Autumn has arrived, and so have a slew of new Epic, Meditech and Cerner job opportunities through Healthcare IT Leaders, as Director of Recruiting Dimple Kochikar discusses in our latest video below. The range of consulting and permanent roles include: Epic ASAP Instructional Designer, Epic Beaker Builders, and HL7 Interface Developers with Cerner and Ensemble experience, as […]
A shortage of qualified IT professionals has hospitals and health systems turning to staffing agencies for help, according to a new industry survey. Over half of respondents (56 percent) in the 2014 HIMSS Workplace study said they utilize recruitment/executive search firms to fill healthcare IT jobs. That’s up from 43 percent in the 2013 survey. […]
Nearly half of IT employees at a hospital would like to work for their current employer until retirement, according to a 2013 Towers-Watson survey. But the reality of today's HIT job market is one of greater volatility, with most HIT workers open to new opportunities under certain circumstances. In our own survey of HIT full-time […]
Epic Certified Builder roles across Stork, ClinDoc, HIM, Orders, Willow, Beacon, Ambulatory and MyChart are available now. In this video, Director of Recruiting Dimple Kochikar explains the what, where and why of these Epic certified roles, which are located in various spots across the country. Dimple also explains our Referral Bonus program, which can earn […]
Consultant Advisor Caitlin Gentry has a hot new ICD-10 Business Analyst role available for the right candidate. Located just outside of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., our client is looking for someone with deep experience with 3M tools, as well as medical coding and ICD-10 training. Contract length for the role is one year. For more information, […]
It's go-time for ICD-10 testing - and ICD-10 testers. Half of the providers who responded to a recent ICD-10 readiness survey said they would begin their external testing in the first half of 2014. Still others are only at the internal testing phase or not yet testing at all. That means hospitals and health systems, […]
Could leaders of tech companies or CIOs transition to hospital CEO roles? A new study suggests it’s possible. As reported in Healthcare IT News, a survey of 1,404 hospital HR officers and board members suggests that skills in business development, financial management and technology will weigh more heavily in new CEO hiring in 2014 than […]
Salary-wise, 2013 was a good year to be a HIT professional. Over two-thirds of respondents to an annual compensation survey of healthcare IT workers said their pay increased last year by an average of 4.16%. Executive managers in HIT saw the biggest boost with an average increase of 6.10%. Senior management was next in line […]
Citing a rapid rise in candidates using mobile devices for job search, Healthcare IT Leaders today announced the launch of its new mobile-friendly website. The site utilizes responsive web design to provide a consistent user experience across all devices and browsers, and offers mobile-optimized job listings that let users easily browse, search, and apply for […]
The economic impact of the Affordable Care Act remains unclear in its early stages, but should prove a boon for healthcare job seekers and, specifically, HIT professionals. In addition, these five industry trends point to another year of opportunity and HIT job growth in 2014. HITECH Act Analysis of the healthcare job market from 2007-2011 […]
Total employment increased by nearly 170,000 jobs in August, with healthcare jobs accounting for 33,000 of those, according to a report released September 6 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ambulatory healthcare had the most growth with 26,600 added jobs, home healthcare services added 9,500 jobs, nursing and residential care facilities […]
Epic Systems is one of the most popular electronic health records (EHR) systems for large hospitals, according to a recently published report from research firm KLAS. During 2012, Epic scored the most new hospital contracts for the fifth year in a row. If you are an IT professional who wants to implement or work on […]