Author: Rosemarie Eccleston – Senior Vice President, Nursing Services Though I’ve seen a lot in this position, the occasional nurse comes dressed for their interview at Horizon Healthcare Staffing in ways that continue to amaze me. If they’re not in scrubs, then they’re in sweat… read more →
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Time: 10 am through 3 pm Mandatory School Nursing Orientation Class at 11 am Location: Best Western Gregory Hotel 8315 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 View Larger Map Horizon Healthcare Staffing is seeking RNs with at least 2 years… read more →
Wanted Analytics has come out with a report indicating that healthcare jobs continue to be in demand. Below are some of the key findings. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), healthcare added an average of 26,000 jobs per month this year. Just this… read more →
The role of an occupational therapist in New York is to provide therapy treatments to patients with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses in order to help the patient develop, recover, and improve skills needs for everyday living and working. In order to become an occupational therapist… read more →
The demand for nurses continues to grow as the years go on. The BLS estimates that we will need over 500,000 more nurses by the year 2018. The high demand for nurses can be attributed to the fact that 1 in 4 currently employed RNs… read more →
The impending “fiscal cliff” is a package of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to kick in next month unless President Barack Obama and Capitol Hill agree on a way to stop them. Negotiations to avert the cuts are ongoing and both sides have… read more →
Wednesday’s topic for older driver safety awareness week is screening and evaluations. After having communications with family and friends about their driving safety, older adults may decide to get a check-up for his or her driving fitness. Checking on the driving fitness of an older… read more →
Having a conversation with a loved one about the importance of older driver safety might not be the easiest thing you do. To tell an older adult that they might have to stop driving because it is a safety risk to themselves and to the… read more →
This week (Dec 3rd – Dec 7th 2012) is older driver safety awareness week. Each day has a different topic of conversation. Monday’s topic is identifying changes that can affect driving. The ability to drive safely can be affected by changes in your physical, emotional,… read more →
It’s not everyday that you find a physical therapist assistant meme out there. I stumbled across this “what people think I do / what I really do” meme about PTAs. This meme outlines some of the preconceived notions about a certain profession. It starts out… read more →