Archive for January, 2011

Miami Nursing Jobs Supported by Local Hospitals

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Hospitals create hundreds of thousands of Miami nursing jobs

and other healthcare positions and pump billions of dollars into the local economy every year.

A new study from the University of Florida

found that hospitals throughout the state create 739,078 jobs and have an economic impact of $54 billion each year, accounting for about 7.34 percent of Florida’s gross domestic product.

“This report underscores the economic contribution our hospitals provide to their local communities each and every day,” Bruce Rueben, president of the Florida Hospital Association

, said. “This is especially important at a time when Florida has the fourth-highest unemployment rate in the nation.”

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Dallas Medical Jobs for Transcriptionists

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

For those who are interested in Dallas medical jobs

, but don’t want to be a nurse or doctor, a position as a medical transcriptionist may be a good option.

Medical transcriptionists spend most of their time listening to recordings made by healthcare professionals and transcribing them into medical reports. They may create discharge summaries; medical history, physical exam, operative, consultation, and autopsy reports; diagnostic-imaging studies; progress notes; and referral letters.

Most medical transcriptionists have some post-secondary education and knowledge of computers and medical terminology. Education is usually gained through a one-year certificate program or a two-year associate’s degree program. Some employers also may want to check background (Click here

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Denver, Colorado Jobs in Good Shape

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Even though unemployment continues to climb, the local and statewide job picture is continuing to improve.

During November, the Denver area’s unemployment rate increased to 8.7 percent, while Colorado’s rate grew to 8.6 percent. Despite the increases, both of those figures are lower than the national average of 9.8 percent.

More Denver jobs

were added over the month, as employment grew from 1,192,400 workers during October to 1,194,200 workers during November, making for a .2 percent increase from 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics .

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