Healthcare hiring is picking up!

At The Hire Connection, we pay close attention to hiring trends in healthcare to help our clients find the perfect match for their physician opportunities.  According to the Department of Labor, healthcare hiring has picked up considerably in April 2015, shaking off the slow winter month's job growth in the industry.

Department of Labor figures:

The healthcare sector added 45,000 jobs in April beating the sluggish start of the year.  Overall, there have been 390,000 jobs added in the healthcare sector over the past year.

For the overall US economy:

1. With 223,000 jobs added in April, private-sector employment has grown for 62 consecutive months — the longest streak on record — to the tune of 12.3 million jobs over that time.
2. The national unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent in April, the lowest it's been since May 2008.
3. The unemployment rate a year ago, in April 2014, was 6.2 percent. Since that time, the labor force participation rate has held steady, which means the decline in the unemployment rate has been due to people getting jobs.
4. Job growth last month was particularly strong in three sectors: construction, professional and business services, and education and health services. 

Breaking down the numbers for Healthcare jobs:

Ambulatory health care services

Ambulatory health care services added 25,000 jobs in April. Within the industry, offices of physicians employment grew by 9,000, while employment continued to trend up in outpatient care centers (+3,000) and home health care services (+3,000).

Hospitals

Hospital employment increased by 12,000 in April. Over the past 6 months, the industry has added a total of 62,000 jobs.

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 

Nursing and residential care facilities employment increased by 8,000 in April.

Offices of Physicians

Offices of Physicians have added 9300 jobs in April, and nearly 80,000 jobs over the past year.

Outpatient care centers

Outpatient care centers have added 3400 jobs in April, and 30,000 jobs over the past year.

So What does this mean for you?

As the economy continues to recover and healthcare hiring trends upward, finding good candidates to fill your opportunities will become more difficult.  In addition, with demand being high, compensation packages need to be carefully constructed to entice the best talent to your hospital or medical facility.  The Hire Connection has the technology, experience, and talent to help you find and retain the best possible fit for your opportunities.

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Vast majority of US Doctors are over-extended

80% of US Doctors feel they are over-extended or at Full Capacity

The Hire Connection found a survey of 20,000 physicians conducted by The Physicians Foundation, that shows that the vast majority of doctors are overworked or at their full capacity. This nonprofit organization seeks to advance the work of practicing physicians and facilitate delivery of healthcare to patients.  THC wanted to share some data and information on this startling statistic!

According to the research, titled “2014 Survey of America’s Physicians: Practice Patterns and Perspectives,” 81 percent of physicians describe themselves as either over-extended or at full capacity, while only 19 percent indicate they have time to see more patients.

Forty-four percent of physicians surveyed plan to take steps that would reduce patient access to their services, including cutting back on patients seen, retiring, working part-time, closing their practice to new patients or seeking non-clinical jobs, leading to the potential loss of tens of thousands of full-time-equivalents (FTEs). 

As the ranks of Medicare and Medicaid patients increase – in 2011, more than 75 million baby boomers began turning 65 and qualifying for Medicare – and millions of new patients are insured through the Affordable Care Act, patient access to care could pose significant health delivery and policy challenges.

Some Key findings from the report

• 81% of physicians describe themselves as either overextended or at full capacity, up from 75%in 2012 and 76% in 2008. Only 19% say they have time to see more patients.

• 44% of physicians plan to take one or more steps that would reduce patient access to their services, such as cutting back on patients seen, retiring, working part-time, closing their practice to new patients, or seeking a non-clinical job, leading to the potential loss of tens of thousands of full-time-equivalents (FTEs)

• 72% of physicians believe there is a physician shortage, that more physicians should be trained, and the cap on funding for physician graduate medical education be lifted.

• 24% of physicians either do not see Medicare patients or limit the number of Medicare patients they see.

• 46% of physicians give the Affordable Care Act a D or F grade, while 25% give it an A or B.

So what?

The predicted doctor shortage for the US is now a reality.  The aging baby boomer population, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and now the steps that physicians are taking to reduce patient access is troubling.  

Hospitals, clinics, behavioral health centers, LTACs, private practice groups, FQHC’s and their decision makers will be finding an increasingly challenging environment to recruit top talent.  In addition, retaining that talent may also become an issue as physicians are feeling overworked.  Add in Obamacare and the implementation of ICD-10, and decision makers need more help that ever finding the physicians they need to stay competitive.

The Hire Connection offers one of the most unique approaches to retain medical recruiting.  Our approach has provable success and we even offer a money back guarantee for our recruiting services. Give us a call or send us an email...we work very hard in this competitive and challenging environment to find your perfect candidate.

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