20 of Forbes 25 Meaningful Jobs that Pay Well are in Medicine
Jobs that meets the world’s needs don’t have to pay a pittance–good news for the growing number of professionals who want to take home competitive compensation for doing work that makes a positive difference. To determine which jobs provide healthy salaries alongside a sense of purpose, compensation data site PayScale asked workers in 482 jobs from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to […]
Fast Company: 7 Habits Of People Who Have Achieved Work-Life Balance
Work might demand that we are always on but some people have managed to have carved out meaningful lives outside of their work. Here’s how… According to a recent study published by the American Sociological Review, 70% of American workers struggle with finding a work-life system that works for them. For many in the […]
Infographic: 8 Technology Advances that have Transformed Healthcare & Medicine
Technology has rapidly disrupted medicine by providing solutions to long-standing problems, such as access to trauma centers and long-term monitoring of healthcare conditions. Below are our handpicked top eight advances in medical technology that have made once-unimaginable progress for patients and healthcare providers world-wide. Wearable technology Patients now have access to wearable […]
Time: Top Healthcare Jobs You Can Get Without a Four-Year Degree
For many reasons, a four-year degree may not be the most feasible option for you. Degrees for many healthcare careers are costly and time intensive. Many also require a keen interest in the sciences. Contrary to popular belief, if you don’t have a four-year degree you may not have to write off health care jobs […]
For doctors who take a break, coming back can be tough
Doctors, and other medical professionals, have a much harder time readjusting after taking time off work than any other profession. Anna Gorman, from Kaiser Health News, a USA Today network news organization, shares the causes and implications, and why it is worth investing in bringing back formerly trained medical professionals. —- After taking a 10-year break […]
Job Interview Checklist
You have put in hundreds of hours of schooling. You have spent your nights and weekends studying and preparing for internships and residencies, learning skills to help and save lives. You may have even exercised those skills in a job or two since you entered your career field. Now, you are preparing for your […]
The Acuity Team: June Newsletter
Our staff is dedicated to growth. Over the last month, we’ve been busy helping health care providers find safe, growth-oriented jobs, and helping health care facilities find dependable, hard-working staff. We’re always looking for partners, so we were thrilled this month to partner with HCA/Parallon as a preferred vendor and with Covenant Care Hospice to […]
Stats and Facts about Medical Careers
Medical careers have never been in higher demand. With the aging population of baby boomers, and the changing political landscape, as well as increasing access to health insurance, all heath care providers, including nurses, physicians, OBGYNs, hospice care takers, anesthesiologists, dermatologists, and more, are in need. Healthcare is the largest industry, showing the highest […]
Men in Scrubs: Nursing is the New Black
Healthcare is one of the fastest growing career fields, with 9 of the top 10 best jobs in medical fields, according to US News & World Report Rankings. Even with unprecedented growth, especially during hard economic times, nursing is still highly skewed toward women, and always has been. Why is this so? Historically, nursing […]