Last week Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill designed to increase care for patients in long-term facilities, a move that will spark the hiring of nurses aide jobs in Illinois.

Before the law takes effect, nursing homes all over Illinois are starting to hire. Governor Quinn has promised funds to help these facilities hire new workers.

According to GuidetoNursingHomes.com, Illinois is working to improve nursing home care across the state, and new legislation signed last week by Governor Pat Quinn will provide a major push for these efforts.

Over the past year, Illinois has had a number of incidents at nursing homes, and they want to do everything they can to ensure that residents are safe and receiving great care.

This legislation was needed for the state, but it unfortunately comes at a bad economic time since Illinois is up against a $13 billion budget deficit.

Incoming nursing care reps will now be subjected to beefed up requirements and background checks to ensure only the most capable candidates get screened on to the next step.

All incoming nursing residents will also get psychological screening to determine the level of care that is needed.

Mentally ill patients will be discharged to other wards and programs, so that the homes can accomodate those who do not need such intensive care and no one’s safety is compromised.

Almost 50 Illinois healthcare jobs are available at La Salle Veteran’s Home.

The La Salle Veteran’s Home has 49 job openings and is looking to fill those within the next 10 days. The home is looking for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, as well as workers in the housekeeping, maintenance and dietary departments.

Another added incentive for nurses is the Nurses Loan Repayment Program, under which the State of Illinois will pay up to $5,000 each year for four years on student loan fees.

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Some Illinois healthcare jobs will soon be lost as a major institution cuts jobs.

The University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago recently announced its plan to eliminate 200 positions during the next eight months, according to an article by WBEZ. The job cuts, which will include mostly non-clinical positions, are expected to save the hospital more than $25 million next year.

Hospital officials say the job cuts are necessary as the hospital has to reduce its budget because of the poor economy. And while some government reimbursement is hoped for, it won’t make up for the rising cost of healthcare.

“At this point we don’t expect at all that it will impact the quality of healthcare or patient safety here,” Spokesperson Sherri McGinnes Gonzalez said in the article. “This is something that we are taking thoughtful and deliberate actions now to hopefully avoid tougher decisions later.”

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If you love animals, or are considering a career in medicine but don’t know what path to take, perhaps you should consider a veterinarian job in Illinois.

According to an article from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the need for veterinarians is expected to grow.

In Illinois and throughout the country, employment of veterinarians is expected to grow faster than average through 2010.

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Those seeking Illinois healthcare jobs should be faced with many open positions in the coming years.

Occupations involved with the health services industry include:

• registered nurses 4,024 annual openings at a median salary of $52,394
• nursing aides, orderlies and attendants with 1,686 annual openings at a median salary of $20,581
• licensed practical nurses with 749 annual openings at a median salary of $35,677

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