part-time schedules.
Key findings
- Core clinical postings averaged 295 per snapshot in 2026, up 9% from 270 in 2025.
- Emergency department RN postings rose 81% (14 to 25 per snapshot).
- Part-time postings rose 54% and PRN postings 21%, while full-time was flat (+1%).
- Imaging postings rose 19%, nurse practitioner postings 27%, physical therapy 45%.
- Most postings turn over within a quarter: 11% to 19% were still listed 3 to 4 months later.
- Jacksonville's education and health services sector added 6,400 jobs (+4.8%) year over year, the metro's largest industry gain.
How we measured
We compared archived snapshots of Baptist Health's public job listings in the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine (January, April, August and December 2025; March and May 2026) with the live career site on November 10, 2026. We counted roles inside the ClinicalJax scope: licensed nursing, NP/PA, therapy, imaging, lab and surgical roles plus leadership in those fields. Other major Jacksonville systems' archives held no usable job data, so this comparison reflects one health system.
Postings at each snapshot
| Snapshot | Core clinical roles | All postings |
|---|
| Jan 2025 | 275 | 556 |
| Apr 2025 | 268 | 560 |
| Aug 2025 | 241 | 461 |
| Dec 2025 | 295 | 613 |
| Mar 2026 | 262 | 578 |
| May 2026 | 296 | 625 |
| Nov 2026 (live) | 328 | 663 |
Role mix
| Role | 2025 avg | 2026 avg | Change |
|---|
| Registered nurse | 153 | 160 | +5% |
| Imaging / radiology | 45 | 54 | +19% |
| Surgical / sterile processing | 21 | 21 | +2% |
| Nurse practitioner | 15 | 19 | +27% |
| Lab | 17 | 17 | 0% |
| Physical therapy | 11 | 16 | +45% |
| Occupational therapy | 4 | 6 | +60% |
| LPN | 4 | 2 | -38% |
RN specialties
| RN unit in title | 2025 avg | 2026 avg | Change |
|---|
| Emergency | 14.0 | 25.3 | +81% |
| Progressive care (PCU) | 36.5 | 30.0 | -18% |
| Med-surg | 15.5 | 10.0 | -35% |
| Cardiac / cath | 13.8 | 10.3 | -25% |
| Operating room | 13.0 | 14.0 | +8% |
| Labor, mother-baby, NICU | 10.3 | 11.7 | +13% |
| Behavioral health | 2.3 | 4.3 | +87% |
Schedules and leadership
| Measure | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|
| Full-time postings | 186 | 188 | +1% |
| PRN postings | 66 | 79 | +21% |
| Part-time postings | 18 | 28 | +54% |
| Leadership titles | 24 | 27 | +11% |
| Night-shift postings | 81 | 79 | -3% |
Market context
| Benchmark | Change |
|---|
| US health care and social assistance job openings, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026 (BLS JOLTS) | +4.4% |
| US health care and social assistance employment, Mar 2025 to Mar 2026 (BLS) | +2.9% |
| Jacksonville MSA education and health services jobs, June 2026 year over year (CareerSource NE Florida) | +4.8% |
Limits
Archive snapshots are irregular (four in 2025, three in 2026) and cover one health system. Postings are not the same as verified vacancies: one posting can cover several openings, and some stay up after a role is filled. ClinicalJax's daily tracking across 14 employers, which began November 10, 2026, is published on the Hiring Pulse.
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