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Ditch the Office Job — Work at Home in Healthcare
Are you a parent wanting to spend more time at home with your children? Do you have health problems that make keeping a typical 9-to-5 office job difficult? Or maybe you are tired of making that long commute to work every day or you’re sick of the office politics. There are many reasons why you might not want to work in a traditional office setting. Thankfully, now more than ever, there are a growing number of work-from-home options available.
The healthcare industry provides many opportunities if you are interested in transitioning to your home office. But the field is very competitive. So how do you prepare yourself and become a standout candidate?
Emphasize Your Skills
Whether you are a stay-at-home parent or you are looking for a career change, you probably have more transferable skills than you realize. Think about the jobs you have done in the past. If you worked in an office setting you probably have extensive experience with computers, phones, and customer service. Maybe you were trained in SharePoint file management, computer database systems, or different word processing programs. These are valuable skills you can add to your resume.
Don’t undervalue your skills if you are a stay-at-home parent. Think about your hobbies, volunteer positions, and any classes you may have taken. Were you the president of the PTA? You likely have experience fundraising, creating emails, and managing others. Did you supplement the family’s income with freelance writing? There are many writing positions in the healthcare field. It’s important that you emphasize all the skills you bring to the table, both on your resume and during your interview.
Take a Class
You don’t have to get a degree to get a job in healthcare, but taking a class can help boost your skills, your resume, and your confidence. Avidity Medical Design Academy offers many classes, designed for people just like you. Our How to Make Money in Healthcare Working from Home (Full Time!) course is a great place to start. This course will teach you about 10 different healthcare careers that allow you to work from home full time, including jobs that offer full benefits, such as 401k, life insurance, and medical, dental, and vision benefits. You will learn about each career as well as the required skills, training, professional licenses, and certifications, how you make money, and how to get started right away, as soon as you finish the course. With each of the careers, you also get a real-world example, so that you can see what your typical day will be like if you chose to work from home in a particular area of healthcare. At the end of the course, you will be ready to take the steps you need to take in order to enter the world of healthcare. We also offer other courses to help you succeed, including medical coding and medical terminology.
Visit Avidity Medical Design Academy to view our course offerings and find out more about how you can work from home in the healthcare industry.
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How to Work From Home in the Healthcare Industry
More managers than ever are offering employees the option of working from home. Whether it’s staying out of rush-hour traffic, being closer to your loved ones, or improving your work-life balance, there’s never been a better time to telecommute.
In this post, we’ll look at the steps you can take to work from home in the healthcare industry.
Target the Right Industry
Before you start your search, make sure you have the right training in the right field. Not every industry is telecommute-friendly. Some industries allow you to work remotely, but in lower-paying positions with less specialized skills or required knowledge.
The healthcare industry represents the best of both worlds. The field of healthcare offers a variety of positions that require more specialized skills, and a greater degree of knowledge, in return for relatively high compensation, benefits, and schedule flexibility.
Optimize Your Home Office (and Internet)
The key to working from home is treating your telecommuting position with the same level of responsibility that you would if you were working in the office. This means signing on to work at your scheduled start time, and adhering to your required schedule from your home office. The key to effective telecommuting also means responding to emails and instant messaging in a timely manner, and adhering to quality and productivity guidelines for the work that you are doing. While working from home can support a variety of workspaces and setups, two components you’ll need to have are a computer and a reliable I
Identify Your Options
The most common starting points when looking for remote positions are employment sites and job boards, using keywords such as “telecommute,” “remote,” and “work from home” in addition to the specific job you are interested in applying for, or the field of healthcare that you would like to explore. Some job boards offer only telecommuting positions, but they may be flooded with a large number of applicants.
If you’re interested in working from home in the healthcare industry, we can help. Invest in yourself and improving your work-life balance by enrolling in our course entitled, “How to Make Money Working From Home in Healthcare (Full Time!).”
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