Nurses, How About a New Coach Purse? Happy National Nurses' Week from HealthCareerWeb.com

Today is National Nurses Day. National Nurses Day is also known as National RN Recognition Day, is always celebrated on May 6th and opens National Nurses Week. National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, the birth date of Florence Nightingale.

We celebrate nurses on the birthday of Florence Nightingale because she set an example of compassion, commitment to patient care, and diligent and thoughtful hospital administration that has shaped our standards for modern day nursing.

HealthCareerWeb.com is proud to recognize nurses everywhere for the quality work they provide and their tireless commitment to the health profession. To pay tribute, the healthcare job board and social network will give away a Coach purse to one lucky recipient.

For details on how to enter and win a Coach Purse visit HealthCareerWeb.com and click to register for the giveaway.

In addition, to further help nurses connect with nursing jobs, HealthCareerWeb.com will extend a special offer to employers for the month of May. Buy any single job posting or posting package and receive a matching posting or posting package absolutely free. Contact your sales rep or go visit our website for more information.

According to Denise Tanner, business development manager of HealthCareerWeb.com, “Evidence shows that if hospitals invest in appropriate Registered Nurse (RN) staffing, thousands of lives and millions of dollars could be saved each year. Nurses make the critical, cost-effective difference in providing safe, high-quality patient care and we are proud to honor them this month.”

HealthCareerWeb Forum: Travel Nursing

A lot of my friends who have finished their BN have opted for a travel nursing position as opposed to working at a hospital as a regular full time RN. If you're thinking about becoming a travel nurse, have questions or have been a traveling nurse, I'd love to get your feedback over at our HealthCareerWeb Forum! Join the Travel Nursing Topic now! (You'll need to create a profile to join in the discussion but it's free.)

As a side note, I found a really good site for more information on travel nursing here called TravelNursingBlogs.com. Check that out as well!

Connect with Healthcare Professionals, Search Jobs, Get Information

There has been a lot of talk recently about the shortage of nurses and how it's expected to continually grow. Here's some statistical information for you:

Last year hospitals needed 118,000 nurses to fill vacant spots. US Bureau of Labor Statistics expects by 2014, hospitals will need 1.2 million new and replacement nurses. PLUS by that time 703,000 new positions will be created (and need to be filled).

There are less faculty to teach nursing students and less students who want to study nursing. Those who are currently RNs seem to be experience job burnout because of the shortage. They're dissatisfied with the diminishing amount of time they can spend with their patients and the quality care that their facilities are providing.

1 out of 3 hospital nurses under the age of 30 plan to leave their current job in the next year.

These are some surprising statistics, though with any job if you have a lack of people the work you'd like to provide can't be done. We're really excited about our new redesign and relaunch of HealthCareerWeb.com. It's still in beta but so far we have job postings, forums for healthcare professionals to discuss different topics, profiles to display your information and network and connect with other people in the medical field, and videos.

This is a great opportunity for both medical professionals and healthcare facilities to connect. It's not just for nurses. Whether you're a Physician, Allied Health Professional, Medial Assistant or any other healthcare related profession, I envision this will be a great place for medical students to get real life insight to what working at various hospitals and facilities is like. It's also a great way to get your foot in the door and meet people who are already where you want to work. And for hospitals and healthcare facilities, you can find great talent to fill your vacant positions and have a unique opportunity to really let your company shine to possible recruits.

If you're looking for work in healthcare in North Carolina or South Carolina, I'd love to connect with you. Sign up and build a profile and then request to connect with me. I'd love to get your input on the features that we're offering.

Hospitals feel free to contact me (rosemary[dot]reilman[at]employmentguide[dot]com) and I can get you more information about using HealthCareerWeb.com.


-Rosie Reilman

Resources: AACN: Nursing Shortage Fact Sheet; US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Statistics

Job Spot Chat: Home Health Jobs?

By Rosie Reilman, Internet Specialist

Hello Job Spot readers, Rosie here, the voice behind the Job Spot Chat. I got a message from one of our visitors yesterday and didn't get to answer the question. So, I wanted to share it with everyone who might have a similar question. Blake asks:

I am in the Home Health Medical field. What I do is manage Home Medical equipment. Like oxygen wheelchairs walkers and much, much more. It is hard to find jobs for this type of work on the Net. I am looking for a job in this field. I have been doing this for 20 years now. Can you help me find the right place to look on the net? Thank you.

Blake, thank you for your message. We have several resources that you can use to help you find the job you're looking for. Be sure to pick up The Employment Guide every week! This week in particular, we've got a whole section of healthcare job snippets. You can also check out our partner sites like, HealthCareerWeb.com which has all of our healthcare jobs posted to it and Jobalot.com which combines postings from several job boards. Then I'd suggest you look up career fairs in your area, just this week in Charleston we had a special healthcare section for our job fair!

More specifically, we have PSA Healthcare currently looking for LPNs and RNs. Palmetto Healthcare and Supplemental Healthcare are also participants in our job fair that are recruiting in various locations. Be sure to check out their corporate sites too for more position openings and locations! Sometimes searching for a job can be frustrating, so hang in there and best of luck! Let us know how it goes!

If you have any other questions related to your job search, jobs on EmploymentGuide.com or whatever it may be, go ahead the type it in that little box on the left, and we'll try and answer it as best we can!

Podcast: Healthcare Mania

We're crazy about healthcare this week! We were inspired by our recent Charleston Career Fair that featured a special section of healthcare employers. This week we announce our healthcare featured opportunities throughout our distribution areas. In Charlotte, The Cypress of Charlotte and Palmetto Healthcare, LLC have several healthcare jobs available including dietary aids, CNA, LPN and RN positions as well as PT, OT and SLP openings. In Charleston, PSA Healthcare and Supplemental Healthcare are looking for nurses among other positions. And in Columbia, The Southeastern School of Neuromuscular Massage is looking for people ready to start their new career in massage therapy.

So whether you're a nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist or someone looking to get a new job in the healthcare industry - we've got something for everyone. Be sure to check out our special Healthcare sections in this week's edition of The Employment Guide and see our Job Snippets featuring more great healthcare jobs in Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Greenville!



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Podcast: April 3rd Job Fair in Charlotte

Southern Retail Inventory Service and New Horizons Computer Learning are our featured opportunities this week. At Southern Retail Inventory they're in need of some full-time Team Leaders and Counters. This position offers some great benefits. New Horizons is now enrolling for their Medical Billing and Coding classes! This is a great opportunity to advance in your current career or get a start on a new career. Listen to our podcast for more information on these featured opportunities. Also on this podcast, we have some information about our Job Fair next week, April 3, 2007. Later this week we'll post a list of all the employers and tips on attending a job fair.


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