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Hospital Job
Options
One thing that has been clear in the contracting economy of the
late 2000's is that the healthcare industry is NOT contracting.
Hospital jobs, and other medical
jobs in practices and institutions throughout the US, are going
unfilled.
The number of hospital
jobs has actually been increasing despite reductions in medical
payments and a continuing shift in payor mix from private insurance
to government insurance programs. One of the implications of the
shift in payor mix is an attempt to reduce the ratio of high-cost
physicians to lower cost nurse practioners and physician assistants.
This means that a large number of hospital jobs are open medical
technicians, physician assistants, and of course nurses and nurse
practitioners.
Hospitalist Jobs
Medical practice
trends have also increased the demand for hospitalists. Physicians
with extensive hospital experience, and now those who have done
a hospitalist fellowship, have been moving into hospitalist jobs
with ease. Hospitalists have a more predictable work schedule,
greater familiarity with the specific hospital environment, and
familiarity with the most current in-patient protocols and cost
structure. While data on differences between hospitalist and internist
error rates is still lacking to any large degree, the expectation
is that the in-hospital error rate should go down with hospitalists.
Locum
Tenens
Hospitalist jobs are, perhaps, the perfect locum tenens opportunity.
These position offer consistent work and regular hours without
the issues of long-term patient relationships found in primary
care practices.
The situation for traveling
nursing is almost identical - hospitals are desparate to fill
nursing
jobs, whether RN, BSN, MSN, or LVN/LPN. Hospital job opportunities
abound across the country for nurses willing to travel.
References
American Medical Association
Council on Graduate Medical Education
Physician
jobs and employment - information on employment opportunities
for a variety of medical and surgical specialties; with a focus
on the physician's
job search.
Physician
resources - a discussion of online resources for physicians
in the US.
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