The States with the Most Healthcare Job Openings

Some states prove to be a safer bet in terms of finding a job in healthcare, due to the sheer number available. Here are the states with the most right now.

Healthcare job growth has been strong in 2019, as expected—the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics has long projected the healthcare sector to see some of the fastest and most consistent growth through 2022. So, where are the jobs? Here are the five states with the most healthcare jobs available right now.

  1. California
    Jobs Available: 8,541
    Top Positions: Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Speech Language Pathologists
  2. Texas
    Jobs Available: 4,702
    Top Positions: Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physicians, Speech Language Pathologists
  3. New York
    Jobs Available: 2,647
    Top Positions: Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Physical Therapists, Physician Assistants
  4. Illinois
    Jobs Available: 2,210
    Top Positions: Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurse Practitioners, Speech Language Pathologists
  5. Virginia
    Jobs Available: 2,125
    Top Positions: Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Physicians, Occupational Therapists

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Healthcare Employers Shine on Best for Women List

Women make up more than 60% of the healthcare workforce, so it makes sense that healthcare employers would make it on the list of Best Employers for Women.

Women account for more than 60% of the overall healthcare workforce, so it only makes sense that quite a few healthcare-related employers would make it onto Forbes’ newly-released list of America’s Best Employers for Women.

The list, which was compiled by surveying 60,000 Americans, including 40,000 women, included 300 businesses with at least 1,000 employees. Of the top 300 employers, 21 were listed under the umbrella of Healthcare and Social, 14 were listed as Healthcare Equipment and Services, and other healthcare-related employers, such as athenahealth and a handful of insurance companies, made the list in other categories, as well.

Some highlights from the top 100 include:

#9 – Cincinnati Children’s, Healthcare and Social
#11 – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Insurance
#12 – Stryker, Healthcare Equipment and Services
#13 – Providence Health Care, Healthcare and Social
#14 – May Clinic, Healthcare and Social
#15 – University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Healthcare and Social
#23 – Penn Medicine, Healthcare and Social
#30 – Tampa General Hospital, Healthcare and Social
#34 – Parallon, Healthcare Equipment and Services
#35 – Anthem, Insurance
#62 – McKesson, Healthcare Equipment and Services
#74 – Kaiser Permanente, Healthcare and Social
#76 – Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Healthcare and Social

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Transgender Patients Still Need Quality Care after Pride Month

June has rolled over to July—the rainbow-tinted marches have halted and the pride flags have been folded up and tucked away. But transgender patients still need care, quality care, which, in many cases, they are not receiving.

June has rolled over to July—the rainbow-tinted marches have halted and the pride flags have been folded up and tucked away. But transgender patients still need care, quality care, which, in many cases, they are not receiving.

An estimated 1.4 million adults in the United States identify as transgender, with more and more people identifying as such year after year. Yet, the medical community has been slow to educate practitioners on interacting with the transgender population. For instance, just this week the American College of Physicians issued its very first guidelines on caring for transgender patients. Atop that, there is no shortage of evidence that transgender patients experience significant barriers to care as a whole, not just quality care. As recently as October of 2018, there were still 36 states where it is legal for health insurance plans to exclude coverage of gender affirming services. And, of course, let us not forget the Trump administration’s proposed rule, in which discrimination on the basis of “sex” would no longer include protections specifically for transgender and gender non-conforming patients.

We had a candid conversation with Julian Van Horne, pictured above, to shed light on some of the issues he has experienced in the healthcare arena as a transgender individual living with a chronic illness. Van Horne, also known as The Disabled Hippie, is a transgender advocate, as well as a life coach for LGBTQ+ and chronic illness individuals, who has experienced no shortage of discrimination while seeking care, and not just gender affirming care; Van Horne has been diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, and has spoken out about the “medical trauma” he has faced while attempting to receive care in the wake of his diagnosis.

“I have had more incidents happen to me than I have the time to tell them. And that hurts. That feels awful to say or type out loud. But I’ll stick with the most recent. Last time I was at my regular ER for GI/feeding tube complications, I had the displeasure of seeing a doctor I’ve never come across before. He asked me, “What parts do you have?” This question is completely uncalled for, for a couple of reasons: 1. He could just read my chart and see. 2. I’m having a feeding tube complication so what does this even matter? He didn’t like my answers so the situation escalated to him deciding he could put his hands on me to “find out” for himself,” Van Horne detailed in an Instagram post in June, going on to say, “I wish I could tell you that scenario is rare. But it’s not. A lot of medical professionals truly don’t know how to engage with a trans patient appropriately.”

Not all of Van Horne’s experiences have been as outright damaging as the one he illustrated in his Instagram post, but even one experience like that is too many.

“Most of it is just a lack of understanding,” Van Horne explained during our interview. “Blaming the hormones, or not knowing how to address someone—they don’t know how to appropriately speak with trans patients or non-binary patients.”

The medical community needs to, and can, do better.

“There needs to be a protocol, because as far as I know, it’s pretty non-existent—I’ve never experienced it,” Van Horne began when asked just how the medical community can better serve the transgender and non-binary population.

Asking for a patient’s preferred pronouns right up front and actually reading charts—whether they are being seen for a trans-related healthcare issue or not—were two starting points recommended by Van Horne, in addition to addressing transgender patients, as well as the process of asking for their preferred pronouns, sensitively and from a place of medical necessity, not morbid curiosity.

“Some non-binary patients might react defensively if they’re asked for preferred pronouns, or what they have down below, even if it is pertinent. It’s important to understand why they might be defensive, and it could be because they’ve experienced medical trauma previously.” He went on to say, “There needs to be a de-escalation strategy of, “No, we’re not trying to upset you. This is important to your health. We want to identify you correctly. We want to make sure we treat you with respect.” It’s all about treating the trans patient with respect, and making them feel comfortable, and that you’re there to help them and not harm them like they’ve previously been harmed.”

It’s more than just the protocols that need to change, though. Van Horne would eventually like to see the laws changed, so that LGBTQ+ patients cannot be denied care based on a facility’s religious or ethical beliefs.

“I know the law [in my state] says you can’t deny emergency room trans patients, but it still does happen. People have died that way,” Van Horne told us, highlighting an even bigger problem than just not receiving quality care—not receiving care at all. ”You don’t know how long it took me to find an endocrinologist that would treat me—I called so many that said, “I won’t take trans patients. I won’t put trans patients on hormones.” It’s hard.”

“I think it’s ridiculous that they can deny healthcare to human beings,” Van Horne said, and if nothing else, that is the point that should be heard.

Transgender people are people, and all people, in their time of need, deserve to be treated with care.

For more information on and helpful resources for interacting with transgender patients, we urge you to visit the Transgender Law Center, National LGBT Health Education Center, and Rad Remedy.

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Here Comes the 4th—and the Fireworks Injuries

The Fourth of July is upon us (happy birthday, America!) and, with it, no shortage fireworks—and the injuries that come with them.

The Fourth of July is upon us and, with it, no shortage fireworks—and the injuries that come with them. If you work in emergency care, you have likely already seen quite a few patients with burns, loss of fingers, or worse.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated 9,100 Americans were treated in U.S. emergency departments for fireworks-related injuries in 2018. Of these injuries, which most commonly included burns to the hands, fingers, and arms, about 62% of them occurred around the Fourth of July. That is roughly 190 injuries per day between June 22 and July 22.

Of these injuries, most occurred among children aged 10 to 14, and for children under 5 years of age, sparklers accounted for more than half of the total estimated injuries.

“Each year, too many emergency room doctors see too many fireworks-related injuries. Don’t make the emergency room part of your holiday; don’t let children play with fireworks,” Dr. Sarah Combs, an emergency room doctor from Children’s National Medical Center, said in a statement released by the CPSC.

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15 Companies Hiring in Healthcare Right Now

Looking for a job in healthcare? Don’t believe the hype about the summertime slump. Here’s 50,000 jobs available right now.

The jobs market typically sees a summertime slump. Through the months of June, July, and August, it is almost as if hiring takes a vacation, and the available opportunities slow to a trickle, picking back up in September and continuing through until the holiday season. However, there are still plenty of companies hiring in healthcare right now. If you’re looking for employment, or just thinking about weighing your options, these 15 companies have a strong selection of opportunities, totaling nearly 50,000 jobs between them.

  1. trustaff
    Jobs Available: 8,366
    Top Positions: Physical Therapists, Respiratory Therapists, Case Managers
  2. CoreMedical Group
    Jobs Available: 6,334
    Top Positions: Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists
  3. Supplemental Health Care
    Jobs Available: 5,492
    Top Positions: Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists
  4. Therapia Staffing
    Jobs Available: 5,034
    Top Positions: Speech Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Analysts
  5. Aureus Medical Group
    Jobs Available: 4,276
    Top Positions: Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Medical Technologists
  6. NP Network
    Jobs Available: 3,606
    Top Positions: Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Physician Assistants
  7. UnitedHealth Group
    Jobs Available: 2,737
    Top Positions: Analysts, Nurse Practitioners, Engineers
  8. Club Staffing
    Jobs Available: 2,140
    Top Positions: Physical Therapists, Respiratory Therapists, Occupational Therapists
  9. Med Travelers
    Jobs Available: 2,136
    Top Positions: Physical Therapists, Respiratory Therapists, Occupational Therapists
  10. RehabCare
    Jobs Available: 2,121
    Top Positions: Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists
  11. IQVIA
    Jobs Available: 1,871
    Top Positions: Analysts, Engineers, Scientists
  12. HealthPro – Heritage Rehabilitation
    Jobs Available: 1,500
    Top Positions: Physical Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists
  13. MAS Medical Staffing, Inc.
    Jobs Available: 1,250
    Top Positions: Physical Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists
  14. LocumTenens.com
    Jobs Available: 1,114
    Top Positions: Psychiatrists, Physicians, Nurse Practitioners
  15. Staff Care
    Jobs Available: 1,113
    Top Positions: Physicians, Dentists, Registered Nurses

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1 in 6 Insured Americans Get a Surprise Bill for Hospital Care

Patients often aren’t aware they are being treated by an out-of-network doctor while in a hospital, and the cost of such can be quite unexpected.

Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News

About 1 in 6 Americans were surprised by a medical bill after treatment in a hospital in 2017 despite having insurance, according to a study published Thursday.

On average, 16% of inpatient stays and 18% of emergency visits left a patient with at least one out-of-network charge. Most of those came from doctors offering treatment at the hospital, even when the patients chose an in-network hospital, according to researchers from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Its study was based on large employer insurance claims. (Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent program of the foundation.)

The research also found that when a patient is admitted to the hospital from the emergency room, there’s a higher likelihood of an out-of-network charge. As many as 26% of admissions from the emergency room resulted in a surprise medical bill.

“Millions of emergency visits and hospital stays left people with large employer coverage at risk of a surprise bill in 2017,” the authors wrote.

The researchers got their data by analyzing large-employer claims from IBM’s MarketScan Research Databases, which include claims for almost 19 million individuals.

Surprise medical bills are top of mind for American patients, with 38% reporting they were “very worried” about unexpected medical bills.

Surprise bills don’t just come from the emergency room. Often, patients will pick an in-network facility and see a provider who works there but isn’t employed by the hospital. These doctors, from outside staffing firms, can charge out-of-network prices.

“It’s kind of a built-in problem,” said Karen Pollitz, a senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation and an author of the study. She said most private health insurance plans are built on networks, where patients get the highest value for choosing a doctor in the network. But patients often don’t know whether they are being treated by an out-of-network doctor while in a hospital.

“By definition, there are these circumstances where they cannot choose their provider, whether it’s an emergency or it’s [a doctor] who gets brought in and they don’t even meet them face-to-face.”

The issue is ripe for a federal solution. Some states have surprise-bill protections in place, but those laws don’t apply to most large-employer plans because the federal government regulates them.

“New York and California have very high rates of surprise bills even though they have some of the strongest state statutes,” Pollitz said. “These data show why federal legislation would matter.”

Consumers in Texas, New York, Florida, New Jersey and Kansas were the most likely to see a surprise bill, while people in Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Maine and Mississippi saw fewer, according to the study.

Legislative solutions are being discussed in the White House and Congress. The leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee introduced a package Wednesday that included a provision to address it. The legislation from HELP sets a benchmark for what out-of-network physicians will be paid, which would be an amount comparable to what the plan is paying other doctors for that service.

That bill is set for a committee markup next week.

Other remedies are also being offered by different groups of lawmakers.


Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a national health policy news service. It is an editorially independent program of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

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FCC Sets Vote on $100M Telehealth Program for Rural U.S.

The FCC will vote next month on a $100 million program that aims to expand telehealth to rural patients and veterans by funding technology for providers.

The Federal Communications Commissions will vote next month on the Connected Care Pilot Program, an effort to develop and expand telehealth programs for the United States’ underserved rural residents and veterans that comes with a $100 million price tag. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announced the July 10th vote yesterday during a visit to a rural health clinic in Laurel Fork, VA.

The three-year program, which has the backing of multiple health organizations, focuses on funding healthcare providers through the Universal Service Fund to secure broadband services to enable low-income patients and veterans to access telehealth services.

“With advances in telemedicine, healthcare is no longer limited to the confines of traditional brick and mortar health care facilities With an Internet connection, patients can now access high-quality care right on their smartphones, tablets, or other devices, regardless of where they are located. I think the FCC should support this new trend towards connected care, which is the healthcare equivalent of moving from Blockbuster to Netflix,” Carr said in a statement released yesterday. He went on to explain that the program, which was revealed nearly a year prior to the proposed vote in July of 2018, “will focus on ensuring that low-income Americans and veterans can access this technology.”

The Connected Care Pilot Program aims to expand access to care, improve outcomes, and reduce costs by creating a “a model for the adoption of connected care technologies and bridging the doctor divide in rural America,” per the statement released by Carr.

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4 Ways to Make a Healthcare Facility Cleaner and Safer

Maintaining a clean and sanitary healthcare facility is vital, both for the patients being treated there and the medical professionals working.

by Anita Ginsburg

Maintaining a clean and sanitary healthcare facility is vital, both for the patients being treated there and the medical professionals working. If the facility is not as clean as possible, patients and employees alike can suffer from illness thanks to the high volume of bacteria around them, which impedes both your professionals’ ability to work and your patients’ healing.

Even clean medical establishments should always be looking to improve in terms of sanitization. The following tips can help industry professionals protect and promote the health and wellbeing of employees and patients.

Disinfect Daily

Bacteria builds up in public spaces and on public objects, especially in the fall and winter months. Doctors and other health experts have stated many times that disinfecting these public spaces and objects—waiting rooms, bathrooms, doorknobs—will minimize the chances of sickness spreading. Healthcare facilities’ cleanliness can be improved by diligently cleaning surfaces with antibacterial wipes and sprays.

Encourage Sick Employees to Stay Home

The urge to power through an illness and go to work is commendable, but doing so will only compromise the cleanliness of a facility and make things more dangerous for coworkers and patients. Those who are in charge of medical facilities should make clear to employees that it’s better to stay home and heal than it is to work while ill.

Utilize and Maintain an Industrial Boiler

Industrial boilers play a crucial part in the day-to-day operation of healthcare facilities. Along with heating the buildings, providing hot water to the kitchens and laundry rooms and maintaining ideal humidity levels, boilers are essential for sterilization. All instruments that come into contact with patients must be sterile, especially surgery equipment. Boilers pump the steam that aids in cleaning that equipment. Keeping your facilities’ boilers operating at peak efficiency will help keep your whole facility running smoothly.

Place Reminders around the Facility

While most people know about healthy habits, they often forget and fail to keep these habits in the midst of the average day’s hustle and bustle. Placing reminders around the facility helps to remind visitors, patients, and even professionals to keep these habits in mind, especially while in your facility.

Waiting room signs can remind visitors to cover their mouths while sneezing, and bathroom signs can remind people to wash their hands thoroughly. Hand sanitizer stations can also go a long way towards making a facility as clean as possible.


Anita Ginsburg is a freelance writer from Denver, CO. She studied at Colorado State University, and now writes articles about about health, business, family and finance. A mother of two, she enjoys traveling with her family whenever she isn’t writing.

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Trump’s Immigration Policies Bad for U.S. Elder Care Industry

Immigrants account for a quarter of the long-term care workforce. Who will care for the elderly, if Trump has his way on immigration?

The Trump administration’s proposed immigration policies could mean bad news for the long-term care industry.

According to a study published this month by Health Affairs, immigrants account for nearly a quarter of the long-term care workforce, which historically has seen high turnover and poor retention rates. The study found that immigrants make up 23.5% of the long-term care workforce, including 12% naturalized citizens, 8% legal non-citizens, and 3.7% undocumented immigrants, as well as accounting for 18.2% of healthcare workers as a whole.

“We rely heavily on immigrants to care for the elderly and disabled, particularly in their everyday care,” said Dr. Leah Zallman, the study’s lead author, an assistant professor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School and the director of research for the Institute for Community Health at the Cambridge Health Alliance. “These policies are going to leave millions of elderly and disabled stranded without care.”

The study concludes by saying, “Curtailing immigration will almost certainly move us in the wrong direction, worsening the shortage and the availability of high-quality care for elderly and disabled Americans.”

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Maine Death with Dignity Act Becomes Law

Maine’s Governor signed a bill into law on Wednesday to allow some terminally ill patients to pursue medically assisted suicide.

Maine’s Governor, Janet Mills, signed a bill, known as the Death with Dignity Act, into law on Wednesday to allow some terminally ill patients to pursue medically assisted suicide. The law establishes legal and medical procedures to allow adult patients with a terminal illness and a short time to live to make the informed decision to be prescribed medication to end their life. The procedures the law puts in place include, among others, two waiting periods, one written and two oral requests, a second opinion by a consulting physician, and a psychological evaluation.

“It is my hope that this law, while respecting the right to personal liberty, will be used sparingly; that we will respect the life of every citizen, with the utmost concern for their spiritual and physical well-being, and that as a society we will be as vigorous in providing full comfort, hospice and palliative care to all persons, no matter their status, location or financial ability as we are in respecting their right to make this ultimate decision over their own fate and of their own free will,” Governor Mills said prior to signing the bill.

Once the new law goes into effect, Maine will become the eighth state to allow medically assisted suicide, joining Oregon, California, Colorado, Vermont, Washington, Hawaii, and Washington, D.C.

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