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SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010
Taking a shot at a healthy field for a new career
by Vickie Elmer
Maybe you never will work as a nurse or a doctor because you get diz- zy each time you see blood. Yet health care looks like a smart second career, especially with the health-care over- haul potentially pumping in millions of new customers — and jobs. “We are hiring clinicians, physi- cians, certified nursing assistants, medical coders, billers, all kinds of people,” said Michelle Lee, chief exec- utive of Alexandria-based STG Inter- national, which provides medical and professional staff and services. STG manages clinics for the Veterans Health Administration, provides Head Start training and recruits can- didates for many government jobs. Many people filling those jobs ar- rive with no background in the med- ical sector, Lee said. What they have is a commitment to help people feel better or to work with patients. They also might appreciate the prospect of long-term job security and an array of career options. A labor shortage could develop within eight years, with health-care jobs going unfilled unless baby boomers and others em- brace them, according to a recent re- port by several academics and Civic Ventures, an organization that ad- vocates education and employment opportunities for people 55 and old- er.
Phyllis Segal, Civic Ventures vice president of health care, said she ex- pects “an explosion of opportunities” fueled partly by the new health-care law. Health care grew even during the recession, when most other sectors were cutting jobs. The sector has added 244,000 jobs in the past year, according to the Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics.
Among the most vibrant areas:
Insurance companies. With every American going to be required to car- ry health insurance, insurance com-
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panies will hire agents, customer service staff, claims processors and professionals. Government agencies and contrac- tors. An array of jobs from IT manag-
er to program director to medical as- sistants will open up, Lee said. Many will require medical or specialized degrees; others will require certifica- tion or professional expertise.
Good starting points for the job hunt
Civic Ventures has new reports on emerging jobs: at
encore.org/research. And it offers a career guide at
encore.org/find/guide.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts the fastest-growing occupations, at bls.
gov/emp/
ep_table_103.htm. Many are health related. BLS also has articles on its Web site, including one about health-care jobs such as biostatistician and cytotechnologist:
bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/summer/art03.htm.
ExploreHealthCareers.org, produced by the American Dental Education Association, has a variety of profiles and resources. Medicine 3.0 last year listed its 50 top medical career blogs covering everything from medical sales to med techs. These can provide an inside look at careers, opportunities and more. It’s at
nursingassistantguides.com/2009/
top-50-medical-career-blogs.
Wellness and elder care. Jobs such as wellness coach and patient naviga- tor are developing and will be great second careers, Segal said. Nursing and patient care. Employ- ers will need to hire almost a million new nurses and home health aides by 2018, according to BLS. Vocational nurses, nursing aides and personal aides will also be in demand. If you’re ready to move into a health-care ca- reer, start with a healthy curiosity. ”Talk to people who work in the health care field,” Segal said. “Ask a lot of questions.” You also should find some service or volunteer work in medicine to learn more and build your network. Lee suggests targeting five to 10 employers of interest and finding people inside the companies to talk with you about their career paths and the companies’ cultures. She’s an ad- vocate of using LinkedIn and other social networking sites. “My recruit- ers are on there all the time to find the right match,” she said. They also watch medical professional organiza- tion sites and listservs for people who are engaged and active. “Choose your second career in- stead of having it choose you,” she said. Lee made her own career change around 1997 after years work- ing as a librarian. Although she still loved research work, she decided to become an entrepreneur and started selling information search services to the federal government. Soon, her cli- ent asked her to locate nurses to hire. Now STG has 1,700 workers and op- erations across the country. She said she thinks people who are willing to do some research and out- reach to find health-care jobs will thrive. “A lot of things are going to
change” with the new health-care re- quirements, she said. “Change brings opportunity. Get ready and jump in.”
Vickie Elmer is a freelance writer.
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Is it better to resign when you might be fired?
Adapted from a recent online discussion.
Shellshocked: My boss called me into his
office the other day and with HR there told me I was being placed on 30 days’ probation. I was totally shocked. I had no idea there were any issues. He listed some things that happened over a year ago. (For example, I was sent to a half-day class in February but was not given access to the new software until April. When then asked to do something with the software, I admitted that I had forgotten and needed to look at notes.) I did make a mistake on a recent project, but I think the other issues he mentioned did not warrant being written up. I asked what I needed to do in the 30 days, and he was very vague, saying I needed to get more knowledge. So I feel that I will be terminated when the 30 days are up. The question is, should I quit first? I need the money, so I want to work as long as I can before being fired. I am almost 60, so I know finding another job is going to be difficult and could take over a year. Being fired might make it impossible to find another job.
Lily Garcia: You should first affirm your desire to turn your performance around and ask your supervisor for more specifics regarding measurable goals. You should also write a rebuttal for your personnel file regarding areas of the write-up with which you (respectfully) disagree. Then, even as you are working on bettering your performance, you should begin a search for other employment. If your worst fears come true and you are fired, ask whether your termination can be coded as a layoff so that you might have secure access to unemployment insurance and be in a better position for the job search ahead. I would not recommend quitting your job without another opportunity in hand.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Technical Assistance is recruiting individuals on a
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