Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, Texas

White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Midwest Dental, Wisconsin

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, California

Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, New York

Froedtert Health, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Norton Sound Health Corporation, Nome, Alaska

Cejka Executive Search, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas

BJC HealthCare, St. Louis, Missouri

Cottage Health System, Santa Barbara, California

Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation, Chattanooga, Tennessee

While there is plenty that one does not need to have all figured out in the early career years, there are a few things that every young professional should get a handle on sooner, not later. Why? Because they may very well lead to big-time dividends by the time you hit your 40s.

Health care is a vast and expanding field with an increasingly huge array of specialties. And while technical expertise is still extremely important, there are some other skills that nearly anyone in the field could hone if they want a successful career.

If you’re a hiring manager in the health care industry, you don’t have to be told that it’s a challenging time to make new hires. You’re faced with a candidate-centric economy and an ongoing skills gap issue while at the same time you’re busier than ever and often have fewer resources available to help you do your job.

Health care HR executives have a not-so-secret weapon that can fill gaps in clinical expertise, augment staff and aid in recruitment: Telemedicine. Telemedicine can alleviate recruitment woes and fill staffing gaps — and it can rein in costs.