It’s that time of year again; Thanksgiving.

We wanted to give you an opportunity to publicly recognize that one person that has been helpful in your nursing career.  Is it a friend, colleague, boss, family member, partner, spouse, author, public figure, etc.?

In our professional lives it’s impossible to be successful all on our own.  There are always those special people that help us along the way and this is the season to acknowledge what they have done for us.

Recognize that “special someone” in your nursing career by posting a little thank you in the “Leave a Reply” section below.

Happy Thanksgiving and a big thank you from all of us at Pathway Medical Staffing for the important work that you do as a nurse every day.

If you are actively looking for a job as a nurse case manager, or any other related non-bedside nursing position such as: utilization review, pre-certification, appeals, denials, quality improvement, etc. you may not be the first to know when a great opportunity becomes available.

If you are searching for new case management positions on job boards like Monster and Careerbuilder, chances are these jobs have been open for a while.  You have a better shot at landing that great new position if you hear about it before the masses.

We’d like to let you in on a little secret that can help you learn about new non-bedside nursing positions before they reach all of the other nurses competing for the same jobs.

If you subscribe to our free “Nursing Job Alert” email you will receive notification as soon as a new position in your area becomes available.   We very closely with our clients, including world renowned hospitals, managed care organizations and leading healthcare organizations to help them find nurses for non-bedside / non-clinical positions.  Once we hear that a client has a need for a non-bedside nurse, as a subscriber to our newsletter you’ll be one of the first to know about the new opening.

Take at look at a sample newsletter.  These are the jobs that you missed out on in one of our most recent Nursing Job Alert issues for New York and New Jersey.

If you’d like the inside scoop on the latest nurse case management and non-bedside nursing jobs in your area sign-up for the “Nursing Job Alert” newsletter today.  Best of all, it’s free!

Happy job hunting.

Source: Washington Post

According to a study from Robert Half International, four in ten professionals are likely to look for a new job in the current recession and another study from Miles LeHane Cos.-OI Partners indicates that two thirds of employers are aware of this and concerned about losing good managers.

In light of these statistics, The Washington Post article offers advice to job seekers on how to conduct their job search discreetly.  Here are some of the main tips:

1. Dress Code: If you normally dress casually, wearing a suit one day before an interview is a major red flag.  Try to stop somewhere to change into your suit before the interview.  Don’t show up to work in your interview clothes.

2. Keep a Secret: Unless you are part of a large scale downsizing, keep your job search under wraps with colleagues.  Keep your job search under wraps.

3. Create a Profile on LinkedIn: Recruiters, like Pathway Medical, are always searching LinkedIn for top talent.  Placing your profile on LinkedIn is a great way to catch the attention of employers with job openings that fit your skills and experience.  Groups on LinkedIn, like Nursing Beyond the Bedside, are another great way to network with peers and discretely uncover job opportunities.

For more details you can read the complete article from The Washington Post at: In tough economic times, best to look for a new job quietly

Source: HealthLeaders Media

Nurses are usually promoted to managerial positions for being excellent clinicians, critical thinkers and great communicators, but a recent HealthLeaders Media article points out that many new nurse managers are lacking some essential managerial skills.

Nurses often have little training and preparation for the new managerial responsibilities including finance, budgeting, quality improvement, patient safety concerns and disgruntled employees.  The HealthLeaders Media article, authored by Rebecca Hendren, points out six key principals for hospitals and healthcare organizations to help nurses adjust to their new management roles:

1. Have realistic expectations

2. Provide time for orientation

3. Plan for the first 30 days

4. Offer manager support

5. Establish leadership principles / training

6. Assign a mentor

Read the full article from HealthLeaders Media at Six Steps to Ensure New Nurse Manager Success.

For additional information on the subject of nurse management here’s another informative article from Nursing Management:  The Makings of a Good Nurse Manager.