The healthcare field has a growing need for employees but may not necessarily have all the resources in place to meet those requirements. To that end, more is being done to find professionals who might not traditionally work in the sector.
For instance, some healthcare providers may now be looking to hire older people who otherwise might not have traditionally been seen as a well-known resource, according to the AARP. For those over 50, there are plenty of jobs available in the field, ranging from telemetry technicians and opticians to medical billers. Some might even find success working for themselves by becoming massage therapists or physical therapists who specifically work with older people.
Meanwhile, officials in New York City are now trying to fill a different need, according to the New York Daily News. There, the city is piloting its Bilingual Medical Assistant Training program, in an attempt to fill healthcare jobs that can help local hospitals more effectively communicate with patients who speak limited English. And to that end, it is also working to train residents who themselves speak limited English to fill those roles, first with courses to help them learn the language, then with actual healthcare training.
Already, the program has dozens of participants hailing from a number of countries around the world.