Visual Job Ads On HealthcareJobsOnDisplay.com

According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are many cities throughout this nation where the only regularly occurring employment growth is in the healthcare industry. While others are struggling to find work, professionals in this sector continue to have options. For many in healthcare, the big question is which job search site to use.

A new Web site, HealthcareJobsOnDisplay.com, hopes to answer this question. Launched on the 13th of this month, the creators of this site put almost a year into its preparation, research, design, development, programming and testing.

Since many studies have found that the average Internet user is more drawn to visual images than they are words by themselves, HealthcareJobsOnDisplay.com has decided to market job listings as graphic ads. According to a recent press release, the company believes this benefits employers in two different ways. Not only are they able to advertise their available jobs, but they also have the chance to make their personal brand visible.

These highly visible ads make searching for a healthcare job easier. More information is available in a format that is easily processed by the human eyes, which means that the days of having to squint at small print on a computer screen are over.

"Our search function is the most important piece of the puzzle and we wanted to be different, not like every other job board out there, so we made sure that Branded, Creative, Display ads populate from the 1st search and it's all right there initially so employers have a chance to stand out, right out of the box. Employers and candidates will notice a difference right away from the very 1st search," said Ron Feldstein, founder and president of HealthcareJobsOnDisplay.com, in the recent press release. "We strived to create a unique, truly functional website and I we've done it."

Feldstein went on to say that with so many job boards competing online, it is important for a newcomer to find their niche and remain unique.

"To my knowledge there are no websites out there providing this kind of display ad search capability, and this level of customer service/design services. We are creating each ad individually for every client, which involves copywriting, design, and coordination. Sure it's a lot of work, but our clients and employers have already seen the difference in our approach and they appreciate the effort," said Feldstein.

Although the company has a creative team in place to handle designing ads, employers are able to provide their own cream ready advertisements.

In order to drum up interest in the Web site, HealthcareJobsOnDisplay will give the 1st, 100th, 250th, 500th, 1100th, 1250th, 1500th, 21ooth, 2250th and 2500th job seekers who upload their resumes a $50 gift card. The 1000th, 2000th and 3000th resumes posted will receive a $100 gift card.

Currently, HealthcareJobsOnDispaly handles only employment advertisements for positions located on the East Coast.

Jobs in Healthcare

Looking for a career in the medical industry? Absolute Health Care is the leading Internet source for jobs.

"We enable all types of healthcare / medical facilities, staffing companies, travel companies, and recruiters to post healthcare / medical job listings in our jobs database, and help healthcare / medical job seekers find new career opportunities when seeking employment".

With 267,428 resumes, 275,000 posts with 1,000 companies, job seekers can find the right or ideal job.

Companies from all over the country post available jobs. Also, there is a list of companies to allow you to get to know the companies, and whether they are right for you. Don't know exactly where you want to work? Job seekers can post their resume on the site's database.
The site has over 100 available positions in numerous areas including:

• Nursing,
• Rehabilitation,
  
• Pharmacy,
  
• Radiology,
  
• Physician,
• Office/clerical, and more

Absolute Health care is the place to look for medical jobs. They know the difficulties those face seeking medical positions. Through partnering with companies, their website is the best place to find the job that is right for you.

Healthcare Jobs Cut with AMN

One company is planning to eliminate almost 200 healthcare jobs across four states. Click here to see more healthcare jobs.

AMN Healthcare recently announced that it plans to eliminate 190 healthcare positions in California and three other unnamed states. About 40 workers will lost their jobs in San Diego, where the company is based. Some employees will be offered positions in other parts of the company and some will receive severance packages.

The company is eliminating positions as part of its plan to restructure its travel nurse staffing division, according to an article by the San Diego Union-Tribune. Although the healthcare industry is often one considered to be recession-proof, many hospitals across the country are reducing their number of traveling nurses to help save costs.

AMN supplies traveling nurses, traveling doctors and other temporary healthcare workers to hospitals, clinics and physician practices. The company has acquired several smaller competitors throughout the years.

AMN has announced that two of those brands, RN Demand and Preferred Healthcare Staffing, will be phased out. However, the company will continue to recruit temporary nurses through American Mobile Healthcare, NursesRX, NurseChoice, O'Grady Peyton International and Medical Express.

AMN also plans to close its office in Huntersville, N.C. as of April and move its NursesRX recruiting services to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

San Diego's education and health services industry employed 134,600 workers during December 2008, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 134,200 workers during November 2008 and a 2.4 percent increase from last year.

California's education and health services industry as a whole employed 1,738,200 workers during December 2008, up from 1,735,900 workers during November 2008 and a 3.1 percent increase from last year.

Health Care Jobs Cut at WellPoint

WellPoint, Inc., a publicly traded commercial health benefits company, has announced plans to streamline its administrative cost structure in response to the ongoing economic downturn as it continues to manage its business for long-term success.

The company will eliminate approximately 1,500 positions, including more than 900 open health care jobs. The approximately 600 associates affected by the layoff will receive both severance pay and outplacement assistance in accordance with WellPoint's policies.

"With the current state of the economy we made the difficult decision to adjust the size of our workforce as we continue to meet our members' needs while appropriately controlling operating expenses," said Angela F. Braly, president and chief executive officer of WellPoint, Inc. "We remain committed to providing our members with the high-quality customer service they expect and developing innovative solutions to address the rising costs of health care."

Customer service to all members remains a high priority for WellPoint. This adjustment to the size of its workforce does not impact any existing compliance staff involved in its Medicare Advantage or Medicare Part D compliance process.

"WellPoint remains a financially strong company with a diverse investment portfolio and ample liquidity," said Wayne DeVeydt, chief financial officer, WellPoint, Inc. "We proactively manage our business and make adjustments based on market conditions while striving to provide the best value through innovative products and services."

"We continue to build on momentum from our 2008 performance improvement plan, making the necessary changes to enhance our claims processing and customer service functions and streamlining operations," said Braly. "We will continue to make the necessary adjustments to meet our customer and financial commitments for 2009. We intend to discuss our 2008 performance and our 2009 outlook in our earnings release on January 28, 2009."

Urgent Care Provider Opens Nine New Locations, Adding Jobs In North Carolina, Texas

Urgent care provider NextCare recently announced its addition of nine more immediate care clinic locations. The company has acquired six Pinnacle Physicians Network clinics in Charlotte, NC, and three Urgent Care Plus clinics in Austin, Texas. With these new acquisitions, NextCare is committed to bringing not only quality medical care to each of these new communities, but healthcare jobs.

"We are very excited to have the team of clinical professionals from urgent care provider Pinnacle Physicians Network as part of the NextCare Urgent Care team," said Jim Weaver, Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at NextCare. "Also, Urgent Care Plus has done an outstanding job of providing quality immediate care clinic services to the community so we are very happy to join our resources, allowing us to grow and expand our operations in the Texas community."

These new immediate care clinics will provide the same quality medical services that NextCare patients have come to expect. Vaccinations, x-rays, lab work, sports physicals and general checkups will be available as well as injury care and prescriptions (at most locations). A friendly staff, state-of-the-art equipment and a convenient walk-in setup makes quality health care accessible to all.

NextCare President Laurel Stoimenoff expressed her commitment to the communities of Charlotte and Austin when she said, "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to serve these dynamic communities and provide them with the medical health services they deserve."

Currently, 42 urgent care facilities are operating among Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia, plus five on-site locations.

Healthcare Jobs in Nursing Always Needed; November 9-15 Recognized as National Nurse Practitioner Week

Medelita, a maker of clinician scrub sets and lab coats, as well as a line of nursing scrubs, reminds us via a company press release that the medical community recognizes November 9 – 15 as National Nurse Practitioner Week.

Despite the enormous nursing shorting within healthcare jobs, there are approximately 120,000 Nurse Practitioners (NPs) practicing an approach to whole-person care in healthcare environments across the U.S. Increasing numbers of patients are choosing to receive their primary as well as specialty care from NPs, and for very good reason.

NPs are licensed advanced practice nurses who provide a wide scope of healthcare services similar to those provided by a doctor, in an equally wide range of clinical settings. And they've definitely earned the lab coats they wear. With advanced, clinical training and graduate education, on top of their training and often extensive real-world experience as registered nurses, NPs are exceptionally well qualified to diagnose and treat a spectrum of health conditions. They are also well respected as leaders in their medical fields, and as innovators in high-quality, cost-effective patient care.

But don't expect to find them resting on their laurels. NPs are busy practicing wherever doctors do -- and don't -- including hospitals, clinics, private practice, emergency rooms, urgent care centers, schools, nursing homes, to name a few. Many NPs hold master's degrees and doctorates, as well as extensive training in areas of specialization such as cardiovascular, oncology, neurology, neonatal, pediatric, and an array of sub-specialties.

While equipped with the skills, knowledge and experience to diagnose and treat, NPs place equal emphasis on care and cure. This extends not just to ordering the tests, developing the treatment plan, and writing the prescriptions, but also to managing patients' overall well-being. NPs collaborate with their patients in their own health and wellness, through disease prevention, health education and counseling. By treating the person as well as the patient, NPs become a valuable source of information and guidance in making healthy life choices.

This unique whole-person approach to medical care has defined and distinguished NPs dating back to 1965, the year the first NP program launched at the University of Colorado. Forty-three years later, this core philosophy remains intact even while the role of NPs has continued to evolve with the changing needs of patients. Today, around 6,000 new NPs join the nation's healthcare delivery system every year -- the vast majority of them women who have already been practicing as nurses.

As NPs continue to improve the quality of care, they're also lowering costs for the patients who come to rely on NPs as partners in health. In fact, patients who see NPs for their primary care often have fewer ER visits, shorter hospital stays and lower medication costs.

Healthcare Sales Jobs

Many industries throughout the country are suffering, such as finance, construction and manufacturing. Because of this, employers are laying off workers in order to keep their profits intact. One sector that seems to be immune to these issues is the healthcare industry. This sector has many employment opportunities that often over look, such as healthcare sales jobs.

Often called medical sales representatives, or reps, individuals with this healthcare job work on the behalf of pharmaceutical companies to sell much needed equipment or medicine to professionals in the field. They are responsible for getting the products of the company that they work for out to the people who need them most.

Medical sales representatives usually have a general geographical location that they sell with in. They also usually specialize in on particular product or in a specific medical area. As part of this, they often make presentations or organize events for healthcare professionals so that they can learn more about the products they offer.

Because of the amount of time these individuals spend face-to-face with doctors and nurses, it is important that they have good interpersonal skills. Being a good public speaker also comes in very handy, as a working knowledge of medical concepts.

In order to be successful in this field, an individual would need to be good at managing time, making their own schedule and, for some, budgeting the money used to fund a conference. Other responsibilities include keeping up to date with changes in the industry, developing sales strategies and creating and maintaining working relationships with medical professionals.

According to CNNmoney.com's Salary Wizard, the median salary in this field is $59,730, but some make more than $200,000 a year. Their pay is often accompanied by large bonuses. Aside from normal benefits, individuals with healthcare sales jobs often get expense accounts, company vehicles, and a variety of other incentives.

Informative Healthcare Jobs Website

Healthcare jobs continue to have one of the strongest growth rates in the nation. The problem is that the need for qualified professionals in this sector has now surpassed the number of available workers. Between educational programs not having the proper funding to train new medical workers and older members of the workforce retiring, employers simply can not fill many staff vacancies.

Hoping to better educated the public about the variety of healthcare job options out there, a new website geared toward California residents has been created. HealthJobsStartHere.com focuses on allied health jobs like pharmacy aides, medical secretaries, EMTs and health information technicians. Many times high school and college students who have yet to choose their majors only know about two options in the medical field; doctors and nurses. By getting this information to young adults in California, the state stands to greatly reduce the shortage of workers in this industry.

Phyllis Bushart, who is the executive vice president of COPE Health, which is one of the HealthJobsStartHere.com’s partners believes the website is crucial in addressing the state’s medical employment issues.

“I think we’re in almost a crisis situation in there is such an extreme need for registered nurses, respiratory therapists, clinical lab scientists, pharmacists and radiology technicians,” Bushart said.

She agrees with other experts who say this problem will only get worse as the population ages. As older workers retire and the portion of the population that is considered elderly increases, even more workers will be needed for healthcare jobs.

HealthJobsStartHere.com is designed to steer people who are interested in the industry towards jobs that are in-line with their interest. It also allows users to see what the expected salary is for the medical jobs in question and lets the know what kind and how much education they will need. In addition to this valuable information it also helps users location on-the-job training, financial support and alerts them of openings that are near their area.

“It was a good opportunity for us to try and raise awareness,” said David Littlefield, who is the California Wellness Foundation’s communication officer. “The public wasn’t aware of the shortage.”

The CWF provided the grant money which was used to develop HealthJobsStartHere.com

100 Lost Healthcare Jobs Nothing to Be Concerned About

Despite losing 100 healthcare jobs in hospitals, the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown metropolitan area of New York still had industry job growth in August, according to state Department of Labor's labor market analyst John Nelson.

Over the last year, the area has gained 500 jobs in the industry, when hospitals are excluded. Nelson believes that the 100 positions cut at local hospitals was "just a blip."

"You have to keep in mind that these surveys are sample-based estimates, so that 100 is not really a real factor," said Nelson. "You probably won’t find a company that laid off 100 people. There could be minor cutbacks, but nothing big."

The Times Herald-Record checked this by calling area hospitals to find out how many healthcare jobs they had cut, but all of those that returned the calls said that they did not layoff any employees during August. Rob Lee, a spokesman for the Orange Regional Medical Center, told reporters that the facility he represents is in the process of recruiting for 125 vacant positions.

Despite this, several hospitals have scaled back the number of individuals they employee recently. The Bon Secours Charity Health System, including St. Anthony Community Hospital of Warwick, Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis and Suffern's Good Samaritan Hospital, did away with 80 full-time positions during the month of July. St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital also did away 22 full-time positions during the month of May.

"Hospitals across the nation are struggling, and the climate in New York state is particularly challenging," said Judi Stokes, who is a spokesperson for St. Luke's. "New York state hospitals' operating margin are the second worst in the nation. While volatility in the economy certainly plays a role regarding increased costs for operations - such as utilities and supplies - the challenges are far greater and longer term."

According to Lee, the struggling economy could actually be partially to blame for the rising rates of illness. Stress can induce many health problems, but he says that he is not aware of the hospital he represents having an increased problem in patients not paying their bills.

Focusing on Healthcare Jobs Retention Problems

Limited acceptance into nursing school and a group of RNs nearing retirement age has caused serve issues for employers. Since finding enough professionals to fill many healthcare jobs has become a serious problem, many hospital administrators are now focusing even harder on retention than ever before.

According to the Kansas City Star, the state is expected to have a supply of nurses that has decline by 2.3 percent in 2020. At the same time, the demand is expected to increase by 25.6 percent, making it extremely important for employers to hold on to ever nurse that they can.
The newspaper also found that 13 percent of nurses make the decision to leave their career each year. This means that more than 9 percent of the positions for this healthcare job continue to be unfilled.

In an effort to encourage nurses to stick with the career and battle burnout, many employers are now offering better benefits, higher salaries and more training.

Susan Lacey, who is the director of nursing work force and systems analysis at Children's Mercy Hospital, told the newspaper that a new center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing plans to address the problem in a variety of different ways over the course of the next two years.

The center plans to conduct a comprehensive survey of all of the local hospitals and clinics in order to find out which facilities have issues that need to be improved in order to keep nurses around. It also plans to create a Clinical Scene Investigator (CSI) Academy in order to provide education and technical support to those in the profession. They will also share the results of the survey and CSI Academy at an up-coming conference devoted to nursing work-force innovation.

"We believe the center will serve as a national model for strategic innovation in health-care transformation," Lacey told the newspaper. "It truly is one of a kind. We believe we can meet the demands with the available resources if we help to improve the environment in which nurses are working."

In Healthcare Jobs, Green is a Good Thing

One company in Wisconsin is combining two of America's most popular industries by creating healthcare jobs that are green-oriented.

Affinity Health System, located in Northeast Wisconsin, specializes in "green health," which focuses on providing patients with the highest degree of care while taking steps to help protect the environment.

"Small steps, like using exam gowns made out of recycled paper to larger steps like building a clinic with recycled materials, are all part of healthcare’s push to be green," the company's Web site notes. "Each action accumulates into savings both financially and ecologically."

"At Affinity, we take pride in being an industry leader in sustainable design and finding new ways to protect our environment," the site adds. "Innovation moves us toward better care, a better environment and a better world."

Affinity is able to remain a sustainable green company by using an evidence-based design, a sustainable design and lean principles. The company has five clinics and an addition that have earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

As green careers are creating new jobs for employees in many industries, Affinity and other green-conscious companies are making important opportunities available in a declining economy.

The company's practices have been recognized by such agencies as Practice Greenhealth, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Making Medicine Mercury Free and Environmental Leadership Circle.

Affinity Health Systems also has won several awards for its efforts in being environmentally friendly, including the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and Making Medicine Mercury Free award in 2006, and the company was inducted into the Environmental Leadership Circle by Hospitals for a Healthy Environment in 2007 and was awarded continuation in the Environmental Leadership Circle this year.

More Healthcare Jobs in South Carolina

The unstable economy has caused many employers throughout a variety of different industries to layoff many workers. Rising gas prices, falling real estate sales and the national credit crisis are all working against business owners and making it more difficult to turn a profit. Lowering the amount spent on paying employee wages is one way that many companies are staying in the staying in the black.

Despite these wide spread problems in the job market, healthcare jobs continue to offer employers security. While the many industries throughout the country are doing away with jobs, healthcare employment opportunities continue to increase.

The Greenville Hospital System of Greenville, South Carolina recently announced that it will adding 550 new healthcare jobs over the course of the next year. Reflecting increasing need for medical services, the hospital system is creating the new positions in order to keep up population growth.

"If you had a new employer coming to Greenville that was bringing on board 550 new employees, it would be a big deal," said Doug Dorman, GHS' Vice President of Human Resources.

According to Dorman, these new healthcare jobs are in addition to the 450 new positions that were just created. This means a total of 800 new jobs for everyone from nurse and doctors to clerical workers and all other employees used to staff the five campuses.

Over the last year, GHS has opened two new hospitals; one at its Greer campus and one at Patewood. With the addition of the new jobs, GHS, which is the region's largest employer, would have a total workforce of around 9,300.

This staff increase will end up costing patients more. Patient's rooms will soon be going from $740 a night to $785.

"We had the same costs that you have at home," said Susan Bichel, GHS Vice President of Financial Services. "We have utility costs going up--other costs--all of our expenses are increasing as well."

Many with Healthcare Jobs Strike in California

Over 2,000 California residents with healthcare jobs held a strike on August 28th in hopes of improving the care of their patients. The workers called upon the Daughters of Charity Health System to cease what they consider an undermining of the voice of caregivers in decisions effecting how quality care is given. They also protested several different labor practices that they considered to be unfair including the failure of hospital administration to bargain in good faith.

“Unfortunately, Daughters of Charity has ignored out call to help improve patient care for several months,” Velma Jones, a licensed Vocational Nurse at St. Francis Medical Center, said in a recent press release.

Those with healthcare jobs started the strike early on Thursday morning at 6:00 am and continued for 24 hours at five different hospital throughout the state. The facilities where they protested included St. Francis Medical center near Los Angeles, Seaton Medical center of Daly city, Seton Coastside in Moss Beach, St. Louise Regional Hospital of Gilroy and O’Connor Hospital of San Jose.

"Because of the dedication of its healthcare workers, the Daughters of Charity Health System has enjoyed years of prosperity. Hospital administrators continue to rebuff requests to discuss proposals affecting the recruitment and retention of qualified healthcare professionals, and they want to limit frontline caregivers' ability to act as an advocate for their patients," said California State Assemblyman Jim Beal Jr., who represents the state’s 24th district in regards to the strike. “I urge management to do what is best for workers and out community. It’s time to bargain in good faith.”

Over 2,400 medical employees who are represented by SEIC United Healthcare Workers-West have been in negotiations with administration since March of this year. The workers have offered several different suggestion as to increasing the standard of healthcare in the city along with creating good jobs in the area that have been proven elsewhere. Despite this, hospital big-wigs have only been willing to bargain in “bad faith”. Some believe that all of the proposals made by administrators thus far would rollback 15 years of contractual gains.

Currently over 75,00 of the state’s healthcare workers are trying to negotiate new contracts with administrators. This is believed to be one of the largest-ever coordinated bargaining efforts in the industry. UHW hopes to bring together all healthcare workers in California under on localized union. At this time UHW has over 150,000 members and is considered to be one of the fastest-growing unions in the nation.

Healthcare Job Site Breaks Record

Although employers in many industries across the country have been decreasing the number of individuals they employee, healthcare jobs continue to plentiful. The economic uncertainty that has been the cause of such downsizing has yet to effect the medical field. The large number of jobs being posted online in this industry is further proof that employment in healthcare will continue to offer job security that is scarce in today's market.

Industry specific job search site HealthcareCrossing posted over 28,000 new positions in one week during the month of July. This record breaking number of job announcements happened despite several layoffs at various hospitals and medical centers in June.

Many of these layoffs were the result of internal problems and efforts to increase profits. Experts do not believe that they reflected greater issues in the industry, which remains relatively steady.

"The recession has hit the recruiters pretty hard in the first quarter," said HealthcareCrossing CEO A. Harrison Barnes. "But HealthcareCrossing has been seeing a record growth in the number of jobs, and is really doing a superb job."

As proof of the site's success Barnes cited the fact that approximately 217,000 active jobs are currently available on the website's database. This is a 256 percent increase from January when HealthcareCrossing had only 84,758 positions.

According to the number of positions being posted on the site the careers with the highest demand are:

• Nursing Jobs (43,672 jobs)
• Healthcare specialist jobs (6,097 jobs)
• Surgery jobs (2,646 jobs)
• Medical assistant jobs (2,327 jobs)
• Mental health jobs (2,207 jobs)

One of the factors that makes HealthcareCrossing different from other job search sites is the fact that it weeds out spam and positions that are not industry specific. The company believes that this increases the efficiency of its users job search efforts.

Where as many job search sites only list positions that employers have paid to post, HealthcareCrossing tries to locate all healthcare job announcements listed on the Internet and offer them in one convenient location.

Physical Therapy is One of the Most Popular Healthcare Jobs in America

Jobs in healthcare are some of the fastest growing in the country. With the population growing and the baby boomers nearing retirement, the industry has a great need for new workers. In many places there is such a great demand for workers and not enough individuals trained for the field that shortage of healthcare professionals is expected in the next few years.

According to Money Magazine’s “Best Jobs in America”, physical therapist have the 12th best job in the nation. This healthcare career also made it onto Parade’s “Hottest Jobs for College Graduates.” Other statistics show that physical therapist is one of the fastest growing jobs in the industry.

This career is considered one of the more satisfying jobs in the healthcare industry. While other professionals, such as nurses, often report feeling unhappy or even burnout at work, physical therapist report enjoying their jobs. High pay is another reason this career is considered a popular choice.

“The median salary for a staff physical therapy job is about $66,000,” said American Traveler recruitment VP. “But earnings for travel PT jobs can be as high as $100,000, and include free private housing and free first day health insurance.”

Many places faced with staff shortages for healthcare positions have turned to such recruitment agencies to help them locate short-term help. Individuals with travel jobs in healthcare have the chance to live all over the country, get paid more than others in their professional field and can take assignments that last anywhere from a month to a year.

According to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), physical therapy jobs are expected to grow by 27 percent over the next five years, which makes this career one of the fastest growing. Many hospitals and private practices will continue to rely traveling healthcare professionals until the nations schools are able to train enough individuals to fill the abundance of vacancies that the large number of retirees are creating.

“Aging Baby Boomers with the need for rehabilitation from heart attack and stroke will continue to fuel the need for physical therapy travel jobs as will advanced medical technologies aimed at improving the quality of life for newborns and the elderly,” said Deb Bacurin, RN, who is the Clinical Credentialing Manger of 50 States Staffing.

Other things making physical therapy jobs more popular include the fact that the Medicare therapy cap has been lifted and the fact that the PT occupation is now considered an “area of national need”, which means that physical therapists can now apply for student loan forgiveness.

Healthcare Jobs on The Rise

Jobs in health care are in high demand across the country and they will continue to be for the foreseeable future. The shortage of health care staff in hospitals and doctor’s offices is serious in many parts of the country.

But health care jobs today are different than they have been in the recent past. The days of doctors and nurses who only worked in hospitals or physician’s offices are gone. The opportunities in health care today are vastly different and there are a broad array of opportunities in many different areas.

According to the U. S. Department of Labor, there will be a 30% increase in the number of health care jobs required by the year 2014. That means we will see a need for more than 4,000,000 new health care jobs! Those jobs won’t just be filled in hospitals and doctor’s offices. There is a growing need for health care workers in insurance companies, disease management companies, call centers, 24/7 triage centers, urgent care clinics, occupational health services, hospices, and nursing homes.

With the aging population and graying of the Baby Boomers, there is an escalating need for more health care workers across the world. Coupled with the explosion in medical technology and discovery of new, more intensive treatments for various diseases, the health care industry is a lucrative field for a career. Diagnosis of diseases is much more sophisticated today and improving every day requiring more radiologists, laboratory technicians, and other ancillary staff.

Along with healthcare jobs will come other health services needs such as file clerks, claims processors, purchasing clerks, food services staff, accountants, and auditors. The need for health care workers will further spur a flexible work schedule enabling part-time and flex-time staff to fill critical positions

Jobs in health care are on the rise and will continue to be into the next three decades. A career in health care can be personally rewarding and will provide a much needed service.

Technology, information, opportunity account for job stability

The healthcare industry has the unique task of combining the human touch with technology and meeting the needs of millions of people. Don't expect that to change anytime soon.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare was the largest industry in 2006, providing 14 million jobs, including 13.6 million salary and wage jobs, and 438,000 self-employed jobs. Also, seven of the 20 fastest growing occupations are healthcare-related.

The healthcare industry is expected to generate 3 million new salary and wage job listings through 2016, more than any other industry. There are about 580,000 establishments that make up the healthcare industry. The BLS states nearly 77 percent of healthcare establishments are physicians, dentists, or other health practitioners' offices. While hospitals make up about 1 percent of all health care establishments, they employ 35 percent of all healthcare workers.

The BLS ntoes employment growth is expected to account for about 3 million new wage and salary jobs, 20 percent of all wage and salary jobs added to the economy over the 2006-16 period. Projected rates of employment growth range from 13 percent in hospitals, the largest and slowest growing, to 55 percent in home health care services.

One factor accounting for the increase, notes the BLS, is that the number of people in older age groups, with much greater than average healthcare needs, will grow faster than the total population through 2016, in turn increasing the demand for healthcare.

The BLS separates the healthcare industry into nine segments: hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities, physicians' offices, dentists' offices, home health care services, other health practicioners' offices, outpatient care centers, other ambulatory health care services, and medical and diagnostic laboratories.

"Of the 13.6 million wage and salary jobs, 40 percent were in hospitals; another 21 percent were in nursing and residential care facilities; and 16 percent were in offices of physicians," the BLS notes. "The majority of jobs for self-employed and unpaid family workers in health care were in offices of physicians, dentists, and other health practitioners – about 295,000 out of the 438,000 total self-employed."

Another benefit of the healthcare industry is that healthcare professionals are needed virtually everywhere throughout the nation. According to the BLS, healthcare jobs are most concentrated in larger states, including California, New York, Florida, Texas and Pennsylvania.

It also seems healthcare workers have a high rate of staying power, and although most jobs in healthcare require less than four years of college education, health diagnosing and treating practitioners are among the most educated workers.

"Workers in healthcare tend to be older than workers in other industries," the BLS states. "Health care workers also are more likely to remain employed in the same occupation, in part because of the high level of education and training required for many health occupations."

Along with the current high rate of employment, constant upgrades to technology and information promise the healthcare industry won't slow down anytime soon.

Healthcare Job Market

The concern about a nationwide nursing shortage has reached a critical level. Hospitals and private practices seem to be unable to employee enough nurses to be able to reach expected standards of care. Oddly enough the problem is not that there are not enough individuals interested in this healthcare job. The number of people applying to nursing programs at both technical schools and universities is on the rise. The real issue is that there are not enough people either interested or qualified to take on jobs in healthcare as nursing instructors.

Data from many nursing programs throughout the country shows that there are more than enough people interested in jobs in healthcare. If every student could be accepted then the nursing shortage would soon become a thing of the past. Still, despite the desperate need for those with the proper certifications, colleges are having to turn away a large number of those interested due the lack of faculty members.

As the population continues to grow, the demand for workers to fill nursing orientated jobs in healthcare will rise exponentially. Many states are making an effort to curtail the shortage by funneling government funds into programs to making training a large number of new nurses each year more probable. Nevertheless the problem of enticing nursing instructors remains.

Nursing instructors need at least a master degree to be qualified to train others for jobs in healthcare. The extra time and money it takes to complete extra years of school alone can be difficult to come by. Add to this the fact that, in many cases, nursing instructors are paid less than registered nurses with the same experience and a real recruitment problem is created.

At this time the average nursing instructor makes $69,769 a year, according to CNNMoney.com. The same source says that registered nurses make around $61,710 a year. Although the figures may seem to be slightly higher for nursing instructors, they are not taking into account the potential for extra hours and bonuses that nurses have the opportunity to take advantage of.

As hospitals and other medical care providers become drastically understaffed, nurses and others with jobs in healthcare are picking up extra shifts. In many places the need for workers has become extremely competitive, causing employers to bump salaries much higher. Registered nurses have been known to make as much as $72,156 a year as their base salary.

In order to remedy the nursing shortage, there will have to be an increase in incentive for those who are qualified to train others for jobs in healthcare to leave hospitals and enter classroom. Universities will likely soon become more competitive for faculty members to teach the growing number of students interested in becoming nurses. Until then, nursing instructors can find comfort in the fact that their chosen career is one of the most stable in the country.

Employers Struggling to Fill Healthcare Openings

With employers struggling to fill many jobs in healthcare, hiring temporary workers has become increasing popular. Because of this there has been a rise in what are called travel nurses, individuals that take assignments throughout the country. This enables facilities to continue to run smoothly and efficiently with a full staff until a more permanent employee can be found.

Recently it was announced that AlliedVIP.com, a free service provided for Allied Healthcare Professionals, will be changing the way its users apply for jobs in healthcare that require travel. Prior to this users were required to apply to multiple companies separately. Now, members who are interested in positions with various Allied Healthcare Companies will be able to fill out only one online application and have it sent to numerous employers at once.

This improvement is expected to greatly decrease the amount of time it takes for users to apply for healthcare jobs. According to a AlliedVIP.com press release, the demand for qualified healthcare professionals is so great that travel nurses are calling most of the shots when it comes to job opportunities. It is the websites goal to treat each user as the VIP that they are.

Unlike some sites, AlliedVIP.com does not charge those who are already members to research information about companies that are hiring for jobs in healthcare. They also do not charge users for applying for various positions online.

In addition to providing information about available healthcare jobs, the website also has a large database of various important research material that is pertinent to travel nurses such as wage and benefit information, travel guides, and detailed contact information for individual state license boards.