Blog homeJennifer Mayhew, Weatherby Healthcare marketing director, and Tricia Warken, CompHealth marketing director, outline how social media has changed the healthcare field. Employers in the healthcare market are using social media to search for candidates with specific skill sets.
Archive - July 2012
Ann Smith, manager of administration at RN Network in Boca Raton, Fla., shares the unique way she heard about CHG (and landed a job there), her most memorable experience at the company and the current mentor she enjoys working with.
The CompHealth locum tenens division met together on June 14 as part of their mid-year Town Hall meeting -- except this Town Hall meeting was more of a summer party.
Great leaders have the ability to pick the right people. Michael Weinholtz, CEO of CHG Healthcare Services, knows this concept well. He sees a link between culture and business performance, which has allowed the company to grow during the recent economic downturn.
Wendy Frederick, recruitment coordinator at Foundation Medical Staffing in Edmond, Okla., says that she is by nature a problem solver, so she is very grateful for all the opportunities she has at CHG to connect solutions to problems and people to positions. “I am the person on the permanent placement dialysis team whose primary responsibility is to find providers for the job openings our clients have given us by making many, many calls a day,” Wendy says. “This job allows me to use my skills in problem solving to help put people into jobs. That is very satisfying. I enjoy connecting with people and learning about them and in general talking to them, so this job allows me to do that.”
CHG's offices may be closed on July 4, but that didn't stop our CEO, Mike Weinholtz, from leading a patriotic parade through the Salt Lake City office. On July 3, the coolest Uncle Sam this nation has ever seen visited all the employees in Salt Lake City to pass out candy and help begin the celebrations.
Earlier this year, Fortune released their 2012 Best Companies to Work For list, which included CHG Healthcare Services. Wanted Analytics delves into what skills these companies look for when hiring new employees.
RN Network was honored by the United Way of Palm Beach County as a company with the most improved workplace campaign at the Annual Meeting & Campaign Awards Breakfast held June 21. Each year the United Way recognizes campaigns based on the number of employees, number of donors and dollars raised.
The Weatherby Healthcare and Foundation Medical Staffing offices decided to turn up the heat during the 2012 NBA championship. As the Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat battled for the title, division leaders from both the Edmond and Fort Lauderdale offices agreed on a deal: Those supporting the losing team must wear the winning team’s gear for a full day in the office, including branded shirts, hats, foam fingers and temporary tattoos.
Tomas Velez, sales consultant on the hospitalist team atWeather Healthcarein Fort Lauderdale, Fla., believes that the best endorsement for CHG Healthcare comes from its employees' willingness to recommend the company to their friends and family. "I have realized that most of the people that work here are either family members or referrals," Tomas notes. "I would never invite my brother or best friend to work for a company that I didn’t love!"
