May 21, 2004

MGH sponsors employee career fair for technologists and allied health professionals

The field of technologists and allied health professionals is experiencing a dramatic
shortage of qualified job applicants because of a decrease in the number of training programs available, as well as a competitive job market. To help address this problem, the MGH has convened a Human Resource Technologist Task Force to focus on a comprehensive plan to enhance the applicant pool, increase new hires and retain current staff.

Allied health jobs include positions such as medical technologists, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, radiology technologists and radiation therapists. Technologists work in areas such as cardiovascular medicine, cardiac catheterization, histology, mammography, nuclear medicine, radiology, surgery, ultrasound and vascular intervention.

"Technologists and allied health professionals serve an important role in patient diagnosis and care," says Mary Acconcia of the MGH Human Resource Technologist Task Force. "To ensure we meet patient and provider demands, we must look at effective, long-term staffing and retention initiatives both externally and internally."

A career fair for current MGH employees will be held June 1, from noon to 6 pm in
the Walcott Conference Rooms, to promote these career opportunities and to allow employees to meet with representatives of departments that employ such personnel. In addition, admissions officers from colleges and universities that offer degree and certificate programs in these areas will be available to speak with employees.

Information on tuition reimbursement, the support services grant program and scholarship opportunities will be available.

For more information, call (617) 724-3344 or send e-mail to rsvp@partners.org.