4 Areas Where Hospital Employment is Expected to Boom
In 2010, the government predicted 3.2 million new jobs in healthcare between 2008 and 2018 — more than any other industry. Part of the growth is driven by aging baby boomers, but there are also other forces at work. For example, a portion of these jobs will be positions that did not exist in healthcare five or 10 years ago.
Accountable/preventive care
Jena Abernathy, vice president of national executive search firm Witt/Kieffer, said the shift toward pay-for-performance and accountable care has helped spur job growth for wellness coaches, nutritionists and other jobs focused on preventive care. “With organizations that are either taking their own path towards accountable care, or partnering to have accountable care organizations, we’re seeing the onset of a lot of positions that are very wellness-oriented,” says Ms. Abernathy. While candidates for wellness coach positions generally don’t need MDs, they must have extensive experience in wellness, such as therapy, nutrition and fitness — suggesting a new value for these types of backgrounds in the industry
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