Welcome to Andrea Santiago’s Healthcare Jobcast! A short news segment on the world of healthcare careers.

Is a career working in a medical laboratory a good fit for you? If you are seeking a medical career that has a high impact on patient outcomes, but doesn’t require you to interact directly with patients, working in a medical lab may be a great option for you. Also, there are a number of different roles available at a variety of educational, training, and salary levels.

Welcome to Andrea Santiago’s Healthcare Jobcast! A short news segment on the world of healthcare careers.

The job market for healthcare has remained very dynamic, even throughout the recession. Recently many reports have been published on which careers have grown the most during the first few months of 2010. Today’s jobcast highlights reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, several job boards, and healthcare periodicals regarding which health careers are seeing the greatest demand. Get all the job market highlights without having to scour the internet for the data from the various sources.

Welcome to Andrea Santiago’s Healthcare Jobcast! A short news segment on the world of healthcare careers.

While healthcare did slow down in the recession, it was the last to feel the strain, and the downturn in the medical industry was not as steep, especially for clinical healthcare jobs. Therefore, the healthcare industry is also proving to be the first to rebound as well. A very interesting article published earlier this week highlighted which medical jobs have shown the most growth in demand over the past few months, and which cities are seeing the greatest (and least) increase in demand for healthcare professionals. Find out more about where, and which medical jobs are growing the most right now.

Welcome to Andrea Santiago’s Healthcare Jobcast! A short news segment on the world of healthcare careers.

This weeks episode: March Into a Health Career

March is a very busy month for numerous healthcare professional recognitions, including careers at a variety of education and salary levels. This week’s jobcast explores a variety of medical jobs that have designated celebrations in March. These careers span areas of healthcare including dental, hospital, lab, and institutional settings. Learn more about these rewarding healthcare careers including:

* Medical social worker – (March is National Social Work Month),
* histotechnician – (March 10 is Annual Histotechnology Day)
* dental assistant -(March 5-11 is Dental Assistants’ Week)
* and dietitian – (March 10 is Registered Dietitian Day)

Welcome to Andrea Santiago’s Healthcare Jobcast! A short news segment on the world of healthcare careers.

This weeks episode: Finding a Medical Job on Twitter

If you’re a medical professional, you should be utilizing twitter as one of your job search and/or professional networking tools. Whether you’ve already got a Twitter account, or if you’re wondering “what is Twitter?”, today’s jobcast will provide a number of great tips and ideas for advancing your health career via Twitter. There are thousands of medical professionals, medical companies, industry publications, and more on Twitter that can provide you real-time information such as the latest job openings at your local hospital, or newest regulations affecting your health career. Listen now, & you may even want to take notes on these Twitter tips for healthcare professionals (a.k.a. “Med Tweeps”!).

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Welcome to Andrea Santiago’s Healthcare Jobcast! A short news segment on the world of healthcare careers.

This weeks episode: Cardiology Careers

February is American Heart Month, as designated by the American Heart Association, and a great time to learn about careers in the cardiology field. If you are passionate about heart health, or think you may be interested in cardiovascular medicine, this week’s jobcast explores a variety of careers for many different education and salary levels. There are a few more commonly known careers such as nurses and cardiologist, along with some you may not have heard of such as perfusionist and electrophysiologist. Listen now to learn more!

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Welcome to Andrea Santiago’s Healthcare Jobcast! A short news segment on the world of healthcare careers.

This weeks episode: Oncology Careers

Oncology is the medical specialty focusing on the treatment of cancer patients. With cancer being one of the leading health issues in the country, this is a very in-demand field that includes a wide variety of medical careers. Learn more in this week’s healthcare jobcast.

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Welcome to Andrea Santiago’s Healthcare Jobcast!

This weeks episode: New Year, New Health Career – What’s Hot for 2010

If you work in healthcare, or want to work in healthcare, here are the hot trends and healthcare fields to watch for 2010! Do you want to know where the jobs are in healthcare this year? Tune in to the first healthcare jobcast of the decade

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This week on the healthcare Jobcast (#19) Andrea talks about how to become a CVT (download mp3) 3 min

Working as a cardiovascular technologist (CVT) is one of many dynamic allied health careers in the field of cardiology – also known as cardiovascular medicine. CVTs assist cardiologists in the cardiac cath lab, identifying and repairing blockages in the arteries. This week’s jobcast explores how to become a CVT, as well as information about the job duties and average income.

This week on the healthcare Jobcast (#18) Andrea talks about the rise of Military Medical Careers (download mp3) 3 min

The military can be a great way to obtain a lucrative, rewarding health career, in a variety of roles. However, there are some drawbacks you may want to consider before jumping in! Learn more about the perks and challenges of military medical careers.