Good Jobs in St. Pete: What Makes a Good Healthcare Job?
Thursday, November 5 at 12:00 PM ET | Virtual
A free, one-hour virtual roundtable for St. Petersburg employers in healthcare. Join local business leaders and national workforce experts to explore what makes jobs attractive, accessible, and built to last, and how to hire and keep talent from right here in St. Pete.
Healthcare is one of the clearest paths from a first job to a lasting career, when the job is designed for people to stay. We'll explore shift schedules, burnout, credential costs, and career ladders from CNA to RN.
Why St. Pete, why now
St. Pete is growing. Are our jobs growing with it?
From downtown startups to hospitals, contractors, and manufacturers across Pinellas County, St. Petersburg employers need skilled people to keep the city running and growing. Many of the residents who could fill those roles already live here. They're building skills through community college, certifications, apprenticeships, military service, and on-the-job experience. Good Jobs in St. Pete brings employers together to talk honestly about what makes a job worth taking and worth keeping, and what it takes to hire from our own community.
At a Glance
Date: Thursday, November 5 · 12:00 PM ET
Title: What Makes a Good Healthcare Job?
Format: Virtual · Free
Who's at the table: Hospitals, long-term care, home health, and clinic employers, plus a national healthcare workforce voice
Register for HealthcareWhat we'll talk about
From "Help Wanted" to "Here to Stay"
Every session follows the path a worker takes, and what employers can do at each step.
01
Want the Job
What makes a role attractive: pay, benefits, stability, flexibility, and purpose
02
Take the Job
Which requirements truly matter, and how transportation, shift timing, and childcare affect who can say yes
03
Stay in the Job
What keeps people past 90 days: supervision, scheduling, culture, and belonging
04
Grow in the Job
Training, credentials, promotions, and how AI is changing career paths
"How do location, shift timing, and transportation access affect whether a good-paying job is actually accessible?"
"What helps women enter, stay, and advance in this industry?"
Who should attend
Built for St. Pete and Tampa Bay Market employers
- Business owners and executives at St. Pete and Pinellas companies
- HR, talent acquisition, and recruiting leaders
- Hiring managers and supervisors in tech, healthcare, and the skilled trades
- Remote and hybrid employers open to hiring St. Pete residents
- Workforce, education, and economic development partners
Why attend
What you'll walk away with
- Practical ideas you can use right away to attract, hire, and keep talent
- Local insight from St. Pete employers facing the same challenges you are
- National perspective on workforce trends, skills-based hiring, and AI
- A direct connection to St. Pete Works EDGE and residents trained and ready to work
- The Good Jobs in St. Pete brief, a summary of what employers across all three industries said, sent to every registrant after the series
Speakers
Meet the roundtables
Panelists from St. Pete tech, healthcare, and skilled trades employers will be announced soon.
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About St. Pete Works EDGE
Connecting healthcare employers’ real needs with local talent
St. Pete Works EDGE partners with local healthcare employers to strengthen talent pipelines while expanding access to good jobs for South St. Petersburg residents, particularly workers without a four-year degree. Elite Business Performance supports this work through employer roundtables, Employer Spotlights, job fairs, candidate referrals, and workforce strategy conversations.
Our approach considers the entire employment pathway—from what makes someone want and able to accept a healthcare job, to what helps them stay in the role and build a long-term career.
Our program
About St. Pete Works EDGE
St. Pete Works EDGE, a partnership with St. Petersburg College, connects St. Petersburg CRA residents with in-demand training and connects employers with ready-to-work local talent. Through Employer Spotlights, Hiring Rooms, job fairs, and candidate referrals, EDGE helps St. Pete businesses build stronger talent pipelines from within the community.
Save your seat. It's free.
Choose your sessions below. Registration takes under a minute, and you'll get each virtual link by email.
Sessions will be recorded. Your information is used only for event communication and EDGE employer outreach.