Despite the fact that physical therapy jobs are expected to rise by 27% overthe next ten years (www.bls.gov), employers say they’ll have a hard timestaffing healthcare openings and retaining physical therapy healthcarecareers.

According to www.pubmed.com, the two most important reasons for leaving ajob were “desire to pursue a different area of physical therapy” and“insufficient salary to meet financial needs.”

According to the bureau of Labor Statistics, this physical therapy jobsproblem may be hampered by “…the proposed Federal legislation imposinglimits on reimbursement for therapy services [this may] affect the short-termjob outlook for physical therapists.”

Employers say to combat these problems they’ll have to come up withvarious strategies to retain their staff.

Indications are that they’ll have to do more research and testing to comeup with an effective plan to target this medical job field.

In the Fall of 2002 I graduated from the University of Florida with 2degrees: Telecommunications and Political Science. I have been involved innewspaper writing, radio disc jockeying, public relations, radio newsreporting, web-based news reporting and finally TV news reporting.

As a television news reporter, under the name Shay Andersen, I wasrecognized by the Society of Professional Journalists for “Best Coverage ofMinorities” in the Lima, OH community. I won first place beating out otherreporters in major markets such as Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland. Inaddition, I have been recognized by the Associated Press for “Best SpotNews” coverage of the 2006 Ice Storm that brought the entire community ofLima, OH to a standstill.

As PIO for www.medicaljobmarketplace.com, I intend to bring you the latestnews from around the medical field by interviewing the industries leaders.