We list the top 10 in-demand healthcare jobs in 2024 and beyond. It states registered nurses, medical assistants, physical therapists, medical managers, diagnostic sonographers, pharmacists, surgical technologists, occupational therapy assistants, dental hygienists, and speech language pathologists are seeing high growth.
As demand ebbs and flows, medical facilities increasingly rely on travel nurses to plug staffing gaps, but effectively onboarding these temporary workers requires some unique considerations. This blog outlines key areas – from condensed orientation to expediting EMR access – that hospitals and clinics should focus on when integrating travel nurses to maximize their productivity.
The transition to a new electronic medical records (EMR) system can be downright frustrating for healthcare staff who have built fluency using another platform. While growing pains are inevitable when switching EMR solutions, the acclimation period doesn’t have to drag on indefinitely.
As healthcare shifts toward preventative, coordinated care models, temporary staffing provides workforce agility to scale new approaches. Flexible talent accelerates implementation of hospital-at-home programs, retail clinics, telehealth expansions, population health initiatives, and targeted community services without permanent hiring lags.
Billing and coding are often conflated in healthcare administration, but in reality they require very different expertise to perform successfully. In this detailed excerpt, we outline the precise responsibilities and workflow divergences between medical coders versus medical billers that facility leaders need to recognize. Proper revenue cycle management relies on expertise in both disciplines, along with an understanding of how they complement within an overall system.
Hospital nursing teams have seen a resurgence of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) joining their ranks in recent years. Historically more likely to work in outpatient settings, LPNs offer skillsets that can complement registered nurses in helpful ways. As nurse executives deal with staffing shortage stresses, many have taken notice of the unique value LPNs bring – leading to their integration into creative workforce models.