Health Care Job Explosion!: High Growth Health Care Careers and Job Locator [Paperback]

Dennis V. Damp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1998

A comprehensive health care Career Guide and JOB FINDER. This ALL-NEW revised third edition steers readers to high growth occupations and provides contact information (over 1,000 resources) for job vacancies and occupational exploration. This edition includes a new Appendix on scholarships and tuition assistance programs, a complete section on medical billing occupations with an expanded section on home health care job opportunities. The Department of Labor projects that jobs in health care will grow by 26 percent (OVER 2,800,000 NEW JOBS) by 2008. Explore high growth health occupations and use this book's resources to find job vacancies and networking contacts. Health Care Job Explosion presents detailed information for all major occupations including: Working conditions, Qualifications,Training & advancement, Certifications and licenses, Employment Opportunities, Job outlook and earnings.

This comprehensive career guide and JOB LOCATOR features the following resources for career exploration and your job search: Job Advertising Sources, Job hotlines & E-Mail Job Notification, Internet web sites and job links, Association contact information, Placement services, Corporate contacts - R&D/Jobs, Directories & Job Fairs, and Resume Matching Services.

America's demographics are helping change medical care delivery. The average age of the American population will continue to increase through the year 2008 with the largest projected increases occurring in the 40-59 and 80 + age groups. Sources of new jobs will be in the rehabilitation field, health and fitness, wellness, imaging technology, home care, nutrition, new diagnostic services, and prevention. The home health care market is projected to grow a whopping 80% by 2008.

The opportunities appear endless when you consider there are 460,000 health care establishments nationwide, 2,800,000 projected new jobs, and occupational growth averaging 15%.

This new edition includes more interviews with health care workers offering insight about specific occupations from their personal perspective. Learn first hand how specialists working in the field feel about their career choices and work environment.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...This thorough book will help job seekers find sources and ways of locating positions in the health care area." -- KLIATT

"...updated career guide and job locator for people who would like to work in the field of health care..." -- Journal of Economic Literature - 1998

"With the growth of the healthcare industry, 'Health Care Job Explosion' will be a boon to those seeking jobs... -- Library Journal, 1996 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

Explore high growth health occupations and use the 1,000 + resources to find job vacancies and networking contacts. The Department of Labor projects that jobs in health care will grow by 31 percent (OVER 3,100,000 NEW JOBS) by 2005. This book includes detailed information for all major occupations including: * Working conditions

* Qualifications * Training & advancement

* Certifications and licenses * Employment Opportunities * Job outlook and earnings Numerous employment options are presented including the traditional health care services market, federal occupations and opportunities with corporate America. Features hundreds of resources for career exploration and your job search including: * Periodicals with job adds

* Job hotlines * Internet web sites and job links

* Association contact information * Placement services

* Corporate contacts - R&D/Sales * Directories

* Job fairs

"...An indispensable resource for anyone considering a career in health care or the related health sciences. This book is a practical and comprehensive guide to the most current information on everything from training and license requirements to working conditions and job placement."

Frank R. Sinatra, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, School of Medicine "With the growth of the healthcare industry, Health Care Job Explosion' will be a boon to those seeking jobs...Recommended."

LIBRARY JOURNAL "...Without question the most comprehensive source of information on the health care profession that I've seen. I can't imagine anyone wishing to pursue a career in health care who wouldn't benefit from this valuable resource."

Eileen Nester, Editor, CareerWoman Magazine

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Bookhaven Pr; 2 Sub edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943641152
• ISBN-13: 978-0943641157
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,510,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dennis Damp is an expert in employment practices and career guidance for the federal and health care sectors. Damp also writes a federal employees' retirement column and he is the author of 23 books ranging from federal employment and healthcare to finance.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Needed a change and this was the perfect guide!, November 25, 2006

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This review is from: Health Care Job Explosion: High Growth Health Care Careers and Job Locator (Paperback)

I knew I needed a change in life and a new career. But I new it needed to be something that paid decent and would give me job security. So I bought this book, read about the different fields and then handed it over to my teenage daughter to get her thinking about her future....This book guided me in the right direction and now I am in school and will graduate in early 2008. I will have job security and a decent salary until I retire. If you are interested in the medical field then this book is a great guide in helping you decide what you would like to do and how much education you need, where to go to school and what exams you must pass. Great book for those looking for a career change or just thinking of trying something else in life.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive career guide and a job locator for health care jobs, August 11, 2006

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This review is from: Health Care Job Explosion: High Growth Health Care Careers and Job Locator (Paperback)

The new fourth edition of "Health Care Job Explosion!: High Growth Health Care Careers and Job Locator" is a brand new comprehensive career guide and a job locator for health care jobs. Health career data can be accessed at multiple internet sites, with one created especially for this book (http://healthcarejobs.org). The book is very user-friendly and is conveniently organized into 10 chapters. The first, "the Health Care Explosion," is an overview, while the second, "the Nexus - Making a Connection," is helpful to increase chances of obtaining the desired job. Chapter three, "Job Sources for Everyone," is an invaluable key to many resources, including job advertising services, job fairs, job hotlines, internet sites, associations and directories. It even includes pages on the Internet, Surfing lessons, LIST SERVERS, search engines, and education and career resources. A handy system of symbols connects the reader to the desired resource. Chapters four through ten cover general health care job areas, from health technologists and technicians to dietetics, pharmacy, therapy, nursing, health and social services, health diagnosing occupations and assistants, and home health care jobs. Each of these chapters begins with an interview with a practicing health care worker in the listed field. Job descriptions include significant points, a description of the nature of the work, working conditions, training, qualifications and advancement, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations. This is followed by an exhaustive listing of additional special resources pertaining to that occupation/area, again using the helpful icons established in chapter 3. Finally, Appendices A and B present information about health care corporations and sources for tuition and scholarships for specialized health care job training. "Health Care Job Explosion!" is an updated resource that will serve all who seek to build a career in one of the many areas related to health care in the United States. It would be a valued addition to the shelves of libraries and education institutions.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Resource!, February 12, 2000

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This review is from: Health Care Job Explosion!: High Growth Health Care Careers and Job Locator (Paperback)

You can't find a better book for the healthcare industry. A must for anyone looking to land that first job or a better one.

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