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San Diego Medical Jobs

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

There are plenty of hospitals where those looking for San Diego medical jobs may be able to find work.

The healthcare industry as a whole has remained stable – continually adding jobs and growing in popularity and necessity – despite the economic recession. Although San Diego’s healthcare industry has lost some workers on a yearly basis, it has been growing month-to-month.

The San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos area’s education and health services industry employed 137,200 workers during December 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 137,000 workers during November, but a .4 percent decrease from December 2008.

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Dallas Medical Jobs

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Anyone looking for a career in the healthcare industry could benefit from obtaining Dallas medical jobs.

The healthcare industry is one of the few that has remained stable across the board despite the economic recession. During December 2009, the healthcare industry throughout the nation employed 16.4 million people and had an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent.

The Dallas-Plano-Irving area’s education and health services industry employed 255,500 workers during November 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 254,900 workers during October and a 9 percent increase from November 2008.

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Austin Medical Jobs, Teaching Jobs See Biggest Yearly Gain

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

As the city’s unemployment rate declined and more jobs were added during November 2009, Austin medical jobs and teaching jobs saw the biggest yearly increase in employment.

From August through October, the Austin-Round Rock area’s unemployment rate remained at 7.2 percent, but during November, that rate decreased to 6.9 percent. That places the city well below the national unemployment rate of 10 percent.

The Austin area had a total non-farm employment of 780,900 workers during November, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 778,500 workers during October and only a .5 percent decrease from the previous year.

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Portland Medical Jobs to See Biggest Growth

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Portland medical jobs and healthcare positions throughout the State of Oregon will account for the majority of employment growth through 2018.

The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton area’s education and health services industry employed 137,100 workers during October, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 134,100 workers during September and a .6 percent increase from last year.

According to the Oregon Employment Department, the state as a whole is expected to add more than 160,000 jobs between 2008 and 2018, accounting for an increase of 9 percent. This is similar to the 165,000 jobs, or 10 percent, growth seen during the previous decade.

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Healthcare Technology Jobs Are Here to Stay

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

With the promotion of information technology in healthcare, the industry is all set for the revolution. The healthcare and IT industries will see a major boom in the coming years — translating into an influx of jobs in healthcare.

The $19 billion economic stimulus bill signed by President Barack Obama will give a much needed boost to the healthcare information technology sector. This will promote the use of healthcare technology in a big way and will also create a safety revolution in the healthcare sector.

This will encourage e-prescribing in a big way. According to Reuters, as many as 75 percent of US doctors will be writing electronic prescriptions within the next five years and 90 percent will be e-prescribing by 2018. E-prescribing will help prevent medical errors and also would save the US government $22 billion over the next decade according to the report prepared by the healthcare research firm Visante. ”Greater use of e-prescribing also will prevent 3.5 million medication errors and 585,000 hospitalizations by 2018”, as predicted by the Visante report.

”The growth in e-prescription will result in a surge in the demand for healthcare technology professionals. Healthcare technology jobs are becoming increasingly popular, and InformationTechnologyCrossing has already started adding thousands of such jobs to its niche job site,” says A. Harrison Barnes, CEO of InformationTechnologyCrossing.

InformationTechnologyCrossing searches, organizes, and displays every information technology job it can find on the Internet. It is a private website, and only members have access to its job-opening research.

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Jobs in Healthcare May Be Slashed in New York

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Despite bad economic conditions over the last year, jobs in healthcare have seemed immune to the problems other areas of employment have been faced with. In most states, this industry showed the most or only job growth each month that the  U.S. Labor Bureau Statistics reported. Now the recession may be catching up with medical jobs in some areas, according to new data.

The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) released a survey they recently complied which showed that 80 percent of hospitals in the state are having money trouble. This has caused them to have to look into the possibility of slashing the services they provide, laying off workers or delaying large scale improvement projects they have planned.“Hospital balance sheets have gone from bad to catastrophic,” said Daniel Sisto, HANYS’ President. “The national and state economic crises and repeated governmental cuts to health care have devastated the most important services our communities need.”

This has resulted in the state’s hospitals, which received the second worst operating margin in the country last year, to see themselves fall even further behind. Now medical facilities in the area have reported an average decrease to minus 1 percent.

Over half (68 percent) of participating hospitals reported that they are currently scaling back their improvement projects. At this time, 51 percent are in thinking about the possibility of a hiring freeze. Another 30 percent said that they might cut existing services. Only 18 percent reported that they may do away with healthcare jobs. Out of the 80 percent that feels they need to take one measure or another, 75 percent said that they might have to find more than one solution to fix their problems.

“Hospitals are the economic anchors of the communities they serve. As the financial condition of hospitals continues to degrade, there will be very little choice than to eliminate jobs in order to protect core services—further weakening already fragile local economies and threatening the level of care and service the public demands,” said Sisto. “For years, New York hospitals have been victims of government cut after government cut. As a result, we have the second worst operating margins in the country, and have been placed in a position to fail as we try to navigate through the worst economy in generations.”

“The warning signs are clear,” Sisto went on to say. “And policymakers should heed the alarms. The ability to continue to provide critically needed health care services in communities across the state is very much in doubt. Even in the best of times, New York ’s non-profit hospitals must scratch and claw for every dollar, just to cover basic operating costs. In this economic climate, patients’ access to care and hospitals’ ability to deliver services face the threat of being eliminated.”

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New Orleans Medical Center Will Create Jobs, Aid In Rebuilding After Hurricane

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the State of Louisiana have jointly announced the selection of adjacent downtown sites for construction of their replacement medical center projects. The two projects, called the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Louisiana State University Academic Medical Center, restore greatly needed health care capability lost in New Orleans during flooding after Hurricane Katrina in late August 2005.

New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin said, “The new VA hospital in downtown New Orleans will provide needed medical care for veterans throughout the region and will serve as a key economic driver for our future.  Along with the new LSU hospital, it will serve as the centerpiece of our biomedical district, generating thousands of healthcare jobs and enabling our city to compete with communities that are known for their medical services and research.”

“Restoring a full capability medical center for our veterans in New Orleans and southeastern Louisiana is one of the Secretary’s highest priorities,” said Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gordon H. Mansfield.

“VA selected the downtown site because it offers the best solution for our veterans, today and into the future,” Mansfield added. “The site, located within a robust medical district with affiliate health care teaching universities, promotes long term operational synergy and efficiency.  The selected site aligns with the City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana Hurricane Katrina recovery and redevelopment plans.”

An agreement between VA and the City of New Orleans obligates the city to acquire the land for the new facility, prepare the site for construction and turn over the site to VA within one year.

“Constructing this state-of-the-art medical complex near downtown New Orleans follows through on the Administration’s commitment to fully support recovery efforts,” he said.

The announcement follows a nearly one-year process of extensive study of site alternatives, including analysis of the potential impacts on the environment and historically significant structures.

“The announcement by my colleagues at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs brings to closure a collaborative and inclusive process involving Federal, state and local government, as well as stakeholders who determined the location of the new veterans hospital,” said retired Maj. Gen. Douglas O’Dell, federal coordinator for Gulf Coast rebuilding.

“The hospital is a key component of the city’s vision of a revitalized downtown area and a world class medical campus,” O’Dell added.  “Further, this decision advances the goal President Bush and Secretary Peake established of better access to quality health care for the needs of current and future veterans.”

Dr. John Lombardi, LSU System President, said that building these hospitals in close proximity to each other assures the future of top quality health care, research, and medical education not only for the New Orleans area but for the entire state for many years to come. “This is a major milestone in constructing these joint academic medical centers that are destined to be models of health care reform for the nation in creating thousands of jobs while delivering cost-efficient medical treatment and disease management,” he said.

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Healthcare Jobs Managed Through New Technology

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

After a thorough search and business proposal process, 360 Healthcare Staffing (formerly Aedon Staffing) has selected BlueSky Medical Staffing Software (MSS) to assist in the management of healthcare jobs professional staffing business. BlueSky MSS is a division of Amistaff Healthcare Technology.

“360 Healthcare Staffing made the decision to use BlueSky software because it is designed to simplify many of the important functions our staff must complete every day,” said Jeanette Weinz, Vice President of 360 Healthcare Staffing. “BlueSky provides features such as scheduling, travel assignments, reports, vendor management, payroll and background screenings. The software allows for the 360 staff to be much more efficient with their medical staffing assignments.”

BlueSky MSS is an enterprise-level, Web-based software solution that helps healthcare staffing organizations to streamline their workflow and to automate their onboarding process for candidates. In addition, with BlueSky’s integration of NurseTesting.com, the leader in online clinical competency testing and most recognized by healthcare facilities across the country, 360 Healthcare Staffing can ensure that its candidates are best qualified to meet client needs.

“Having worked closely with the leaders of 360 Healthcare Staffing in the implementation of BlueSky, it was apparent they were looking for a solution that would streamline processes, enhance communication and provide credential management for their employees to assure the placement of quality healthcare professionals in their client facilities. BlueSky is the perfect solution for 360 Healthcare Staffing,” said Chris Carrington, VP Product Development for BlueSky MSS. “We look forward to a continued relationship as they accomplish their business objectives.”

360 Healthcare Staffing is a healthcare staffing company specializing in the placement of nurses, therapists, therapy assistants, nursing home administrators and allied healthcare positions in both acute care and skilled nursing facilities. 360 Healthcare Staffing’s team of staffing managers brings the strength of years of industry experience to serve its customers. They understand the critical nature of staffing shortages that healthcare facilities face every day, and the need for each healthcare professional to find the right fit — the right location, the right pay, and the right work environment. Each staffing opportunity is managed with both a sense of urgency and a focus on quality. 360 Healthcare Staffing offers the right mix of flexibility and stability to meet the needs of an ever-changing healthcare environment.

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New Medical Jobs Head To Old TV Site

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Predictive Physiology & Medicine, headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana is set to expand and add 75 jobs by 2010.

Founded in 2005 as a private company by Indiana University, Predictive Physiology is a life-sciences company specializing in a high-tech blood test that can warn patients of future health problems. The expansion taps into $1.35 million in state tax incentives.

The company will move its location onto a 200-acre site where Thompson TV and its predecessor Radio Corporation of America (RCA) had made Bloomington the “color television capital of the world.” Over 1,200 industrial jobs were lost when Thompson TV closed nearly a decade ago. The redeveloped land has paved the way for this new scientific labor force.

Predictive Physiology would become about the 20th tech company to open in the Bloomington area in recent years. Although plants throughout Indiana have shed more than 130,000 industrial jobs in the last decade, the rise of medical entrepreneurs has helped mitigate Bloomington’s lost factory base.

Plans call for developing a high-tech office park on the land, with Predictive Physiology as its first built office.

“This company was founded by people who wanted to establish a life science business in Indiana,” Brian Kleber, chief operating officer of Predictive Physiology.

Predictive Physiology recently launched its first product, Viveda Cardio, which provides doctors with a person’s cardiovascular profile

“Businesses like this don’t happen because of government,” said Gov. Mitch Daniels. He praised the founder of the company, Stephen Naylor, for his ingenuity.

Naylor, a former genetics professor, founded the business in part by using a Lilly Foundation grant sent through Indiana University.

Plans call for investing $10.6 million in new equipment for the office. Hiring will begin in 2009 and include lab techs, informatics specialists and managers.

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Medical Jobs Flourishing in Florida

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Not even a tough economy can keep medical jobs at bay. Many hospitals in South Florida are seeing a hiring frenzy, though most of the jobs require special training, including nurses, medical coders, and respiratory therapists.

”The job market is very active,” said Gregory Ferenchak, dean of health sciences at the north campus of Broward College. However, due to the high demand of both healthcare jobs and applicants, many college programs are at full capacity. “We’re limited to the number of clinical spaces we have available,” said Ferenchak.

Because salaries are influential – up to $70,000 for a nurse, for instance – the training programs must be discerning in choosing applicants. The Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Foundation recently donated $11 million to Miami Dade College to help expand its nursing program. However, teacher shortages are equally daunting.

Even so, healthcare offers many possibilities. ”We’re in an expansion mode,” said George Foyo, chief administrative officer for Baptist Health South Florida, the region’s largest private employer with 12,500 staffers at five hospitals.

Baptist now has 200 openings for medical jobs ranging from nurses and lab techs to respiratory therapists, clerical and construction workers. The nursing shortage still takes center stage, with incentives such as subsidized housing and sign on bonuses.

Though people will always continue to need health care, it doesn’t mean the industry is exempt from the economic hit. “When people lose their jobs or have to work less hours, they may lose some or all of their health benefits, or get into a health plan with higher deductibles and co-pays,” said Ray Kendrick of Memorial Healthcare System.

Still, the Memorial hospitals in South Broward are looking to hire hundreds of both clinical and administrative jobs.

The Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami and its affiliated UM hospital have hired over 400 people this year alone and are still actively recruiting.

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