You don’t have to be certified to work as a medical assistant. You can choose to start your career after finishing a medical assistant training program. But this would put you at a distinct disadvantage in many ways. For example, not being certified most likely would affect your job opportunities, your earning power, job security,… Read more »
It’s something all hiring managers dread – making a bad hire. Like a stone tossed into a lake, the effects of a bad hire can ripple outward with far-reaching influence. A bad hire will not only cost a practice money, but also productivity and time, as well as affecting employee morale. According to the U.S…. Read more »
Medical Assistants are everywhere on the healthcare landscape, indispensable to hospital staff, physician offices and outpatient clinics throughout the United States. Considering what medical assistants do for their employers, it’s no wonder their career outlook is so good. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), over half a million healthcare professionals worked in medical… Read more »
There are far more than five reasons why aligning your talents with a staffing agency is an excellent idea. Temporary jobs in a rapidly evolving medical landscape are a great way for healthcare employers to fill gaps created by the Affordable Care Act, an aging U.S. populace and nursing shortages. These highlights will convince you… Read more »
Spring is in the air, and with it comes a sense of newness: new growth, new approaches, and new perspectives. In our March/April issue of HR Insights, several industry experts present new insights on a topic that’s been a perennial favorite in HR circles over the past few years: employee engagement. Why go to all… Read more »
2015 is well underway, bringing change to every industry, including and especially healthcare. Whether employers are staffing large hospitals or small outpatient clinics, the bar is set incredibly high. Patient satisfaction is tied to medical facilities’ reimbursement; there is also positive legislation affecting healthcare professionals across the board—from safer nurse-patient ratios to being able to… Read more »
When your facility is understaffed, you’re looking for more than recruiting solutions; you’re also hoping to come up with a strategy that eliminates problems and stops them from coming back. That can be tough in the current healthcare landscape, where nursing shortages, state mandated nurse-to-patient ratios, and last minute scheduling conflicts leave your clinic or… Read more »
The certified medical coder’s future is bright, thanks to healthcare reform, an aging U.S. population and cutting-edge technologies. An AAPC Certified Professional Coder is poised to benefit from the 22 percent employment surge reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The coders who will benefit the most from these statistics are the ones trained in… Read more »
When it comes to recruiting talent for your hospital, doctor’s office or clinic, you want the high-quality/low-cost solution that veterans of the healthcare industry offer you. Here are five ways that Team1Medical provides the service, professionalism and placement you and your patients deserve. #1: Proven results. One can measure the success of a healthcare recruiter… Read more »
As sure as the sun continues to rise, healthcare employers will have staffing needs, fulfilled in part by short-term nurses in per diem and temporary jobs. These are the RNs or licensed vocational nurses covering employment gaps created by factors such as permanent staff taking a leave of absence, extra staff needed during flu or… Read more »