Healthcare Shines Amid Gloom; HealthcareCrossing Promises More and More Jobs for Healthcare Professionals

January 13, 2009   |    PDF version

Pasadena, CA — Healthcare was the only sector which consistently added jobs last year. In fact, the healthcare sector added about 32,000 jobs nationally in December — and 372,000 last year — in the face of downturn. Additionally, HealthcareCrossing, the premier job board for healthcare professionals, added 45,220 healthcare jobs in this week itself, most of which are highly paid positions. The job board seeks to find every healthcare job opening it can find from every single source to one location.

''Healthcare is a recession-proof sector, and one that is growing, making workers more confident in their futures. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the healthcare industry is estimated to generate 3 million new wage and salary jobs between 2006 and 2016, more than any other industry,'' says Harrison Barnes, CEO of HealthcareCrossing.

According to Yahoo! HotJobs, one-third of Americans feel anxious about losing their jobs, but 61% of employed Americans said they have resolved to find a new job this year. The report also says that older worker and those in healthcare were the least anxious among the 940 people who responded to the annual survey in December. Younger workers and those in manufacturing had the most anxiety related to job security.

Also, even in the midst of a dismal unemployment rate of 7.2%, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center COO Charles Briscoe said they were hiring. He was quoted by scnow.com, ''The investment is there, and the jobs are always going to be there in healthcare because the people we take care of need us whether it’s good times or bad times in the economy, unfortunately people fall sick and need us here as an industry.''

''There are various healthcare workers with sought-after skills, from nurse practitioners and physical therapists to research and development scientists to medical device engineers, and they continue to find themselves in demand,'' says Barnes.

HealthcareCrossing is poised to add each and every healthcare job opening to its site, includingjobs for physicians, dieticians, hospitalists, medical assistants, and nurses. The website has about 229,663 active healthcare jobs in its database. These jobs have been collected from more than 8,000 job boards and 250,000 employer websites. ''We aim to add more jobs from all possible sources, including all the hidden jobs,'' adds Barnes.

For more information on HealthcareCrossing, please visit www.healthcarecrossing.com.

Contact:
Mary Wilson, Editorial Coordinator
HealthcareCrossing
626-243-1821
mary@employmentcrossing.com

About HealthcareCrossing

HealthcareCrossing is an affiliate of EmploymentCrossing, a powerful and comprehensive organization dedicated to helping professionals find jobs that will enhance their careers. HealthcareCrossing consolidates every healthcare job opening it can find in one convenient location. The website also offers a seven-day free trial to new members.