b'CAREER BUILDING|Turning Challenges 20 years. Workers are concerned regarding wages, benefits, and decreased staffing. 5Into Opportunities Career expert Richard Bolles recognizes job frustration and has written extensively Healthcare professionals can consider ways toon the ways to manage a different job market, visualize ones transferable skills, and truly enhance their present career By Kate Noonan realize there are millions of new jobs avail-able monthly. 6O ccupational therapists, social work- in their profession are becoming burned outCAREER CHANGES FOR HEALTHCARE ers, nurses, and physicians are somebecause of compassion fatigue (amount ofPROFESSIONALSof the healthcare professionals whoempathy given to patients), a lack of balanceThere can be many reasons to consider a have expressed fatigue and inability to copein activities of daily living, decreased care ofcareer change. These can include unemploy-with the daily stressors of staff reductions,self, and low pay. 2 ment, a disability making the usual career Medicare and insurance reimbursementIn a study of nurses at least 15% reporteddifficult, facing retirement and the consid-changes, and the poor morale experiencedburnout with inability to feel part of a hos- eration of something new, the thought of by many hospital workers. pital team, low morale, and emotionalself-employment, or total frustration with When given a forum to communicatedetachment. 3 ones current career.online with others, occupational therapistsWith paperwork, bureaucracy, severeCareer counseling options may include have shared concerns about managementsdaily stress, and emotional exhaustion, phy- visiting career centers of local colleges, gov-emphasis on increased billing, upcom- sicians indicate feelings of detachment andernment employment offices, seeking a pro-ing changes in the role and reduced reim- decreased personal accomplishment. 4 fessional career counselor, or thinking of the bursement of certified assistants, probableThousands of Kaiser Permanente Hospitalsuggestions from expert Bolles.requirement of obtaining a doctorate forworkers in California may strike in October,Bolles has written that 2008 and the practice, the decrease of available therapy2019. This strike, voted by X-Ray technicians,Great Recession have changed the way we jobs in some geographical areas, and fear ofpharmacy professionals, janitors, office staff,approach career and job changes. With the making job changes. 1 and licensed vocational nurses, is projected2008 severe recession, many prepared a new ISTOCKSocial workers have emphasized that manyto be the largest strike in the United States inresume, explored the major internet job sites, 8 EDUCATION|2019| www.elitecme.com'