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Career Clusters

Career Clusters. Let’s Review!. Clusters. Health care careers are categorized into five general categories Biotechnology Research and Development Therapeutic Services Diagnostic Services Health Informatics Support Services. Biotechnology Research and Development.

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Career Clusters

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  1. Career Clusters Let’s Review!

  2. Clusters • Health care careers are categorized into five general categories • Biotechnology Research and Development • Therapeutic Services • Diagnostic Services • Health Informatics • Support Services

  3. Biotechnology Research and Development • Careers involved in bioscience research and development that applies to human health • Career ideas? • Biochemist • Lab technician • Microbiologist • Research scientist • Where do you think they would work? • Laboratories, universities

  4. Therapeutic Services • Careers involved in changing the health status of patients over time • Career ideas? • Athletic trainer • CNA • Pharmacist • Paramedic • Where would they work? • Clinics, hospitals

  5. Diagnostic Services • Careers involved in creating a picture of the health status of patients and other clients at a single point in time • Career ideas? • Exercise physiologist • Nutritionist • Radiologist • Clinical lab technician • Where would they work? • Clinics, hospitals, laboratories

  6. Health Informatics • Careers that involve documentation of patient and client care • Career Ideas? • Admitting clerk • Medical biller • Health information coder • Epidemiologist • Where would they work? • Clinics, hospitals, corporate centers, labs

  7. Support Services • Careers involving direct or indirect patient care that create a therapeutic environment • Career ideas? • Facilities manager • Food services • Biomedical technician • Materials management • Where would they work? • Hospitals, clinics

  8. Note: • Some careers can “double dip” and be categorized as more than one cluster • Example: Family Physician • Predict: What cluster(s) would it fall under? • Therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics • Can you think of any other examples?

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