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Healthcare Career Resources Blog
Facing the Challenges of Nurse Recruitment
By John Miller - August 29, 2017
Recruiting the best and brightest is always a challenge, no matter what industry you happen to find yourself in. However, the recruitment of nursing staff has proven to be a particularly challenging
How to Manage Your Online Reputation with Your Career in Mind
By Jennifer Bouley - August 24, 2017
In today's world, it is easy to access information from a variety of sources, and it's easy for employers to find out information about you during the job search process. The question is, how do you
Interview Techniques that Get Results
By Riia O'Donnell - August 22, 2017
With any opening, from the most entry-level unskilled position to top-tier clinician hires, interviewing is difficult. From each side of the desk, we’re revealing our best information and playing down
Why Healthcare Professionals Are Killing Themselves
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - August 15, 2017
Working in the trenches of medicine requires stamina and mental fortitude. Fueling the body and mind is critical for optimal performance and patient care. Unfortunately, many healthcare professionals are killing themselves by what they put into their mouths.
How Hospital Human Resources Can Benefit Patient Satisfaction Scores
By Stephen Leitz - August 10, 2017
Since the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System went live in 2008, hospitals have had to look closer at their practices to ensure they're meeting the quality outcomes and patient satisfaction, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid now tie a portion of reimbursements to the HCAHPS score.
Doctors, Know Your Rights! (What Employed Physicians Need to Know)
By Susan Gulliford CPRW - August 8, 2017
As an employee, you need to know that you have certain legal rights. Keep in mind this discussion concerns physicians who are employees, not independent contractors. Doctors need to know about these laws, too.
Lessons of Freakonomics - USMLE Step 2 CS is Excellent at Revenue Generation
By Ted Tsai, MD - August 1, 2017
Last time I discussed the book Freakonomics and how it described that people do what they are incentivized to do-- often to unintended results. Today I’m going to discuss a recently controversial aspect
Job Descriptions: Blueprint for Success
By Riia O'Donnell - July 27, 2017
Creating a good job description is typically the last thing an HR professional or line manager wants to do. The long list of their other responsibilities usually takes priority. But a well-crafted
How Planned Happenstance Can Help Your Career
By Jennifer Bouley - July 25, 2017
Planned happenstance is a method of curiosity which you use to explore new career opportunities or that you use to create chance events in your life. Whether it is taking a hobby you like and turning it into a job opportunity through exploration and trial and error, or it is seeking out new options through interests you have always wanted to explore, the theory of planned happenstance can help you to find and explore the right options to move your career in a new direction.
Code Lavender: Healthcare Providers Caring for Themselves
By Sheramy Tsai - July 20, 2017
Stress is an inherent part of working in the health care system. While health care providers become accustomed to the daily stressors involved in their jobs, some moments arise that push caregivers past their emotional limits. Whether these situations consist of the death of a colleague, a stressful interaction between two health care providers, a difficult patient situation, or a variety of other stress-inducing situations, “Code Lavender” may be just what the doctor ordered.
