300 best jobs without a four-year degree, 2d ed.
1593572425 300 best jobs without a four-year degree, 2d ed. Farr, Michael. JIST Publishing 2006 459 pages $16.95 Paperback Jist's best jobs series HF5381 Farr culled Department of Labor...

Service redesign: why diabetes nurses need to get involved.
The role of nurses in providing diabetes care has never been more important and the opportunities to develop enhanced skills never greater. There are already several thousand nurses based in both primary and secondary care delivering the majority of day-today care for people with diabetes. All the evidence indicates...

Fulfilling the need for a technology integration specialist.
SCHOOL-BASED TECHNOLOGY specialists go by many names: technology coordinators, technology integration specialists, technology support specialists, instructional technology coordinators, technology mentor teachers, curriculum technology partners, educational technologists, coaches, expert trainers, technology support coordinators, and site-based technology facilitators--to name just a few. Their job descriptions also vary and range from being...

Challenging requests no problem for concierge.
Some job descriptions require employees to wear many hats. For Delphine Sheridan, that sometimes extends to carrying purses. One particular handbag took Sheridan, concierge at the Nine Zero hotel in Boston, on a trip across the pond in search of a birthday gift. When a...

Most workers not exempt.
Byline: On the job by Dan Grinfas / Bureau of Labor and Industries For The Register-Guard Q: We're having trouble making sense of the laws on overtime-exempt employees. We're reviewing our job descriptions and aren't sure how to classify a few employees - a paralegal, a receptionist,...

In today's environment, cold calls are out and consulting is in. (Sales Clinic).
Take a look at the job descriptions for sales personnel at hotel properties. Many of them require that a specific amount of sales calls have to be made weekly. What does that mean? For the most part, this refers to cold calling to find prospects for new business. Or,...

BH&HS takes key actions.
On May 23, 2003, the BH&HS took several key actions that will have a major impact on the organization's programs and future: 1. Adopted a revised budget of $240,163 for 2003 2. Adopted a budget of $228,057 for 2004 3. Approved job descriptions...

Some employee "heroics" need to be saved for off the job.
Keith Marshall was discovered permanently unconscious in the swimming pool. There was an irony to his drowning, because he was employed as the lifeguard. Why he drowned remains a mystery. The repercussions were more apparent: His mother sought workers' compensation benefits on behalf of Marshall's child. It's...

Job scams: ads that don't add up. (Fraud).
The ad in the help wanted section of his local newspaper looked like the opportunity of a lifetime: high-paying wildlife jobs with the Federal government. The Delaware man called the toll-free telephone number listed to get more information about Federal jobs being filled in his area. Instead, he got...

Nursing in prison--a primary health care role to be proud of: a good prison nurse needs to have a high level of self-knowledge, confidence in her or his practice and the ability to maintain safe boundaries. It's the ideal job for a nurse committed to primary health care.
Improving the training of nurses in prison, supporting them in their roles, and raising health service standards within the countries 18 public prisons are the aims of four, recently appointed regional clinical quality assurance advisers. A fifth adviser--one for the Wellington region--and a national health services clinical leader are...