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Have R.N., Will Travel: Travel Nurse Demand Is Growing Again
Travel nursing, an outgrowth of seasonal nursing shortages, especially in places like Florida, where snowbirds flocked in the winter, today has grown both in demand and popularity so much that there...
View ArticleBoom Seen Ahead For India’s Pharma, Health Sector
In just three years, the healthcare/pharmaceutical sector in India will grow from the current $65 billion US to $100 billion US, fueled, in part, by Big Pharma’s outsourcing of services and the...
View ArticleDigitial Health Records: The ‘Must Have’ Skill For Medical Workers
Besides knowing how to do the job, there’s one more requirement that healthcare workers will need to get the job: skill with electronic medical records. In August, the most commonly requested skill...
View ArticlePerioperative Nurses: Ground Zero for the Worsening Nurse Shortage
Calling perioperative nursing ground zero for the coming shortage of skilled nurses, writer Rose O. Sherman, a nursing educator and researcher, says “A severe shortage of perioperative nurses could...
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Nurses More Satisfied, But Many Still Plan To Seek New Job
Whether caused by improvements in the economy or improvements in their work-life isn’t clear, but nurses in 2012 are more willing than just a year ago to stay in the profession and continue working...
View ArticleStudy Says Temp Nurses Save Lives At Short-Staffed Hospitals
Supplemental nurses could be “lifesavers” during times of critical nurse shortages in U.S. hospitals, according to a new study by University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing researchers. The study,...
View ArticleThe Next Big Trend In Health Care Staffing
The next big trend in health care employment is likely to be the use of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in locum tenens. With the shortage of doctors worsening — the shortfall...
View ArticleThis is a ‘Transformational Year’ for America’s Healthcare System
The Camden Group, a consulting group and think tank for the healthcare industry, says 2013 will be “a transformational year as healthcare organizations transition into a new era in healthcare.” Making...
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Healthcare Is Driving Up Demand For Tech Professionals
It’s no surprise that IT professionals are in hot demand across nearly all industries. Although we almost automatically think of tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, and the like as...
View ArticleHealth Care Recruiting Getting More Intense As Employers Up Salaries and Plan...
Health care continues to be one of the hottest areas for hiring in the U.S. and one of the toughest to recruit in-demand talent. CareerBuilder’s annual survey finds 22% of health care hiring managers...
View ArticleSeven Jobs Growing the Fastest
Seven occupations accounted for more than 400,000 job postings last month, about one-sixth of all the new jobs that went online in February. These occupations, ranging from accountant to paralegal, are...
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Healthcare IT Shortages Jeopardizing Funding for Electronic Health Records
A lack of qualified health IT professionals could prevent some healthcare providers from receiving government funding to implement Electronic Health Records (EHRs) at their facilities, according to...
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Growing For Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants Creating New Shortages
Faced with a growing need for doctors and a shrinking pool from which to hire, hospitals, medical groups and other healthcare providers are turning in record numbers to nurse practitioners and...
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Physical Therapists, RNs, Administrative Assistants Are Most In-Demand
Four months ago the most frequently advertised job online was physical therapist. It also ranked in the top five best healthcare jobs based, not only on demand, but on salary and job satisfaction. Now...
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In Recognition Of All They Do, It’s National Nurses Week
When a sick 1st grader waiting for mom or dad to arrive needs comforting, a nurse is there. In a hospice, it’s a nurse who holds the hand of the dying. It’s a nurse who hands the forceps to the doctor...
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More Startups Plan Hiring If They Can FInd the Tech Talent
More tech startups than at any time in the last four years will be looking to hire this year, says Silicon Valley Bank, but they worry they won’t be able to find the talent they need. Even as most...
View ArticleResources to Help You Improve Your Writing
If you’ve eve been stuck looking for just the right word for an article, or help trying to figure out whether it’s “its” or “it’s” you’ve probably discovered there’s no shortage of sites offering help....
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Outpatient, Home Care Grow As Insurers Contain Rising Costs
Healthcare has been a powerful jobs engine throughout the recession and into the recovery. Even as other sectors of the economy shed jobs, medical facilities of all types have added staff, a...
View ArticleArtificial Pancreas For Type 1 Diabetics May Be Only 5 Years Away
A decade of work by scientists to create an artificial pancreas that will independently control insulin levels in people with Type 1 diabetes is starting to pay off, two leading drug makers reported at...
View ArticleIf You Work In Healthcare, There May Be A Robot In Your Future
Last month there were 3,400 healthcare jobs requiring knowledge of robotics. That’s right, robotics. That’s only a small fraction of the tens of thousands of healthcare jobs advertised during the...
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