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Go get your book, you do need it today.
Hurry, but don’t hurt yourself.
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Now answer this…………..What are two
careers you hope to learn more about in
this class?
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I prevent dental disease and repair
broken teeth?
◦ Dental Career
I
provide emergency pre-hospital care
and care to victims of accidents, injuries,
and sudden illness?
◦ Emergency Medicine

I am involved with diagnosis, treatment,
or prevention of diseases and disorders of
the human body?

Medical Career
What career am I?
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Unit 2
Careers in Health Care
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Education
◦ Requirements vary by
program and state for
many positions,
including entry level
positions like CNA,
Pharmacy Technician,
etc.
◦ Some require only high
school preparation
◦ Post-secondary
education (college or
technical preparation)
2:1 Introduction
to Health Careers
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◦ Types of college degrees
 Associate’s – two year
course of study at a
community or vocational
college
 Bachelor’s– four or more
years of study at a
college or university
 Master’s– one or more
years beyond a bachelor’s
degree
 Doctorate or doctor’s
degree – two or more
years of work beyond a
bachelor’s degree. Some
doctorate degrees require
four to six additional
years of study.
Post Secondary Education
(after high school)
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Purpose
◦ Certification, registration, and licensure are
methods used to ensure the skill and
competency of health care workers.
 Certification: dental assistant, laboratory
technicians, medical assistants
 Registration: dietitian, respiratory therapists,
radiologic technologists
 Licensure: physician, dentist, physical therapist,
registered nurses
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CEUs is a continuing
education program
used so a
professional can
maintain the license.
Purpose –
◦ makes sure that the
individual maintains a
high level of
competency
◦ Requirements vary
between careers and
state
Continuing Education Units
(CEUs)
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Basic job duties

See Table 2-3 in
text
◦ Health of teeth and soft
tissues of mouth
◦ Preventing dental
disease
◦ Repairing or replacing
diseased or
damaged teeth
◦ Dentist
◦ Dental hygienist
◦ Dental laboratory
technician
◦ Dental assistant
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Basic job duties

See Table 2-4 in text
◦ Perform tests or evaluations
◦ Aid in detection, diagnosis,
and treatment of disease,
injury, or other physical
conditions
◦ Electrocardiograph (ECG)
technician
◦ Electroencephalographic
(EEG) technologist
◦ Electroneurodiagnostic
technologist
◦ Medical (clinical) laboratory
technologist
◦ Radiologic technologist
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Basic job duties
◦ Provide emergency
pre-hospital care
◦ Provide care to
victims of accidents,
injuries, and sudden
illness
 See Table 2-5 in text
◦ First responder
(e.g., police,
security)
◦ Emergency medical
technician

 (EMT-I)
◦ Paramedic
 (EMT-P)
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Basic job duties
◦ Maintain complete,
accurate patient
records
◦ Distribute health
information
◦ Research and
maintain information
 Careers include:
◦ Medical records
specialists
◦ Transcriptionist
◦ Medical illustrator
◦ Medical librarian

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Communication Services
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Basic description

See Table 2-7 in text
◦ Health care administrator,
health services manager, or
chief executive officer (CEO)
◦ Admitting officer/clerk
◦ Central/sterile supply worker
◦ Housekeeping worker
◦ Sanitation
◦ Operate support departments
◦ Includes administration,
business office, admitting
office, central/sterile supply,
and housekeeping
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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

See Table 2-8 in text
◦ Physician (doctor): MD,
DO, DPM, DC
◦ Physician assistant
◦ Medical assistant
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Workers perform a variety of occupations
 Eliminates need for employing specialist
for every aspect of care
 Education done on-the-job or through
educational programs
 Can reduce costs for
company

Multicompetent or
Multiskilled Workers
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If you work as a radiologic technician, an
ECG technician, and a phlebotomist, what
might you be called?
◦ Multicompetent or
Multiskilled Workers
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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
 See Table 2-10 in text
◦ Psychiatrist
◦ Psychologist
◦ Psychiatric/mental health
technician
◦ Social worker

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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
 See Table 2-11 in text
◦ Funeral director/mortician/
undertaker
◦ Embalmer
◦ Mortuary assistant
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Basic job duties
◦ Provide care under
direction of a physician
◦ Direct care given to
meet mental,
emotional, and physical
needs of the patient
See Table 2-12 in text
◦ Registered nurse (RN)
◦ Licensed
practical/vocational
nurse (LPN/LVN)
◦ Nurse assistant
◦ Surgical
technician/technologist
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Basic job duties

See Table 2-13 in text
◦ Recognize importance good
nutrition has for health
◦ Promote wellness and
optimum health through
good nutrition
◦ Provide dietary guidelines
used to treat various
diseases
◦ Teach proper nutrition
◦ Prepare food for health care
facilities
◦ Dietitian or nutritionist
◦ Dietetic technician
◦ Dietetic assistant or food
service worker
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Basic job description

See Table 2-14
◦ 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
◦ Physical therapist and physical
therapist assistant
◦ Occupational therapist (OT)
and OT assistant
◦ Pharmacist and pharmacy
technician
◦ Massage therapist
◦ Recreational therapist (TR) and
assistant
◦ Respiratory therapist (RT) and
assistant
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Basic description

See Table 2-15 in text
◦ Work with all types of
animals
◦ Range from house pets
to livestock to wildlife
◦ Veterinarian (DVM or
VDM)
◦ Veterinary technician
(VTR) or
animal health
technician
◦ Veterinarian assistant
or aide
(animal caretaker)
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Basic job duties
◦ Provide care to prevent
vision disorders
◦ Treat vision disorders
See Table 2-16 in text
◦ Ophthalmologist
◦ Optometrist (OD):
Doctor of Optometry
◦ Ophthalmic medical
technologist
◦ Ophthalmic technician
(OT)
◦ Ophthalmic assistant
(OA)
◦ Optician
◦ Ophthalmic laboratory
technician
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Look up Three health careers you are
interested in. All this information can be
found in you book.
 Write down what you learn and turn in
your findings.

◦ Name the career and a brief description
◦ Education needed for the career
◦ What type of person might be interested in
this career
◦ Projected income – how much will you earn
 Turn in and if complete you will receive 30 points
Health careers of interest
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“If stress can make you sick, can
believing make you well?”
◦ Think about this statement? To you think it is
true or false?

On an orange piece of paper on your table
write down your favorite movie. Keep this
a secret.
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Wellness is the state of being in optimum
health with a balanced relationship
between the physical, mental, and social
health.
 Health care professionals recognize the
importance of good nutrition, weight
control, and health living habits.

Trend in Health Care: Wellness
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Physical wellness
◦ Diet, exercise, avoid tobacco, exams

Emotional wellness
◦ Understanding and expression of feelings and
acceptance of self

Social wellness
◦ Fairness, concern, communication with others

Mental and intellectual wellness
◦ Creativity, logical, curious, open-minded

Spiritual wellness
◦ Values, ethics and morals
Wellness
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Holistic health care promotes physical,
emotional, social, intellectual, and
spiritual wellbeing by treating the whole
body, mind, and spirit.
◦ Treatment is directed toward protection and
restoration of the body.
Holistic Health Care
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Alternative therapies are methods of
treatment that are used in place of
biomedical therapies.
 Complementary therapies are methods
of treatment that are used along with
conventional medical therapies.
 Review table 1.2 on page 20
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Alternative and Complementary
Methods of Health Care
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