Top 20 Fastest Growing Positions at Hospitals and Health Systems in 2011

Here is a list of the top 20 fastest growing positions in hospitals and health systems and their growth rate from March 2010 to March 2011, according to SK&A's Hospital Providers on the Move report.

The data was compiled through phone interviews with 6,680 U.S. hospitals from March 2010-March 2011. The report's growth rate represents a percentage increase of providers being added to a hospital or health system within that time period.

1. Director of Food Services — 92.1%
2. Director of Orthopedic Surgery — 39.4%
3. Director of Substance Abuse — 39.2%
4. Director of Social Services — 34.6%
5. Director of Engineering/Maintenance — 32.5%
6. Point of Care Coordinator — 32.0%
7. Director of Audio Visual/Media Systems — 30.9%
8. Director of Laboratory Services — 30.4%
9. Director of Psychiatry — 30.3%
10. Director of Ancillary Services — 30.3%
11. Patient Safety Officer — 30.2%
12. Director of Neonatal Care — 29.8%
13. Director of ICU/Coronary Care Unit — 29.7%
14. Director of Dentistry — 29.6%
15. Director of Support Services — 28.1%
16. Director of Managed Care Contracts — 25.5%
17. Manager of Gift Shop — 25.4%
18. Director of Neurology Services — 24.4%
19. Director of Cardiology Services — 23.8%
20. Director of Patient Accounts — 23.5%