Caring is a path we all can choose, whether starting a first career or wanting to breathe new life into the skills you’ve already worked hard to develop.
Here in Kansas City, we like to think we’re good at what we do, from football to fighting cancer. If you’re good at what you do, too, maybe it’s time to explore what more could look like. No matter what you do well, there are jobs in health care that will fit your skill set.
Clinical Care
work directly with patients providing clinical expertise
Examples:
Nursing • Radiology • Respiratory Therapy • Rehabilitation • Pharmacy • Laboratory • Surgical Services
Business & Professional
use your business, creative or analytical skills to support health care
Examples:
Marketing • Finance • Human Resources • Communications • Administration • Legal • Operations
Technology & Information
help health care work smarter and keep critical information moving
Examples:
IT • Cybersecurity • Health Information • Medical Coding • Data & Analytics • Informatics
Hospitality & Operations
create the environment patients, families and care teams rely on daily
Examples:
Food & Nutrition • Housekeeping/Environmental Services • Facilities • Security • Transportation • Supply Chain
Patient & Community Support
help people navigate their care and connect with services they need
Examples:
Patient Access • Scheduling • Community Health • Social Services • Care Coordination • Customer Service
Ever pictured yourself doing this?
Discover three ways to build a meaningful career in health care — whether you’re ready to use the skills you already have or take the next step with education or training.
Make a difference every day.
From LPNs to RNs, nurses are at the heart of patient care. Explore different paths into nursing and opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact.
Where technology meets patient care.
From X-rays and CT scans to MRI and ultrasound, imaging careers combine technology, precision and patient care. Discover where an imaging career could take you.
Your skills can make a difference.
You don’t have to provide direct patient care to make an impact. Help create clean, safe spaces for patients and care teams while putting skills you may already have to work.
You don’t have to know exactly what you want to do to find your place in health care. Take a quick career quiz to explore opportunities that match your interests, strengths and goals. You might discover a career you never knew existed. Your future could surprise you.
Kansas City isn’t one city or one state. It’s a connected region with health care career opportunities on both sides of the state line, where you can build your career and build your life.
Find health care careers, education and employment resources in the Kansas City, Mo., metro.
Looking for a career where you can make a difference every day? Nursing offers opportunities to care for others, build your skills, and explore different paths throughout your career. See where nursing could take you.
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Your experience could take you somewhere new. Skills in communication, technology, finance, operations and more can open doors to a career in health care. Discover where your skills could take you.
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There’s more to health care than you might think. From technology and finance to facilities, operations and patient care, health care needs all kinds of skills. See where yours could fit.
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There are roles in health care where you can begin with a GED or high school diploma. Others may require certifications or specialty training. Advanced education can range from associate to bachelor’s degrees and beyond.
Start where you are, discover how far you can go.
Wondering what a health care career pays? Where to go to school? How to make a career change? You don’t have to figure it out on your own. Explore resources to help turn your next step into a real plan.
Ready to learn something new? Find education and training programs that can help you prepare for the career you want.
Don’t let the cost of education stop you from exploring your options. Discover financial aid and scholarship resources that may help make your goals more achievable.
Curious about earning potential? Explore health care careers, salary information and opportunities for growth.
Your experience matters. Whether you’re transitioning from military service or exploring a new profession, discover how your existing skills can translate into opportunities in health care.
It’s the #1 reason: whatever your role, your work creates a healthy Kansas City.
It takes all kinds of people and skills. Almost every skillset is transferable to health care.
Opportunities to gain experience, earn credentials and advance are widely available.
Behind every patient experience is an entire team making that care possible.
People will always need health care, and Kansas City will always need you.
A new career can start in unexpected places. Meet the people who brought their experience, determination and unique skills into health care, and discovered new opportunities along the way. From career changers to people just starting out, their stories show that there’s more than one way to find your place in health care.
You don’t have to know where you’re going before you start. Just take the first step onto a path that leads you into a bright new future.
This campaign is brought to you by the Kansas City Metropolitan Healthcare Council (KCMHC), a partnership of the Kansas and Missouri Hospital Associations working together to strengthen the health care workforce and improve the health of the communities we serve.
