Healthcare offers high-demand jobs

Many of you are inquiring about the kinds of jobs in the highest demand with a good salary opportunity. That is easy for me to answer. I have been working in healthcare recruitment for over 13 years ... and here is my best advice: Go into anything in healthcare.

Here are the top four areas:

Nursing. There is definitely a nursing shortage. You may have seen this on the news and in various articles. Nursing is a great field for anyone who enjoys people, computers, data, details, science and health. If you are a caring person who can handle any type of stressful situation, i.e. death, dying, very sick people and you realize that you can make a difference with them, then you should go into nursing.

Registered Nurses can make a nice income right out of nursing school. Nursing school is a 2-, 3- or 4-year program (diploma, associates or bachelors degree). There are wonderful nursing programs in the area (Salisbury University, Wor-Wic Community College, Delaware Technical & Community College and Beebe School of Nursing).

Radiology Tech. This is another great field that offers opportunities all over the area. Similar skills are needed. The education piece is not as lengthy. Jobs are available all over the area, but not as much as nursing.

Rad Techs have opportunities to expand their education and become specialized in fields such as Mammotech, MRI Tech and Ultrasound Tech. Many of the local schools also have radiology programs.

Then there is an additional competency level for Radiation Therapist who is the technician who work closely with oncologists administering radiation treatment. This is an additional certification program that is in great demand.

Pharmacist. You may think that pharmacists just count pills. Wrong. This is another important field to healthcare. Pharmacists distribute drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. They advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosages, interactions and side effects of medications. Most pharmacists work in a community setting, such as a retail drugstore, or in a health care facility, such as a hospital or nursing home.

Pharmacy degrees are a 4-year program following 2-year pre-requisite.

Physician. There are openings all over the country for doctors in every specialty. They have a very important role in our lives. They diagnose, prescribe and treat our illnesses. Again, we need more physicians. Physicians are in school for a minimum of seven years and, depending on the specialty selected, it could be much longer.

All of these healthcare careers are in high demand. If you are interested in any of these fields, no matter where you are in your career, go talk to someone in one of these positions. It is a great way to see if that is really for you. When I worked at a local hospital, I saw many who were entering nursing, radiology or other healthcare fields in their 50's which was their second or third career.

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