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Unit 2 Careers in Health Care pgs 19 - 49

Unit 2 Careers in Health Care pgs 19 - 49. 2:1 Introduction to Health Careers. Over 200 health care careers Education Requirements vary by program and state High school (Secondary) preparation Health Occupations Education (HOE) Secondary vocational programs Post-secondary education

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Unit 2 Careers in Health Care pgs 19 - 49

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  1. Unit 2 Careers in Health Carepgs 19 - 49

  2. 2:1 Introduction to Health Careers • Over 200 health care careers • Education • Requirements vary by program and state • High school (Secondary) preparation • Health Occupations Education (HOE) • Secondary vocational programs • Post-secondary education • Training at a Vo-Tech, community college or university • Types of degrees • Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate

  3. Certification, Registration, and Licensure • Purpose • Ensure the skill & competency of health care personnel • Protect the consumer/patient • Need to graduate from an accredited program first • Certification • Person has fulfilled requirements of education • Meets standards established by prof. Agency • Examples: dental assistant, lab technician, medical assistant

  4. Certification, Registration, and Licensure • Registration process • Required in some health occupations • Performed by association that administers exams and maintains a current list of qualified personnel • Examples: dietician, respiratory therapist, animal health technician

  5. Certification, Registration, and Licensure • Licensure • Process where a gov’t agency authorizes individuals to work in a certain occupation • Differs from state to state • Usually have to complete a certain program, pass a state test, maintain standards • Examples: physician, dentist, physical therapist, registered nurse

  6. Accrediting Agencies • Purpose • Ensures that program of study meets quality competency standards • Preparation for employment • Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) • Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)

  7. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) • Purpose • Required to renew license or maintain certification or registration • Ensures health care workers are informed on latest standards and technology • Requirements vary between careers & state

  8. Training Levels • Professional • 4+ years of college, master’s or doctorate • Technologist or Therapist • 3 – 4 years of college plus work experience, usually bachelor’s • Technician • 2 year associate’s, 3 – 4 years on the job training • Assistant or aide • 1+ years of training • Combines classroom & job training

  9. Multicompetent or Multiskilled Workers • New trend in health occupations • Workers perform a variety of occupations • Eliminates need for employing specialist for every aspect of care • Examples: same technician for EKG and EEG • Education done on-the-job or through educational programs

  10. Entrepreneur • Individual who organizes, manages and assumes the risk of a business • Work conditions • Independent business, but still work under direction of doctors • Examples: dental lab technician, PT, dentist, optometrist

  11. National Health Care Skill Standards (NHCSS) • Purpose • Health Care Core Standards • Therapeutic/Diagnostic Core Standards • Therapeutic Cluster Standards • Diagnostic Cluster Standards • Information Services Cluster Standards • Environmental Services Cluster Standards

  12. NHCSS • Purpose • Indicate the knowledge and skills expected of heath care workers at entry and technical levels • 6 groups of standards • Examples of careers includes in the NHCSS clusters are shown on table 2-2 (pg 24) • Health Care Core Standards • Specify skills heath care workers should have • Discusses academic foundation, communication skills, employability, legal stuff, ethics, safety, knowledge about heath care systems

  13. NHCSS • Therapeutic/Diagnostic Core Standards • Specify skills required to focus on direct client care in BOTH therapeutic and diagnostic occupations • Therapeutic – treatment of disease • Diagnostic – identification of disease • Includes health maintenance, client interaction, monitoring client, client movement

  14. NHCSS • Therapeutic Cluster Standards • Specify skills required of workers in occupations involved in changing the health status of a client • Includes data collection, treatment planning, client evaluation • Diagnostic Cluster Standards • Specify skills required in of workers in occupations involving identification of health status of client • Includes planning, prep, procedure, eval and reporting

  15. NHCSS • Information Services Cluster Standards • Specify skills required of workers in occupations involved with documentation of client care • Includes analysis, coding, info systems, documentation, info maintenance and retrieval • Environmental Services Cluster Standards • Specify skills required of workers in occupations involved with creating a therapeutic enviro • Includes enviro. operations, aseptic procedure, resource management, aesthetics

  16. Summary • Different health occupations require different levels of education • Some careers require certification, registration, or licensure • Requirements vary from state to state • Student must obtain information pertinent to an individual state

  17. 2:2 Dental Careers • Basic job duties • Health of teeth and soft tissues of mouth • Preventing dental disease • Repairing or replacing diseased or damaged teeth • Treating gingiva (gums) and other supporting structures of the teeth • Places of employment • Private dental office, lab, clinics, hospital, school, gov’t agency

  18. Dental Careers(continued) • Specialty areas • Endontics, Orthodontics, Oral Surgery, Pedodontics, Periodontics, Prosthodontics • Dental Careers • Dentist (DMS, DDS), Dental hygienist, Dental laboratory technician, Dental assistant (DA) • Table 2-3, pg 25

  19. 2:3 Diagnostic Services • Basic job duties • Perform tests or evaluations • Aid in detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, or other physical conditions • Places of employment • Lab, doctor’s office, clinic, pharmaceutical firm, research

  20. Diagnostic Careers • Some examples of possible careers: • Electrocardiograph (ECG) technician, Electroencephalographic (EEG) technologist, Electroneurodiagnostic technologist, Cardiocascular technologist, Medical (clinical) laboratory technologist, Phlembotomist, Biomedical equipment technician • Table 2-4, pg 27

  21. 2:4 Emergency Medical Services • Basic job duties • Provide emergency prehospital care • Provide care to victims of accidents, injuries, and sudden illness • Places of employment • Fire, police departments, rescue squad, ambulance service, hospital, urgent care, military, emergency helicopter services

  22. Emergency Services Careers • Examples of possible EMS careers • Emergency medical technician basic (EMT-B) • Emergency medical technician intermediate (EMT-I) • Emergency medical technician paramedic (EMT–P) • Table 2-5, pg 30

  23. 2:5 Health Information and Communication Services • Job duties • Maintain complete, accurate patient records • Medical illustrators, photographer, writer, librarian • Distribute health information • Research and maintain information • Use computers • Places of employment • Hospital, clinic, research center, long-term care, colleges, law firm, insurance company

  24. Health Information and Communication Careers • Some possible careers • Medical records administrator (RA), Medical records technician (RT), Medical transcriptionist, Unit secretary/ward clerk/unit coordinator, Medical illustrator, Medical/health sciences librarian • Table 2-6, pg 31

  25. 2:6 Hospital/Health Care Facility Services • Basic description • Operate support departments • Includes administration, business office, admitting office, central/sterile supply, and housekeeping • Each department has workers at all levels with varying amounts of education • Places of employment • Hospital, clinic, long-term care, HMO, public health, gov’t agency

  26. Hospital/Health Care Facility Careers • Some possible careers • Health care administrator, Admitting officer/clerk, Central/sterile supply worker, Housekeeping worker/sanitary manager/environmental service worker • Table 2-7, pg 33

  27. 2:7 Medical Careers • Basic description • Includes physicians and those who work under their supervision • Involved with diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of diseases and disorders of the human body • Places of employment • Private practice, clinic, hospital, research, HMO, gov’t agency, colleges

  28. Medical Careers (continued) • Some examples of possible careers • Physician (doctor), Physician assistant, Medical assistant • Physicians can be specialized in a wide variety of fields • Table 2-8, pg 35; table 2-9, pg 35

  29. 2:8 Mental and Social Services • Basic job duties • Mental or emotional disorders or mental retardation • Social workers assist others to deal with illness, employment, or community problems • Focus: help individuals function to their maximum capacity • Places of employment • Hospitals, home health care, counseling, colleges, rehabilitation, prison, long-term care, gov’t agency

  30. Mental and Social Services Careers • Some examples of possible careers • Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Psychiatric/mental health technician, Social worker (sociologist, caseworker, counselor) • Table 2-10, pg 36

  31. 2:9 Mortuary Careers • Basic job duties • Preparation of the body • Perform ceremony that honors the deceased and meets the spiritual needs of the living • Cremation or burial of the remains • Practices and rites vary due to cultural and religious preferences • Places of employment • Funeral home, mortuary, crematorium, cemetery association

  32. Mortuary Careers (continued) • Some examples of possible careers • Funeral director, Embalmer, Mortuary assistant • Table 2-11, pg 38

  33. 2:10 Nursing Careers • Basic job duties • Provide care under direction of a physician • Direct care given to meet mental, emotional, and physical needs of the patient • Places of employment • Hospitals, long-term care, rehabilitation, physician’s offices, clinics, home health care, HMO, schools, industry

  34. Nursing Careers (continued) • Some examples of possible careers • Registered nurse (RN), Licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN), Nurse assistant, Patient Care technician (PCT), Surgical technician/technologist (CST) • Table 2-12, pg 39

  35. 2:11 Nutrition and Dietary Services • Basic job duties • Recognize importance of good nutrition • Promote wellness & optimum health • Provide dietary guidelines to treat diseases • Teach proper nutrition • Prepare food for health care facilities • Places of employment • Hospital, long-term care, day care, wellness center, school, clinics

  36. Nutrition and Dietary Careers • Some examples of possible careers • Dietitian (RD), Nutritionist, Dietetic technician, Dietetic assistant • Table 2-13, pg 41

  37. 2:12 Therapeutic Services • Basic job description • Use variety of treatments to help patients who are injured, physically or mentally disabled, or emotionally disturbed • Direct treatment toward allowing the patient to function at maximum capacity • Places of employment • Rehabilitation, hospital, clinic, mental health, long-term care, home health care, school, gov’t agency

  38. Therapeutic Careers • Some examples of possible careers • Physical therapist assistant, Occupational therapist (OT), Pharmacist, Pharmacy technician, Athletic trainer, Audiologist, Art therapist, Dialysis technician, Perfusionists • Table 2-14, pgs 43 – 44

  39. 2:13 Veterinary Careers • Basic description • Work with all types of animals • Range from house pets to livestock to wildlife • Places of employment • Animal hospital, lab, zoo, farms, drug or animal food companies, fish and wildlife services • Some examples of possible careers • Veterinarian (DVM or VMD), Animal Health technician, Veterinary assistant • Table 2-15, pg 47

  40. 2:14 Vision Services • Basic job duties • Provide care to prevent vision disorders • Treat vision disorders • Places of employment • Hospital, offices, optical shop, department store, school, HMO, clinic, gov’t agency

  41. Vision Careers • Some examples of possible careers • Ophthalmologist (MD), Optometrist (OD), Ophthalmic technician (OT), Ophthalmic assistant (OA), Optician, Ophthalmic laboratory technician • Table 2-16, pg 49

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