Your Professional Development Plan: A Roadmap to Success
Where do you see yourself in five years? In ten years? If you’re like most people, you have a general idea of what you’d like to be doing, but you may not have a specific plan to get there. That’s where a professional development plan comes in. A …
How Can We Improve Healthcare in Underserved Communities?
Today’s healthcare landscape is vast and complex. Within it exists nearly infinite sub-environments and social contexts, all of which present unique strengths, weaknesses, and difficulties. However, one sweeping reality that affects countless peop…
5 Best Career Opportunities For Caregivers
The advantages of having a career purpose are numerous. Your life will come to life, and you will feel more alive as a result of being motivated to do and be more at work. Due to your interest and engagement in what you’re doing, you’ll also adv…
What Is the Physician’s Job in Patient-Centered Medicine?
About the same time the country was debating the merits of passing the Affordable Care Act, the movers and shakers in healthcare introduced a new delivery model they hoped would satisfy Washington and make life easier on providers. That model cent…
What Is the First Step to Becoming a Nurse
It’s a long, hard road to becoming a nurse. The process can feel daunting, especially staring out at it as a
complete beginner. Hard though it might be, the path is also well-trodden. If you are considering
entering the field of medicine, it’s a…
Physician Assistant Jobs and Addressing the Doctor Shortage
We have been hearing about the doctor shortage for some time now. We’ve also been hearing that it’s going to get worse before it gets better. None of this is news to anyone who follows the healthcare industry and its employment numbers. And as alw…
Why Physician Compensation Shouldn’t Be a Controversial Issue
Physician jobs generally come with six-figure salaries. That is normal and, within the healthcare industry, acceptable. Professionals in other industries may think physician compensation is too high. The same goes for certain portions of the gener…
Spending More to Fill Healthcare Jobs Is the New Normal
Money plays a crucial role in hiring and retention. Like it or not, workers have limits in terms of the compensation they are willing to accept. Healthcare is figuring that out as evidenced by a trend among healthcare systems to raise worker pay. …
Study: Unionization and Staffing Regs Could Improve Nurse Retention
Employment data makes it abundantly clear that nurses are leaving their jobs in ever increasing numbers. Just look at any healthcare jobs board and you will find a seemingly endless list of registered nurse jobs. It is a problem we have been talki…
5 Things Every Nurse Practitioner Can Work on During that First Year
That first year in a Nurse Practitioner job is generally rife with challenges. A future Nurse Practitioner (NP) learns a lot during the many years of training, but no amount of book learning can truly prepare a new NP for everything nurse practiti…