Aya Healthcare is here to affirm the rumors of Austin, Texas; Austin is spirited and soulful, communal and gracious, eco and affordable.

While many metropolitan areas have made tremendous cut backs in 2009, Austin’s lower cost of living was conducive for small businesses to actually start up, hence Austin took top honors as a market that did not take any major hits on employment losses in 2009.  The city’s growing economy means grand opportunities for healthcare travelers who are interested in a youthful city that has a stellar lineup of art, music, and entertainment events. Residents can also easily raft the down the Colorado River, enjoy trails through Texas Hill Country and get a taste of Tem-mex at one of the fantastic southern eateries.  Fresh farms nearby provide the city with some of the best produce in the country including some of the tastiest peaches and heirloom tomatoes we’ve ever tasted.  Also worth noting is the fact that Texas Wine Country is all within a short 45 minute drive out of the city. 

Overall, Austin is a great location for Aya Healthcare travelers. It hits homeruns on three fronts that make a great placement: community, career and affordability.

At Aya Healthcare humor is one of the important ways we create a happy work place.  Humor simply brings us joy in which we hope to share with all of our fellow healthcare professionals. Here is some humor our Aya Healthcare employees wanted to share with you today: Read the rest of this entry »

Today is Earth Day’s 40th birthday! And since Earth Day is designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for our environment, Aya Healthcare is taking on two simple initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint & encourage “green” practices for all our employees.

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On April 11th Aya Healthcare employees will be participating in the Carlsbad 5000, a 5k run that will benefit the NuVasive Cheetah Gives Back Foundation.  Aya Healthcare is happy to support this particular cause as it provides medical devices and surgical support to those in need of spinal surgery.  If any of our healthcare professionals are interested in running with our Aya Healthcare team, please contact Leilani Mucha at 866-687-7390.

Every week Aya Healthcare circulates a mini newsletter which includes an advice section to internal employees.  This week our advice section focused on the Art of Appreciation: Tips on How to Recognize Others Great Works.

There is a lot of value when it comes to appreciating fellow employees and the people that we care about. Not only does it help promote positivity, it affirms good actions and compels people to progress.  Here are 5 tips to help you recognize the important people in your life.

1) Specify exactly what you are praising: “Hard work” and “Great Job” are general testimonials that do not show specifically what you like about what the person is doing. It is important to identify the exact actions that you like, so that the person you are appreciating knows what you are praising.

2) Be immediate when you recognize: When you immediately recognize someone’s good work, they are usually more self-aware of their actions and continue to keep it up.

3) Don’t hide appreciation: Appreciation is not something you should hide. It works best when you publicly recognize. Show you appreciation in front of people like in meetings, in front of team members, and management.

4) Show the relation: Relate the action done with how if affects your life, your team or the organization.

5) Write it Down: With the dawn of email and text messages, the hand written note or card has gained even more value when showing appreciation.

Hello Everyone. Aya Healthcare is excited to share with you our Aya Healthcare blog. We look forward to using this space as a way to connect to our community and share insightful news, announcements, tips, and resources that we think you might enjoy.