0 IT Careers in Healthcare

The health care industry in Canada is worth $105 billion. Luckily for IT workers, 2 to 3 billion dollars is spent on Information Technology.  Health care IT is a combination of computer knowledge and guaranteeing job security in the future, as there will always be hospitals and clinics.

There are four main career paths:

1) Infrastructure - This is the network engineer and system engineer team. They are required to work in management and run the systems. They work in the data centre with the servers to make sure they function properly. 

2) Customer Service Support - This job is like being in the "geek squad, because since most customer service workers have a computer system, if there is a problem or it something breaks down then you are called down as a PC tech to find a solution and save the day.

3) Application Support - These people's job requires them to make the software work for the hospital or clinic and they typically are actually very experienced in the operations they are involved in, so if you are a nurse or work in the business sector, then you can easily transition into this career with your experience in health care.

4) Web Technology  (the fastest growing one) - This is probably the most exciting career in health care, as the team consists of lots of different skills and people. Including web designers, graphic designers, and also architects who control the movement of information from one system and another.

There are lots of IT opportunities in Health Care

To be a good health care IT worker, the skills you need to be able to think logically, and multitask many things. You also need excellent communication, analytical, and project skills. The reason it is a good idea to enter the health care industry, is being we will always need this industry even in the future, as it a permanent industry. As baby-boomers are getting older and are using the hospitals, there will be a lot of job openings right now and even in the future. After getting a degree in computer science, you can easily work in any industry you want whether it be the government, a business, or your hospital. Another reason you might want to work in healthcare, is because it is some way rewarding, as you are helping people. IT is involved in many industries, however keep in mind that health care is the way to go if you want a long-term job security.