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Overcoming the Challenges of a Healthcare Career

A career in healthcare is one of the most demanding jobs a person can have. It requires complete dedication, attention to detail, and accuracy, leaving no room for errors. Mistakes committed in a healthcare profession can literally be fatal, and the professional challenges that come with high pay and a recession-proof career abound. Our experiences in dealing with some of the most hardworking ...

The Advantages of Working with a Healthcare Staffing Agency

There has been a lot of bad rap about healthcare staffing agencies in the past. This is mainly due to some agencies� inability to get their applicants a job or the unpleasant work environment in facilities where they are placed. Not to mention that some of these agencies overwork their clinicians and underpay them. Although some of these stories are true, healthcare staffing firms that are ...

Why Healthcare Jobs Could Be Your Best Option

The healthcare industry is one industry that you can be certain will always be around. People are always going to need medical care. This doesn't mean you need to go back to school to be a doctor, there are many different types healthcare jobs available. You could even find something in the medical field using the current skills you have. The most obvious type of healthcare jobs are doctors ...

Labor Shortages Plague the Healthcare Sector

The Healthcare Association of New York State, HANYS) conducts periodic surveys on issues affecting the health care profession in that state. One recent HANYS study showed that 80% of participating hospitals in New York indicated a nursing shortage. No surprise there since the federal Bureau of Health Professions projects a shortage of New York nurses of ...

What Determines Nursing Salaries

The base pay of a nurse is determined by many different factors. The first of these factors are the years of experience that the nurse brings to the table. A GN or graduate degreed nurse will start out at the lowest salary of nurse pay. They will remain at this level until they pass their board exam or NCLEX. Upon passing their boards they will receive a small increase in pay anywhere from $2.50 ...

The Case of the Disappearing Patient

There is an air of resentment within physician waiting rooms that is sweeping the land. Why, you ask? Many patients are tired of waiting in your aptly named �waiting room�. When you make patients wait for what they perceive as too long, you are making the following statements to them: �My time is more valuable than yours� �I don�t care what you think or how you feel� �I don�t care ...

Switching Jobs? Consider This...

(ARA) - Fifty years ago, a person typically stayed with the same company for their entire career. Today, most people will hold three to seven positions during their lifetime. Switching jobs is an important decision. Be sure to make it for the right reasons.

Some people change jobs simply because there are more jobs available. Others because they feel the increased job dissatisfaction ...

Three Reasons to Choose a Career in Medicine

Let�s face it. We�re being pulled in so many directions by advertisements, news media and sheer availability, it�s difficult to figure out the right path for us. Here are three reasons why I think medicine might just be the best career for you. Technology. Plain and simple. The advances in technology have forever changed our world and medicine is on the cutting edge of that technology. ...

Surgical Technology: It's Not Just For Nurses Anymore!

Surgical Technology: It�s Not Just For Nurses Any More If you think that Florence Nightingale�s great, great grand nurse is standing beside the doctor while he removes your inflamed appendix, think again. Bodies aren�t the only things opening up in the OR. Jobs are too! Surgical Technology is one of the most rapidly growing careers in healthcare. Many technical schools and career colleges ...

Healthy Outlook for Jobs in the Healthcare Industry

Recent graduates looking to enter the healthcare field or those already in the field have a bright future ahead. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, jobs in healthcare will increase by 26 percent by 2008, which equates into 2.8 million new jobs. Jobs in demand are not necessarily limited to doctors and nurses. There are a wide range of jobs available across the entire healthcare field ...

Through the Eyes of the Nurse: Changes in Healthcare

Nursing in the twenty-first century is a far cry from what Florence Nightingale performed back in the 1800�s. High Tech medical devises have driven many hands-on procedures into antiquity. RN�s who have been in the field for a while have seen many changes in the way healthcare does business�and it IS a business. I recently sat down with nurses who�d been in the field for ten years or more to ...

Finding Security in the Ever-Changing Field of Medicine

So you want to be in medicine. You decide becoming a physician is not for you. You choose a particular discipline such as nursing or surgical technology and go through a year or two of intensive all-consuming training. You�re hired before you can turn your tassel on your cap at graduation. Now what? I frequently tell medical students they will be working at a job ten years from now that has ...

Safety Issues & Answers

When making the decision on where and when to work, nurses are saying that health and safety concerns are a major factor. In an industry where the professionals have such an indelible effect on the well being of our communities, healthcare employers are finding it more and more important to protect the well being of their own employees, especially if they want to retain those ...

The Healthcare Boom

While other industries ride the economic roller coaster, the healthcare industry has continued to grow at an incredible�and steady�rate. Where does that leave you as a medical professional? In a great place for a successful career!

Jayne Myers, an account manager for First Assist � a medical staffing company in the Washington, D.C. region � couldn�t agree more.

�Although ...

Becoming a Registered Nurse

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a highly desired profession for interested nursing students. What should you expect when you become a Registered Nurse?

Great deal of responsibility: Registered Nurses are highly regarded professionals in the Health Care industry. They are mainly responsible for supervising and managing the care of patients. Many uncertified nurses look to the ...

Where to Find Funding for Your Nursing Education

When choosing a School of Nursing, many different factors come into play in the decision making process. Some questions include: where would I like to live, what size of school would I like to attend, and what can I afford to spend on my education. These questions are very important to choosing the right school and the right fit for you. The easiest way to start your search is to centralize ...

The Future of the Nursing Career

The field of Nursing is very broad. Nurses can be found in hospitals, outpatient care, retirement homes, midwives and beyond! There is always a demand for nurses. There is approximately four times the number of active nurses as there are active doctors. The Nursing field has grown tremendously and this demand does not fluctuate with the economy.

Currently there is an increased ...