ProviderSource Inc. - Introduction to beginning you job search

Whether you are getting ready to graduate from your program, or you are a veteran, you may have questions about finding the position that is right for you. ProviderSource offers answers to your questions and valuable services that enable you to locate your ideal practice opportunity.

As the nation’s top provider of healthcare staffing services, we provide permanent employment opportunities in all 50 states for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, CRNA's, Certified Nurse Midwives, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Nurse Managers and Directors as well as other Allied healthcare professionals. Each of our search consultants are experts in their field, well versed in a single specialty and is well versed in current salaries, market conditions and industry trends. Our consultants can arrange interviews for you while maintaining your anonymity and help you negotiate the best offer possible.

Our fee is paid by the practice or facility that hires you. Most interviewing costs are also paid by our clients and there is no cost, risk or obligation of any kind to you.

To help you get started, we’ve compiled this reference guide.  It’s an excellent information tool for finding your dream job.  From walking you through the basic decision-making process to helping you draft your resume, from uncovering the right opportunity to signing a contract, the ProviderSource guide to finding your dream job will guide you every step of the way.

The secret to finding and securing the right position is to start as early as possible.
Although your individual experience may vary, the average time it takes to find a position is three to six months. In some cases, it can take up to a year or more.  While this may seem like a long time, you will find that interviewing, negotiating, accepting an offer, credentialing, obtaining licensure and arranging to move are likely to take much longer than you might expect—especially when you must coordinate your busy schedule with the schedules of others.

In order to find the position that’s right for you, there are two primary considerations you must address: 

What you want to do?                                                Where you want to do it?  

These may seem obvious, but are, in fact, more complex issues. The decisions you make now affect your immediate and long-term future.

Your first step is to define the kind of practice you want. What kind of setting, cases, size of the facility. What kind of compensation do you require? How busy should the practice be?   What are your short and long-term career goals?  Once you have defined what you want to do, you must give thought to where you want to live.  Climate, topography, family and or friends may be your primary criteria. The availability of recreational activities that are important to you, cost of living, quality of the local schools and the character of the social and economic environment are also important considerations.

These basic questions should get your mind working. If you already have firm ideas about where you want to live and what type of practice you want, you are ahead of the game. This guide will address both of these areas more fully in the sections entitled The Community and The Opportunity.  

Of course, at any time during your search, you are welcome to call a ProviderSource representative.