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Home Healthcare Careersby Max Stein One of the fastest growing sectors of the medical
industry is that of home health. There are many reasons for this growth,
but most important are: The number of aging and infirm citizens in the country.
The lower cost of care in relation to hospitals and long
term care facilities. The fact health providers consider home care to be the
most humane and compassionate form of care. Because of the rapid growth in this category of
healthcare, a variety of employment opportunities have become available.
Many hospitals are turning to home health as a method to recapture revenue
that would be otherwise lost. Despite the efforts of hospitals to enter
the home care market, private companies dominate home health. Since these
are primarily businesses that have not been in existence for long, they
need to hire not only for in home providers, but also for support and
administrative positions. The future demand for home care will be staggering. In
1997, over 22.4 million households provided home care to a loved one over
50. Over time, this drain on physical and emotional resources will result
in a desire for outside help in the home. Additionally, Medicare funding
of short term home health care is projected to more than double by 2010.
Meanwhile, workers employed in the home health field actually dropped by
29,000 in 2000. The projected employment outlook for just home health
aides leads all medical job categories at a whopping 66.8%! One may think the vast majority of home health related
jobs are lower paying aide jobs. Fortunately, this is not the case. As
previously mentioned, private home health companies will need to increase
their administrative and support positions like medical coders, accounting
and billing, medical secretaries, nurse managers, shift schedulers,
information technology and marketing. Working for a home health company
doesn’t necessarily dictate providing direct patient care. Even among the patient care positions, there is a lot of
variety. Though patient care is primarily provided by lower paid home
health aides; as demand increases, wages are expected to rise. There are
also a lot of opportunities for CNAs, LPNs and registered nurses (RNs).
Some patients only require short term care – a few hours a day, or for a
fixed period of time. Others require long term care – 24/7 for the rest of
their lives. The bottom line is, there are a lot of employment
opportunities in the field of home healthcare. The best paying jobs will
be those that require some post secondary training. There is also a lot of
variety of work needed, not all employment will provide patient care. If
you want a solid future, in one of the most stable industries in the
country, studying to be part of the home healthcare market is a wise
choice. Home Healthcare Job Fields LPN Registered Nurse Physician’s Assistant Nurse Manager Medical Coder Medical Secretary Medical Administration Information Technology Sales and Marketing Operations Manager Find a school in your area -
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