Helping Candidates Find the Right Fit
As a premier healthcare recruitment firm, Jordan Search Consultants focuses on helping organizations find the right candidates for their needs. We also devote significant energy and effort to ensure that candidates find the best job for them. Fulfilling both sides of this equation is crucial to enhanced retention rates– and long-term satisfaction for both parties. […]
A Conversation About Population Health
With David B. Nash, MD, MBA, Founding Dean of the Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) In 2015, Jordan Search Consultants interviewed David Nash, the Founding Dean and the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at the Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) and an innovator in defining the term […]
Work-Life Balance: A New Approach
We’re all familiar with the term “work-life balance.” The desire to achieve this ideal is a popular topic – and ongoing quest – for millions of professionals, especially those in the healthcare industry. Many believe it’s impossible to achieve success in one arena without sacrificing something in the other. But perhaps we need to rethink […]
Jordan Search Consultants’ 2018 Year in Review
We’ve seen a lot of change and growth in 2018 – both in the healthcare community and within Jordan Search Consultants. As the year draws to a close, we’re looking back to reflect on the things we’ve learned about the current state of the healthcare industry, how it has affected recruiting, and to highlight all that […]
Meeting the Demand for Improved Quality of Life with Palliative Care
Chronic disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the United States and, as a result, the need for physicians specializing in palliative and hospice care is significant. Illnesses such as cancer, cardiac disease, kidney failure, Parkinson’s, and ALS affect more than 40% of Americans. While hospice care and palliative care share similarities – in particular pain […]
Recruitment’s Role in Healthcare Quality
This year, National Healthcare Quality Week takes place from October 21 – 27 and focuses on recognizing the personnel and providers tasked with measuring and improving the quality of care provided to patients. Why is this a week worth recognizing? Within the past decade, the healthcare industry’s focus has shifted to quality improvement (QI) which […]
The Valuable Role of Nurse Practitioners in the Healthcare Industry
It’s no secret the healthcare industry will be facing some tough staffing challenges in the upcoming years as the Baby Boomer generation ages and the number of physicians available to treat them declines. However, there is one type of healthcare provider that is well-positioned to stand in the gap: Nurse Practitioners (NPs). NPs – registered […]
How to Handle Toxic Employees in the Workplace
We’ve all experienced working with someone who leaves negativity and discontent in their wake. Left unchecked, one bad seed will infect teams and can damage an entire organization. But what makes someone a bad seed? It is usually unrelated to their skillset or abilities; instead it is a persistently demoralizing attitude and associated behaviors towards […]
DOs and MDs to Share Accreditation by 2020: A Move Towards Equality
For years, there was an unfounded stereotype surrounding Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs). It was wrongly assumed that because DOs emphasize a whole-person approach to treatment and care, receive musculoskeletal training known as osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), and often practice hands-on healing, that they were closer to chiropractors than Medical Doctors (MDs). Perhaps the biggest […]
Wellness for Healthcare Providers: Why Taking Care of Those Who Take Care is Vitally Important
Physician burnout as a term first gained popularity in 2016, when one NEJM Catalyst survey presented compelling evidence on the extent, prevalence, and consequences of burnout for healthcare delivery in the U.S. Of all executives, clinical leaders, and physicians surveyed, 96% agreed that burnout was a moderate to serious problem and 65% of respondents reported that at […]
