There are also openings for radiology technician, ultra-sound technician and respiratory therapist. Associate administrator Josh Plummer said the hospital has 30 to 35 openings now, with about half of them being in nursing. The biggest crunch we have now is in radiology and lab. But that isn't exclusive to Heart of Florida. The work force is aging.
Younger people are also more interested into going into computer-related fields or the trades.
And a lot of that is the hospitals' fault. He said one way to remedy that is to find more creative methods of recruitment. These include job fairs and more contact with schools. With the preponderance of dual-income families, flexible working hours are a way for recruiters to bring in potential employees. One other situation faced by Heart of Florida recruiters is the hospital itself.