How to Start Your Own Medical Recruiting Firm Step-by-step Guide
current vacancies is astounding:
• 126,000 nurses
• 10,000 pharmacists
• 13,000 lab techs
• 13,000 diagnostic imaging techs
And it’s going to get much worse. The leading edge of the Baby Boomer Generation --76 million strong -- is just now entering retirement age. This will put unprecedented pressure on an already under-staffed healthcare industry for years to come, forcing healthcare companies to pay billions to medical recruiters for their services.
The medical staffing industry is on a continual growth, with projected yearly double-digit growth being commonplace. It is estimated that the medical staffing industry will pass the 12 billion dollar mark. Hospitals and medical facilities find it cost effective and convenient to work with a medical staffing agency to fill both long term and short term shifts, and to fill the overall demand for medical staffing. Many hospitals and medical centers actually prefer to work with medical staffing agencies because they get to test drive a medical professional and they minimize the risk associated with the matching process within the permanent positions. The medical staffing industry is projected to be the highest demand within the staffing industry.
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