Priority Health looks to hire dozens of nurses, healthcare workers and office staff

As Grand Rapids-based Priority Health continues to expand its reach across Lower Michigan and add physicians to its provider base, the company finds increasing opportunities to hire people with skills that range from accounting and actuarial know-how to registered nurse case managers who work closely with doctors and patients. The company also looks to bring on 15 to 17 paid interns.

Priority Health currently employs 1,000, most of whom work in Grand Rapids. But with satellite offices in Traverse City, Farmington Hills, Jackson, Holland and Kalamazoo, there are work opportunities in those regions, as well.

Two big areas of growth are adding physicians as in-network providers, and analyzing data to determine trending healthcare issues to access the need for development of specific wellness programs, says Jason Jones, senior HR business consultant. As a result, more account managers and health informatics consultants are needed.

"We're also anticipating growth on the nursing side," says Jennifer Parks, senior HR business consultant. "This requires called RN case managers who work with our members to manage and coordinate different doctors, medications, different health conditions."

Parks says there are licensed practical nurse positions and office positions open. A formal internship program could bring on 17 paid interns who can work in the medical, legal and IT arenas, or at offsite locations with providers.

"We obviously have jobs that require specific certifications and licenses," Parks says, "but we also want people who are very much driven for results, who are innovative and customer oriented. We always have jobs out there where we're looking for qualified candidates. A lot of our work over the next couple of years is in anticipation of what healthcare reform will bring to the table in 2014."

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Source: Jennifer Parks and Jason Jones, Priority Health
Writer: Deborah Johnson Wood, Development News Editor