Healthcare

If you answered yes, then a career in health care might be for you.

As the largest and fastest-expanding industry in DuPage County, adding nearly 14,000 jobs in just the past five years, the health care field offers many exciting employment opportunities.

Behind an impressive network of eight award-winning hospitals, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, outpatient surgery centers and other facilities, is a dynamic workforce of more than 73,000 employees. Overall, they share a common goal of providing services to treat illness, maintain wellness and manage disease. For workers in healthcare, helping people is the core of their jobs.

In-Demand Healthcare Jobs

We identified 6 high-demand jobs with available training programs in the healthcare field.

Featured Opportunity in Healthcare

FREE 

FREE Medical Assistant Training Patient Care Tech Training

with Job Placement Assistance

Participating Employers
• Edward-Elmhurst Health
• Northwestern Medicine

MORE THAN A JOB

FEATURED COMPANY:

You would like to work at our company because

You have a chance to make a big difference in someone’s life.

Career Pathways at Edward-Elmhurst Health:

 

  • In the next year, we expect to hire at least 80 patient care techs
  • To get that job, you typically need a nursing assistant certification
  • Our best patient care techs have: great customer service skills
  • PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
    From this position, you could pursue a career as a
    • Registered Nurse
    • PATIENT SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE
    • SURGICAL TECH

  • In the next year, we expect to hire 50 medical assistants
  • To get that job, you typically need a medical assistant certification
  • Our best medical assistants have: a drive to learn and grow
  • MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
    From this position, you could pursue a career as a(n)
    • nurse
    • physician’s assistant
    • outpatient supervisor

  • In the next year, we expect to hire 100 nurses
  • To get that job, you typically need a bachelors’ degree in nursing
  • Our best nurses have: a drive to provide excellent patient care
  • NURSE
    From this position, you could pursue a career as a(n)
    • ADVANCED CARE PRACTITIONER
    • CLINICAL NURSE COORDINATOR
    • CLINICAL SPECIALIST

Providing Healthcare Services to DuPage County residents, Edward-Elmhurst Hospital is ranked among the top 118 hospitals in the country. Recognized for its person-centered care, it is one of only 88 healthcare organizations worldwide, including 26 in the U.S., to receive Gold Certification as a Planetree Designated Patient-Centered Hospital.

Location:  Western Suburbs

# of employees:  8500

Fun fact:  Former CEO was a whistle blower in the Blagojevich case.