Military veterans have a myriad of skills learned and used during their service tenure that can easily transfer into fulfilling purpose-driven civilian roles that are making a huge impact in America. These skills are often transferable to multiple industries, especially healthcare, where the past several years, to many frontline workers, were not dissimilar to a war zone.

When it comes to a value-based healthcare organization that welcomes our hardworking heroes with open arms and empowers its patients as much as its employees, it doesn’t get more forward-thinking and family-oriented than ChenMed, a fast-growing organization that is reimagining healthcare delivery for seniors.

At ChenMed, several employees come from a military background. They liken ChenMed’s mission-driven organization, whose primary focus is providing affordable VIP healthcare to some of the population’s most vulnerable and underserved, to their time in the military—reigniting the same sense of purpose and passion they felt when actively serving their country.

One team member explains, “You’re not a number. You’re someone we care about. We want to help you and make you feel better so you can live a higher quality of life. That’s what resonated with me about ChenMed.”

Whether you served for a couple of years or just retired after a tenured career and looking for your next venture, consider using your highly-prized and transferrable hard and soft skills learned in the military to continue saving lives on the healthcare frontline. Here are the top transferable military skills you can use for a flourishing career in healthcare today.

Top Transferable Military Skills for a Career in Healthcare

Transferable Military Skill #1: Effective Communication

Communication is at the center of every military operation, and communicating effectively is key to its success. While communication is a prerequisite to most roles, finding personnel who know how to communicate clearly and effectively is a bigger challenge. Veterans learn in the military how to work and communicate with people of all personality types and walks of life, engage in mutually respectful discourse, and exchange thoughts, ideas, opinions, knowledge, and data clearly, collectively, and calmly even amidst difficulties or challenges. Communicating with clarity and purpose is a highly prized skill that is transferable in any industry, but especially in healthcare.

Transferable Military Skill #2: Leadership

While the military isn’t the only place to learn leadership, it is certainly known for being a crucible of quick leadership development. Whether officers are often charged with leading more experienced servicemembers or younger, more inexperienced servicemembers are entrusted with protecting others’ lives and/or expensive hardware, servicemembers are often carrying the weight of knowing a single misstep in their own leadership can result in lives lost. Nothing like a rapid-fire career development course in leadership!

In a nutshell, servicemembers exude a level of humility and respect that build a culture of servant leadership where people feel empowered to perform at their best and do what’s right for their team.

Transferable Military Skill #3: Integrity

Integrity is defined as the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Military veterans are led by their honor and stay true to their moral compass at all costs. This level of honor and respect is highly valued in the job marketplace and especially in healthcare, where medical errors are on the rise and extremely costly. Employers are looking to hire veterans for their unparalleled work ethic and integrity-led decision-making.

Transferable Military Skill #4: Collaboration

The highly effective communication learned in the military fosters a culture of collaboration and teamwork that is unmatched. In order for any business to thrive and grow, collaboration amongst cohesive teams is critical. Because each department within a business has unique objectives and deliverables, veterans’ heightened sense of teamwork, especially when working with people from diverse backgrounds, comes in handy.

ChenMed: The Healthcare Career Choice for Veterans

Our team members' background in the military and their passion for healthcare inspired them to be part of ChenMed’s mission to reimagine healthcare delivery to some of the most underserved populations.

As one team member put it, "ChenMed is a very veteran-friendly organization. Whether they served a couple of years in the military or are retired, this is a good home. At the rate we are growing, it’s always good to add people who are the right fit, the right culture, the right character. ChenMed has that military feel to it with the [focus on] discipline and strong work ethic.”

ChenMed supports organizational growth with our employees and their career progression. There are multiple leadership courses available that assist in improving professional growth and growing into leadership roles. Many of our employees are promoted within their first couple of years at ChenMed.

ChenMed Recognized as one of 2022's Healthiest Employers

We are honored to announce that Dedicated Senior Care, a ChenMed Company, has been recognized as one of 2022's Healthiest Employers in Texas and Ohio! As a mission-driven organization, we honor seniors with affordable VIP care that not only improves long-term health outcomes but breaks down quality-of-life deterrents for seniors across the United States.

In addition to prioritizing our patients, we also prioritize the well-being of the employees caring for them. Led by our culture team and employee feedback, we’re actively creating an environment where our employees have access to programs and resources that support workplace wellness in Texas and throughout the United States.

Our tenured and progressive wellness programs include:

Paid family leave for new parents (both mothers and fathers)
PTO, dedicated sick bank, paid government holidays, and flexible use of floating holidays
Team Health–our onsite clinic specifically for employees
Employee recognition programs and events
Perks at Work–an employee discount program

Join the future of healthcare and learn more about ChenMed Careers today!

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