Careers in Health Care Where does your career fit in? Front of Room Therapeutic Diagnostics Health Informatics Support Services

Objectives Compare the educational requirements for associates, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees Compare the educational requirements for associates, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees Contrast certification, registration, and licensure Contrast certification, registration, and licensure Describe different health careers including duties, educational requirements, and employment opportunities Describe different health careers including duties, educational requirements, and employment opportunities Interpret abbreviations used to identify health occupations workers Interpret abbreviations used to identify health occupations workers Define, pronounce, and spell all terms Define, pronounce, and spell all terms

Review HOE – Health Occupations Education – vocational-technical, community college, university HOE – Health Occupations Education – vocational-technical, community college, university 2 year – Associate’s 2 year – Associate’s 4 year – Bachelor’s 4 year – Bachelor’s Master’s Master’s Doctorate Doctorate

Information Services Cluster Documentation of patient care; analysis, abstracting and coding, information systems, and operations to enter, retrieve, and maintain information. Documentation of patient care; analysis, abstracting and coding, information systems, and operations to enter, retrieve, and maintain information. Medical illustrator Medical illustrator Insurance processor Insurance processor Medical records technician Medical records technician Unit secretary Unit secretary Health care administrator Health care administrator

Therapeutic Cluster Involved in changing the health status of the patient over time, includes data collection, treatment planning, implementing procedures, and patient status evaluation. Involved in changing the health status of the patient over time, includes data collection, treatment planning, implementing procedures, and patient status evaluation. Dental careers Dental careers Dietitian Dietitian Nursing careers – RN – A.D., BSN Nursing careers – RN – A.D., BSN Pharmacist Pharmacist Physician Physician Veterinarian Veterinarian Psychiatrist Psychiatrist Respiratory therapist Respiratory therapist

Diagnostic Cluster Involved in creating a picture of the health status of the patient at a single point in time, includes planning, preparation, procedure, evaluation, and reporting. Involved in creating a picture of the health status of the patient at a single point in time, includes planning, preparation, procedure, evaluation, and reporting. ECG technician ECG technician EEG technician EEG technician Diagnostic imaging technician Diagnostic imaging technician Phlebotomist - $27,040 annually, Certification, or A.D. Phlebotomist - $27,040 annually, Certification, or A.D. Sonographer Sonographer Radiologic technologist - $54,180 annually, A.D., BSN, or certification. Radiologic technologist - $54,180 annually, A.D., BSN, or certification.

Environmental Cluster Involved with creating a therapeutic environment to provide direct or indirect patient care; includes environmental operation, aseptic procedures, resource management, and aesthetics. Involved with creating a therapeutic environment to provide direct or indirect patient care; includes environmental operation, aseptic procedures, resource management, and aesthetics. Central/sterile supply worker Central/sterile supply worker Biomedical engineer Biomedical engineer Housekeeping worker Housekeeping worker

Abbreviations DDS – doctor of dental surgery DDS – doctor of dental surgery CMA – certified medical assistant CMA – certified medical assistant DVM – Veterinarian DVM – Veterinarian CRNP – nurse practitioner CRNP – nurse practitioner CMT – certified medical laboratory technologist CMT – certified medical laboratory technologist DC – doctor of Chiropractic DC – doctor of Chiropractic

Think, Pair & Share Individual time Decide on 4 careers you would like to be/do.. List all the careers into cluster. When you finish pencils down to wait on everyone in your group to list all their careers per cluster

Think, Pair & Share GroupTime Now compare clusters with your group, be sure your not overlapping careers. If so, discuss why and correct it.

Exit Ticket Staple all four of your group members papers together and turn them in. Staple all four of your group members papers together and turn them in. Each person’s name must be on the cluster paper they were working on. Each person’s name must be on the cluster paper they were working on.