Employment Opportunities for Healthcare Professionals
3RNet
Connects health care professionals with the right job. 3RNET creates a ‘hub’ for jobs in rural and underserved areas across the country.
- Learn more about our Network Coordinators
- Search jobs on 3RNET
- Browse our Job Search Resources
- As a nonprofit, 3RNET has job postings and a library of resources so you can make an educated decision without feeling pressured.
HRSA Health Workforce Connector
The Health Workforce Connector is an official government website for connecting skilled health professionals to health care sites in communities of need.
- Current and future clinicians use the Health Workforce Connector to search for job vacancies or training opportunities.
- Health care facilities that participate in certain HRSA programs use the Health Workforce Connector to post job vacancies and training opportunities and search for candidates to fill these positions.
MedPro Healthcare Staffing
MedPro Brands:
- MedPro Healthcare specializes in premier healthcare talent solutions and services by delivering personalized job placement opportunities for medical professionals and tailored workforce strategies for healthcare leaders nationwide.
- MedPro International employs foreign educated, licensed, and trained registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, and medical technologists from overseas and places them on assignments at facilities throughout the U.S.
Rural Health Informational Sites
Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub), Arkansas
The Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) is a national clearinghouse devoted to enhancing healthcare and population health in rural communities. It serves as a comprehensive resource for rural stakeholders, providing an extensive online library, evidence-based toolkits, funding opportunities, data visualizations, and state-specific guides. RHIhub also offers personalized assistance through its information specialists, who help users navigate resources and connect with experts. By consolidating and disseminating valuable information, RHIhub empowers rural communities to enhance healthcare delivery and effectively address public health challenges.
Evidence-Based Toolkits for Rural Community Health
Step-by-step guides for effective community health. Resources and examples come from evidence-based programs. Learning from effective programs helps maximize limited funding and resources.
The National Rural Health Association
The National Rural Health Association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization serving eight distinct constituency groups, including rural hospitals and clinics. With tens of thousands of members, NRHA is the largest organization of its kind serving rural communities that produce the food, fuel, and fiber our country depends on.
The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care
AFMC is a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote excellence in health and health care through education and evaluation.
National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to nonpartisan, evidence-based leadership. It aims to advance science, inform policy, and catalyze action for optimal health for all.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a leading, globally recognized not-for-profit organization that has applied evidence-based quality improvement methods to address health care challenges for over 30 years. IHI provides millions with tools and resources to enhance care quality, safety, and equity; facilitates knowledge sharing among experts; and advises health systems and hospitals on improving outcomes at scale.
The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission’s mission is to uphold the highest standards of healthcare quality and patient safety. It is achieved by evaluating healthcare organizations and encouraging them to deliver safe, effective, and high-value care.
Needs Assessments
Primary Care Needs Assessment of Arkansas, 2020
Rural Health Resource Guide
Student Exposure to Healthcare Experiences & Careers, 2019
The Student Exposure to Health Care Experiences and Careers Resource Guide is a collaboration of health care industry members from the 2018 Rural Health Summit at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. It provides valuable information and contacts for various health care-related educational programs in Arkansas, all aimed at igniting passion for health care and showcasing career paths in the field.
Rural Health Clinic Regulatory Compliance
Emergency Preparedness PPT Slides Part I | PPT Slides Part II | PPT Slides Part III | Emergency Preparedness Full Presentation
Health Technology Sites
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the federal agency charged with improving the quality and safety of healthcare delivery.
The agency develops and disseminates scientific evidence, tools, and data to help patients and their families, healthcare professionals, and policymakers make informed decisions. AHRQ is a home for health services research and is the nation’s lead federal agency for patient safety research. AHRQ is not a regulatory agency.
Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy
ASTP coordinates efforts to implement advanced health information technology and electronic health information exchange nationwide. The National Coordinator position was created in 2004 by Executive Order and mandated by the HITECH Act of 2009.
Data.HRSA.gov
The HRSA Data Warehouse website provides the public with maps, data, reports, and dashboards on HRSA’s healthcare programs. The data integrates with external sources, such as the U.S. Census Bureau, providing information about HRSA’s grants, loan and scholarship programs, health centers, and other public health programs and services.
Research Sites
Maine Rural Health Research Center
The Maine Rural Health Research Center informs healthcare policymaking and rural health service delivery through research, policy analysis, and technical assistance, with a focus on addressing significant health access issues for rural residents. The Center leverages decades of expertise in policy, social work, law, education, business administration, and public health, enabling innovative solutions to complex local, national, and international issues.
North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
The North Carolina Rural Health Research Program (NC RHRP) aims to tackle rural health care delivery issues through research, policy analyses, data visualization, and information dissemination to organizations and individuals for addressing social challenges affecting rural populations.
NC RHRP conducts primary data collection, analyzes large secondary data sets, and provides in-depth policy analysis. Its diverse, multidisciplinary team consists of health care professionals and experts in biostatistics, geography, epidemiology, sociology, anthropology, and political science. The active dissemination component highlights geographic methods in research.
North Dakota Center for Rural Health
ND CRH operates in various fields, including Indigenous health, education and information dissemination, policy guidance, research, and evaluation, as well as community engagement. The aim is to consolidate expertise and share knowledge and tools with a wide array of rural and tribal stakeholders.
Rural Policy Research Institute
The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) is a national policy research organization with a mission to: (1) undertake unbiased research and analysis on the challenges, needs, and opportunities facing rural America; (2) improve the understanding of the impacts of public policies and programs on rural people and places, using original research and policy analysis; and (3) facilitate dialogue and collaboration among the diverse community, policy, practice, and research interests focused on a sustainable rural America.
Kentucky Rural & Underserved Health Research Center
Kentucky’s research aims to enhance the organization of health services, improve access, and enhance population health in rural America, particularly in low-income areas characterized by high poverty, unemployment, and low educational attainment levels. Additionally, it aims to share findings with health policymakers and providers to improve service delivery and reduce health inequities in rural communities.
Iowa Rural Telehealth Research Center
The Rural Telehealth Research Center is charged with advancing publicly available, high-quality, impartial, clinically informed, and policy-relevant telehealth research.
Texas Southwest Rural Health Research Center
The Southwest Rural Health Research Center (SRHRC) addresses the needs of rural and underserved populations across Texas and the nation by bringing together a unique combination of faculty expertise in health policy, chronic disease, health economics, aging, long-term care, health law, and epidemiology and biostatistics.
Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Minnesota’s RHRC conducts policy-relevant research to improve the lives of rural residents and families, to advance population health, and to enhance the vitality of rural communities.
Washington Rural Health Research Center
The WWAMI Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) is one of seven rural health research centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to perform policy-oriented research on issues related to rural health care.
Telehealth
Medicare Billing for Telehealth encounters, 2024
CCHP has released a new updated telehealth billing guide as a follow up to its three previous annual editions. This resource is intended to provide a helpful tool for healthcare entities trying to navigate the complexities of billing for telehealth and virtually delivered services.
Contact Us
Rural Health & Primary Care
4815 W. Markham St., Slot 76
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-280-4529
Fax: 501-280-4706
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