Preparing for an Aging Physician Workforce
The Aging Population and the Effects on Healthcare The aging population’s increasing effects on healthcare have been making headline news for years. While the focus is usually on how baby boomers’ medical needs will be met in the coming years, healthcare organizations must also remember that an important subgroup within this demographic—physicians—is aging, as well. […]
Smart Healthcare Organizations Continue Recruiting, Even in Times of Uncertainty
Healthcare Recruitment is Still a Priority Despite the uncertain future of the U.S. healthcare system, healthcare organizations have continued to add employees in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Why? Regardless of politics and ever-changing policies, the healthcare industry’s primary responsibility remains clear: to care for the population. And to do so, organizations must […]
Is Emotional Intelligence the Key to Strong Healthcare Leaders?
We’re all familiar with the term IQ, but at this year’s MGMA Annual Conference, the focus was on a different idea—EQ or emotional intelligence. The Jordan Search Consultants’ leadership team attended this conference and heard from Shelly Waggoner, MS, CEBS, SHRM-SCP on the topic. Waggoner explained that emotional intelligence is made up of 4 core skills: self-awareness, […]
What Makes the Jordan Search Model Unique?
When healthcare organizations come to Jordan Search Consultants for recruitment solutions, one of the first questions they ask is if we operate under a retained or contingency model. Considering these are the two most highly-publicized search models, they are often surprised when our answer is, “it is not that simple.” After all, recruitment must be […]
Jordan Search Consultants Recognized by eHealthcare Leadership Awards
We are excited to announce that Jordan Search Consultants’ website was recently selected as Best Internet Home Page by the 2017 eHealthcare Leadership Awards. Winners were announced on October 25 at the 21st Healthcare Internet Conference in Austin, Texas, where organizations representing a broad industry spectrum received recognition for their outstanding websites and digital communications. Judged by a […]
How a DACA Repeal Could Impact Healthcare Recruitment
The DACA Repeal and How it Affects Healthcare Recruitment After Trump announced his decision to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, both the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges have been urging Congress to pass a solution to keep DACA individuals in the country. Why? As the AMA’s […]
Gender Inequality in the Healthcare Industry
A recent article from Modern Healthcare sheds light on the ongoing gender pay gap in healthcare. The disparity is prevalent regardless of ranking in the chain of command; women CEOs of hospitals earn 22% less than their male counterparts, and male nurses on average earn $5,000 more annually than female nurses (even though they comprise just 5% […]
Quality Hospice Physicians Are in High Demand
Quality Hospice Physicians Wanted At Jordan Search Consultants, we’ve seen a major increase in hospice physician searches in recent years. This trend comes as no surprise considering only one in 10 people who need hospice and palliative care receives it, according to the World Health Organization and Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance. Studies also find between […]
Interview Advice from an Executive Search Consultant
Interview Advice for New Physicians After over a decade of conducting executive searches for healthcare and higher education institutions across the nation, when it comes to interviews, we’ve seen it all. We’ve sat on the employer’s side of the table throughout every stage of the hiring process, from question development to candidate evaluation, and we […]
Independent Academic Medical Centers: Q&A with Kimberly Pierce-Boggs
Throughout the country, independent academic medical centers (IAMCs) are providing patients with quality care and students with superior medical education and research opportunities. Though these institutions maintain major medical school affiliations, they operate independently of medical school governance and consequently face challenges and opportunities unique to those of traditional academic medical centers. To gain […]
