Healthcare career and hiring guides
Plain-language answers about healthcare roles, licensing, accreditation and how direct-hire recruiting works.
Articles
For everyoneHow hiring through Paloma Talent worksPaloma Talent is a direct-hire healthcare recruiter. Here is what happens after you apply, and how employers work with us.For job seekersTexas nurse licensing and the Nurse Licensure CompactWho licenses RNs and LVNs in Texas, how the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact works, and what it means for nurses moving to Texas.For everyoneCHAP, OASIS and QAPI: what home health leaders need to knowPlain-language explanations of CHAP accreditation, OASIS assessments and QAPI programs in home health, and why directors of nursing are hired for them.For job seekersHome infusion nursing: what the job involves and how to get into itWhat home infusion nurses do, the therapies and lines they manage, who hires them, and the experience that leads into the specialty.For everyoneDirect hire, staffing agency or travel: what is the difference?How direct-hire recruiting differs from agency staffing and travel contracts, for healthcare job seekers and employers.For employersHiring a nurse leader confidentiallyHow healthcare organizations recruit a director of nursing or other clinical leader without naming themselves publicly.
Role guides
Nurse practitioner and PA jobsNurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are advanced practice providers who examine patients, order and interpret tests, diagnose, and manage treatment in collaboration with physicians.Director of nursing (DON) jobsA director of nursing (DON) leads an organization’s nursing team and is accountable for the quality and compliance of the care it delivers.Surgical tech jobs (scrub tech)A surgical technologist, often called a scrub tech, prepares the operating room, sets up sterile instruments and supplies, and passes instruments to the surgeon during procedures.LVN jobs (licensed vocational nurse)A licensed vocational nurse (LVN) provides hands-on nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse or physician.Home infusion nurse jobsA home infusion nurse is a registered nurse who gives intravenous and other infusion therapies in patients’ homes and teaches patients and families to manage them between visits.Registered nurse (RN) jobsA registered nurse (RN) assesses patients, plans and delivers nursing care, gives medications and treatments, and teaches patients and families.CNA and home health aide jobsCertified nurse aides (CNAs) and home health aides (HHAs) help patients with personal care, mobility, meals and daily living under the supervision of a nurse.Caregiver jobsA caregiver supports a person with daily living, safety and routines, at home, at school or in the community.