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The Healthcare Worker's Furlough Survival Toolkit

By Stacey E. Halford, MSW, LMSW - April 15, 2020

The US Healthcare sector has been upended by the nationwide spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Existing provider shortages are amplified as hospitals reach capacity to treat the sickest patients. On the opposite end of the spectrum, more than 43,000 US healthcare professionals and support staff have been furloughed as hospitals scale down or discontinue some service line... Adapt a concrete plan with some cognitive shifts to get through the next days and weeks of furlough.

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The Healthcare Worker's Furlough Survival Toolkit

How to Prevent and Resolve Difficult Patient Encounters

By MaryAnn DePietro - October 18, 2019

Having difficult patient encounters is often part of the job when you work in healthcare. Whether it’s helping a grieving family member or defusing an angry patient, your finesse in dealing with these challenging encounters makes a difference in the lives of the people you care for.

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How to Prevent and Resolve Difficult Patient Encounters

Ten Ways to Be a Better Coworker

By MaryAnn DePietro - September 25, 2019

Your coworkers can make all the difference in how well you like going to work. Even if you love the job, if relationships with colleagues are weak, it can make you dread your next shift. Positive relationships with coworkers are essential for the following reasons...

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Ten Ways to Be a Better Coworker

Embracing the Change of a New Job

By Christina Proctor, RN - September 23, 2019

Changing jobs can be a source of anxiety and stress, but it can also be a time to reflect, set new goals or even an entirely new direction.

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Embracing the Change of a New Job

What to Expect and How to Succeed in Your Phone Interview

By Angela Jackson, PA - September 9, 2019

Phone interviews are an integral part of any interview process after an application and resume have been submitted to a medical institution or clinic. The phone interview is generally the first step after a thorough review of any application materials and resume/CV. It is used as a screening tool to decide if further interviews will be offered.

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What to Expect and How to Succeed in Your Phone Interview

Practice Interviews: Getting Ready for Success

By Riia O'Donnell - July 11, 2019

Practice interviews are a great way to prepare to meet with a potential employer. When you consider the impression you want to make, do your homework and practice your interview responses; then you’ll be ready to show any recruiter that you’re the right fit for the job and the institution.

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Practice Interviews: Getting Ready for Success

5 Tips to Choose the Right Healthcare Recruiter

By Miranda Belcher, RN - June 4, 2019

Every single healthcare professional seeking out a travel or permanent position has different needs, skills, credentials, experience, etc. How flexible is your potential recruiter with your needs? Is he willing to listen and do his best to meet all of your requirements for your next travel or permanent job? A good recruiter will flex with you and go out of his way to see that your expectations are met.

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5 Tips to Choose the Right Healthcare Recruiter

The Gender Pay Gap and What You Can Do About It

By Faith A. Coleman, MD - May 23, 2019

Women have made great strides toward equality with men in both their personal and their professional lives. There is, however, a glaring lack of action and change in a critical area – pay. Using data from 2017, the federal government reports that the median annual pay of women who work full time is 20 percent less than the median annual pay of men who work full time. That means that for every dollar a man is paid, a woman is paid only 80 cents.

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The Gender Pay Gap and What You Can Do About It

How to Receive a Fair Salary

By Faith A. Coleman, MD - March 26, 2019

It’s time to look for a new job. That could mean you’ve finally earned your degree and been certified, or you’re relocating, or you just don’t see a way to grow in your current job. There are a lot of unknowns inherent to seeking a new job. Where? Why? When? You can never completely know everything there is to know about a company, no matter how thorough you research a position. Some fields are becoming so crowded that you may not have much choice, and the job chooses you. Whatever the case, compensation must be discussed – no one’s favorite task of coming on board a new company.

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How to Receive a Fair Salary

This is How to Start a Healthcare Job Search

By Russell Singleton, PA - February 28, 2019

Assuming you have a particular direction in mind, you might be surprised to learn that labor markets are incredibly diverse, and advice is somewhat difficult to generalize. That being said, we’ll discuss a few tips that should be helpful, no matter where you are or what field of medicine you are looking to get in to.

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This is How to Start a Healthcare Job Search