Medical Assisting career opportunities booming in Colorado
The press has been buzzing about the uptick in medical facilities all across our state.
What does that mean for Coloradans seeking healthcare careers? You have a high probability of finding a career after graduation. At IBMC College, we want to help you get employed in those new hospitals and clinics opening across Colorado.
Just in the last year, The Denver Post has reported a new Children’s Hospital will open in 2018 and could employ up to 500 employees. Local Colorado Springs news station, KOAA5, reports plans are in the works for a new Penrose St. Francis Health Services hospital in the city. The Denver Business Journal reported last year a new University of Colorado Health hospital in the Longmont area is expected to open late this year or early 2017, creating nearly 500 part-time jobs and 200 full-time jobs.
When searching online, you can find pages after pages of medical assisting job listings. The Bureau of Labor Statistic’s Handbook projects the number of medical assisting jobs will increase more than 23 percent over the next 10 years, adding nearly 140,000 jobs across the United States.
Medical Assisting is one of the fastest growing careers, and you can be part of that trend by completing your training in as little as 15 months at IBMC College. So, what are you waiting for? Get started today by applying online or by calling 1-800-NEW-CAREER!
