So you've landed an amazing job as a Medical or Nursing Assistant, now what? It's time to make yourself indispensable to your new employer! Tips for creating job security in a competitive healthcare career!

1. Dear Allen School,
I recently got a job through the Speed Staffing System™. As a regular
reader, I have gotten a lot of tips and advice. One thing I don’t remember
reading, though, is any advice on how to make myself indispensable in my
new job.
Seeking Job Security
Dear SJS:
As I was pondering your question, a popular police detective show was
playing on TV in the background and it got me to thinking that the best
advice I can give you - and anyone else who wants to be indispensable to
their employer - is to be a “detective” on your job. Tap into your inner
detective skills and put them to work.
What are some of the top detective skills and how can you use them to
become invaluable to your employer?
Listed below are a few ideas:
Problem-solving skills
This is the number one function of a detective. If you solve problems for
your new employer, all will go well. On the other hand, make sure you are
not a source of problems to the organization. In other words, don't create
problems, solve them.
Observation and listening skills
Detectives must keep their eyes and ears open for clues. In your case, you
are keeping your eyes and ears open for clues to problem-solving
opportunities. If you do that, you should be able to figure out exactly how
you can fill a niche for your employer.

2. Critical thinking skills
Detectives don’t take information at face value, nor are they locked into
narrow thinking. Equally, you should be open to garnering full information
and use expansive, out-of-the-box thinking. Just because things are done in
a particular way, does not mean they cannot be improved. If you discover an
opportunity to solve a problem or improve a process or situation, focus on it
and pursue it in a detailed manner.
Research skills
Detectives always research their hunches and ideas to make sure they do
not make any mistakes. You should definitely do the same, so that you can
justify your thoughts and actions to your employer in a manner in which you
can back up with facts.
Communication skills
A detective’s success will often depend on being able to communicate and
come across well, so that they can be trusted by others and establish and
maintain working relationships. That is done by evaluating the audience,
choosing the right vocabulary, using the proper voice inflection, and
demonstrating empathy. Once others see you as “human,” real and
reasonable, they will be more open to assisting you.
So, SJS, there it is. Dust off your Sherlock Holmes' hat and get to work!
Allen School
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