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What is the Allied Health shortage?
Two issues of major importance are facing hospitals today. The first is a critical need for healthcare workers in a number of professions, including nurses, allied health professionals and techs. Second, there will be a continual shortage of experienced healthcare practitioners while the demand for healthcare increases.
The demand for healthcare providers in the United States has risen due to the population beginning to age and reach retirement. This group, which is over the age of 50 and commonly referred to as the baby boomer generation, has reached a point where they will need more and more healthcare. The demand is now greater, while the supply of healthcare professionals has decreased.
Hospitals and outpatient facilities experiencing a shortage in staff or an increase in patient needs often rely on travel allied healthcare professionals.
What does this mean to you as an allied health professional? The answer is an easy one. With allied health professionals and techs (along with auxiliary health workers) comprising 60% of the nation's 10.5 million healthcare workers there is a large number of jobs available to you. This means you can pick and choose which path your career will take. You can take your experience and know-how on the road in places where you want to go.
As a traveling allied health professional you can reap massive benefits from being "on the road." Besides enjoying a higher pay scale, free private housing, health benefits and retirement savings options, you will gain experience not often associated with a permanent position. Nothing is routine about traveling allied health assignments, which only adds valuable experience to your resume and increases your marketability.
Being an allied health traveler takes a lot more than just the desire to see new places, it also takes a great amount of flexibility. Hospitals rely on travelers to be able to step in and fill the gap immediately without the usual "break in" period permanent staff would go through. The introduction to the job and facilities will be brief to allow the traveler to begin taking on patient assignments as soon as possible. Have no fear, be confident in your skills, and enjoy the learning experience and the world of traveling allied health can be yours, 13 weeks at a time.
Learn more about travel allied health:
What is allied health?
What allied health careers are available?
What is travel allied health?
What does it take to be a travel allied health professional?
What is the allied healthcare shortage?
Allied Health and Tech Organizations
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