2. Employability Skills Foundation Standard 4: Employability Skills
4.3 Career Decision-making
4.31 Research levels of education, credentialing requirements, and employment trends in health professions.
4.32 Distinguish differences among careers within health science pathways (diagnostic services, therapeutic services, health informatics, support services, or biotechnology research and development).

3. Career Decision-making
4.31 Research levels of education, credentialing requirements, and employment trends in health professions.
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4. Career Decision-making
lifelong process
about exploring and experiencing the world of work.
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5. Career Decision-making
Take an assessment to determine your abilities, interests, and work values
What type of careers fit your abilities, interests and work values?
What are the pros and cons of each?
Research more information
Plan what you need to do to achieve your goals
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6. Educational Requirements
Most entry-level jobs in healthcare require a high school diploma.
Some award a diploma or certificate earned in less than one year, at technical schools or healthcare facilities.
Most healthcare professions require postsecondary (college) degrees.
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College Degrees
Associate’s degree – usually 2 years
Bachelor’s degree – usually 4 years
Master’s degree – usually 6 years
Doctorate (doctoral degree) – approximately 8 years total, or 3-6 years after Bachelor’s
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Career Levels
Professional = 4 or more years of college with bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree
Technologist or therapist = Usually bachelor’s degree, sometimes longer
Technician = Usually 2 year associate’s degree
Aide or assistant = Usually 1 year or less of training
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Credentialing
Methods to prove competence in the health professions.
Designed to protect the consumer and health care providers.
Usually mandated by government agency, professional association or state board.
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Certification
Usually issued by professional association or government agency
Means that person has fulfilled requirements of education and performance
Examples:
Certified dental assistant (CDA)
Certified medical assistant (CMA)
Certified nursing assistant (CNA)
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Registration
Required in some health careers
Regulatory body administers exam and maintains a list (registry)
Examples:
Registered dietician (RD)
Registered respiratory therapist (RRT)
Registered radiologic technologist (RT)
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Licensure
Government agency authorizes individuals to work in an occupation
Varies from state to state
Must complete approved program, pass state board, and maintain certain standards
Examples:
physician
dentist
physical therapist
registered nurse
LPN/LVN.
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13. Foundation Standard 4: 4.3 Career Decision-making
Employment Trends
9% of all jobs in America are in healthcare.
Registered nurses is the largest healthcare occupation.
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Employment Trends
Employment of healthcare occupations; projected to grow 19 percent from 2014 to 2024
Will add more jobs than any other group of occupations
Due to increased need
an aging population
federal health insurance reform should increase the number of individuals who have access to health insurance
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15. Foundation Standard 4: 4.3 Career Decision-making
Employment Trends
Median annual wage for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations was $62,610 in May 2015
registered nurses
physicians and surgeons
dental hygienists
higher than the median annual wage for all occupations in the economy of $36,200.
Healthcare support occupations had a median annual wage of $27,040 in May 2015
lower than the median annual wage for all occupations in the economy
home health aides
occupational therapy assistants
medical transcriptionists
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16. Fastest Growing Occupations
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17. Foundation Standard 4: 4.3 Career Decision-making
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is usually the process of creating a new business.
Entrepreneurs:
Are risk-takers
Innovative
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18. Foundation Standard 4: 4.3 Career Decision-making
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Examples
Opening a pharmacy
Opening a medical or dental practice
Starting a healthcare staffing agency
Starting a nutrition consulting business
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19. Foundation Standard 4: 4.3 Career Decision-making
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Examples
Opening a pharmacy
Opening a medical or dental practice
Starting a healthcare staffing agency
Starting a nutrition consulting business
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20. Career Decision-making
4.32 Distinguish differences among careers within health science pathways - Diagnostic Services - Therapeutic Services - Health Informatics - Support Services - Biotechnology Research and Development
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21. Foundation Standard 4: 4.3 Career Decision-making
Diagnostic Services
Diagnostic services personnel are involved in creating a picture of the health status of the patient and other clients at a single point in time.
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22. Foundation Standard 4: 4.3 Career Decision-making
Therapeutic Services
Therapeutic Services personnel are involved in changing the health status of the patient and other clients over a period of time.
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23. Foundation Standard 4: 4.3 Career Decision-making
Health Informatics
Health informatics personnel document the patient’s care.
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24. Foundation Standard 4: 4.3 Career Decision-making
Support Services
Support services personnel create a therapeutic environment for providing patient care.
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25. Biotechnology Research and Development
Biotechnology research and development personnel are involved in bioscience research and development that applies to human health.
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26. Foundation Standard 4: 4.3 Career Decision-making
Employability Skills
Foundation Standard 4: Employability Skills
4.3 Career Decision-making
4.31 Research levels of education, credentialing requirements, and employment trends in health professions.
4.32 Distinguish differences among careers within health science pathways (diagnostic services, therapeutic services, health informatics, support services, or biotechnology research and development).
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