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Unit E

Unit E. Careers in Health Care. Secondary Education. Basic high school preparation Should include: sciences, social studies, english , and math Keyboarding, computer applications, and accounting skills Health Science Technology Education. Educational Requirements and levels of training.

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Unit E

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  1. Unit E Careers in Health Care

  2. Secondary Education • Basic high school preparation • Should include: sciences, social studies, english, and math • Keyboarding, computer applications, and accounting skills • Health Science Technology Education

  3. Educational Requirements and levels of training • Types of Education • Associates Degree • Bachelor’s Degree • Master’s Degree • Doctorate or Doctoral Degree

  4. Types of Education • Certification-fulfilled requirements of education or performance • Registration- List of qualified personal • Licensure- government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation • Accreditation- ensures that the program of study meets quality competency standards • Continuing Education Units- required to renew licenses or maintain certification/registration

  5. Education and Levels of Training • 1-Professional • 2-Technologist • 3-Technician • 4- Aide or Assitant

  6. Trends • Multi-Component or Multi-Skilled Worker • Common trend • Variety of occupations • ECG tech, EEG Tech • Entrepreneur • Individuals who organize, manages, and assumes the risk of a business • Individuals or Group • Many work under the supervision of a physician or dentist • Skills needed

  7. Careers in Health Care 5.02

  8. Dental Careers • Dentist • Dental Hygienist • Dental Laboratory Technician • Dental Assistant

  9. Dental Careers • Dentist- DMO or DDS • 2 or more years of additional education • $84,000-$200,000 year salary • Dental Hygienist • Associates, bachelors, or masters degree • $39,000- $83,2000 year salary • Dental Lab Tech • 3-4 year on the job experience • $23,000- $53,000 year salary • Dental Assistant • 1-3 years on the job experience • $19,000- $38,000 year salary

  10. Diagnostic Services • Medical Laboratory Technologist • Phlebotomist • Radiologic Technologist • Epidemiologist • Biomedical Engineer

  11. Skill Check

  12. Emergency Medical Services

  13. Paramedic (EMT-P) • Performs all basic duties • More thorough patient assessments, provide advanced cardiac life support, interpret ECG’s, do endotracheal intubation, administer drugs, and use more complex equipment.

  14. Intermediate EMT • Basic duties • Also assesses patients, interprets ECGs, administers defibrillation as needed, manage shock, uses IV equipment, and inserts esophageal airways

  15. Basic- EMT • Provides basic care for a wide range of illnesses and injuries • Includes: medical emergencies, bleeding, fractures, airway obstruction, BLS, oxygen administration, emergency childbirth, rescue trapped persons, and transports victims.

  16. Skill Check- Bleeding

  17. Health information and communication services • Medical Record Administrator • Medical Transcriptionist • Unit Secretary • Medical Illustrator

  18. Section 5.03 • Analyze careers included in health care facility services, medical services, and mental health and social services.

  19. Hospital/Health Care facility services • Health Care Administrator • Central/Sterile Supply Technician

  20. Medical Careers • Physician Physician Assistant • MD Medical Assistant • OD • DPM • DC

  21. Physician Specialist • Anesthesiologist • Cardiologist • Dermatologist • Gastroenterologist • Gerontologist • Gynecologist • Neurologist • Obstetrician • Oncologist • Ophthalmologist • Orthopedist • Otolaryngologist • Pathologist • Pediatrician • Psychiatrist • Radiologist • Thoracic Surgeon • Urologist

  22. Skill Check- Checking Apical Pulses

  23. Mental and Social Services • Psychiatrist • Psychologist • Social Worker

  24. 5.04 Analyze Mortuary, Nursing, and Nutrition and dietary careers

  25. Mortuary Careers • Mortician • Embalmer

  26. Skills Check- Writing an Obituary

  27. Nursing Careers • Registered Nurse • Masters or Doctoral Degree • Bachelor’s Degree • Diploma program • Associates Degree • Licensed Practical Nurse • Nursing Assistant

  28. Skill Check- Hand-washing

  29. Surgical Technologist

  30. Nutrition and Dietary Services • Dietician • Dietetic Assistant

  31. Skill Check- Feeding the Patient

  32. 5.05- Analyze therapeutic services, veterinary medicine, and vision services • Therapeutic Careers • Veterinary Careers • Vision Services

  33. Skill Check- Body Mechanics

  34. Skill Check- Vision Screening

  35. 5.06 • Apply self-assessment for career planning and revise/develop an individual career development plan. • Perform self-assessment • Develop/revise individual career development plan

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