Health Care Cluster

The Health Care Cluster is the newest of Vermilion Advantage's Business Clusters, originating in July 2001. As with the other clusters, Health Care participants have united as a single voice to stimulate community awareness of and interest in health care related occupations in Vermilion County.

Hiring projections from this group indicate that from January 2007 to January 2009, the following positions will be in demand for the largest growing sector:
Registered Nurses, Nursing Aides (CNAs), LPNs, Nursing Assistants, Food Prep Workers, Radiology Technicians, Physicians/Surgeons, Receptionists, Physician Assistants, Medical Coders, Receptionists, Medical Managers, Lab Techs, and Substance Abuse Counselors.

By 2010, there will be a projected 5 million jobs available in health care. Are you ready?

The Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council's Health Careers Guide will help you discover what you need to do to prepare for a career in the health professions. This guide is a road map to those careers, providing valuable information on the educational requirements and skills needed for positions in nearly every health care profession -- from patient care to technology to business. This online guide allows you to search job descriptions for hundreds of health careers in nursing, allied health, business and medicine. It includes information on educational programs, financial aid and much, much more.

Click on the following link to use this valuable resource and start exploring the career that is right for you: http://www.mchc.org/hcg

Cluster Companies

Carle Clinic Carle Foundation Hospital Central Christian Church Pre-School Christie Clinic Department of Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System Hoopeston Regional Health Center Prairie Center Health Systems, Inc. Provena United Samaritans Medical Center Randal Ashton, DDS Vermilion County Health Department WorkSource enterprises

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