Health Careers Today
Nancy LoBello
Career Councilor
OCM BOCES
Liverpool, New York
454-4700
E-mail
lobello@ocmboces.edu
IF YOU
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Like to help people
Care about people’s health
Would like to be a part of the respected
medical profession
Then a career in Health Care is for YOU!
Abundance of Opportunities
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People are living longer
Increased need for preventive long-term
care
Demand for health care workers expected
to grow faster than any other occupation
between 2000 and 2010
Growing Need For
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Home Health Aides
Registered Nurses
Licensed Practical
Nurses
Physicians Assistants
Physical Therapists
Non-Traditional Health
Aides
Physicians
High Demand for
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Technical and
Administrative jobs
Hospitals are focusing
their energies on
efficient management
and profitability
Career Tracks
Health Care Professionals
Physicians
Registered Nurses
Licensed Practical
Nurses
Medical Technician
Nurse Practitioners
Health Care
management
Dental Professionals
Medical Secretaries
Veterinary Professionals
Medical Imaging
Physical Therapy
Home Health Aides
Physicians
At the top of the medical pyramid
 7 years of graduate school and residency
 Primary Care, Specialists, Surgeons
Salary range
 $32,000 residents
 $110,000 to $205,000 general practitioners
 $160,000 to $400,000 specialists
 $160,000 to $700, 000 surgeons
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Registered Nurse
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Caring for people who
are sick or injured
Salary range
$30,000 - $65,000
Nurse Practitioner
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Registered nurses
with extra training
and skills to diagnose
and treat illness
Salary range
$50,000 - $80,000
Medical Technicians
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Laboratory analysis of
samples taken from
patients, testing for
diseases, drug use,
and other specialized
tests
Salary Range $25,000
- $55,000
Best pay in nuclear
medicine technology
Physical Therapy
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Prescribing exercises,
stretches and other
treatment to help
patients deal with
physical injuries or
infirmities
Salary Range $40,000
- $70,000
PT Assistants can
expect to make
$25,000 - $40,000
Health Care Management
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Work behind the
scenes to ensure that
hospitals, community
care agencies and
other health-related
organizations are well
run.
Salary range $50,000
and up….
Medical Secretaries
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Keeping accurate and
detailed health
information for
hospitals, doctors and
other health care
providers
Salary range
$20,000 - $35,000
Home Health Aides
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Caring for the day-today needs of elderly,
ill or disabled people
Salary range $8.00 $12.00 per hour, more
with certification
Dental Professions
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Dentist- general practice, and specialists
Salary range- $60,000-$100,00 GP
$100,000 - $300,000 specialists
Dental Professions
Dental Hygienist
 Cleaning teeth, taking
X-rays and teaching
patients dental
health.
 Salary range $40,000
- $62,000
Dental Assistant
 Assisting the dentist
with clinical
procedures
 Salary range $18,000
- $26,000
Veterinary Professions
Veterinarian
 Doctors of small and
large animal practices
 Salary range $50,000
- $100,000
Veterinary Assistant
 Assist veterinarians in
the care and
treatment of animals
 Salary range $18,000
- $28,000
Medical Imaging
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Use x-rays, CT
scanners, MRI
equipment and other
high tech tools to help
diagnose medical
problems
Salary range $25,000
- $50,000, with an
average of $35,000
Individuals Who Are
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Motivated
Organized
Team Players
Flexible
Hard working
Technical skills
Communication skills
Professional
Job Prospects
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Depend on levels of education and training
Practical experience in the industry
Sign-on bonuses
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible scheduling
Incentives (voluntary overtime)
Travel positions
Major Players
Hospitals
 Biggest employers of
the health care
industry
 Need a steady supply
of doctors, nurses,
administrators,
medical technicians,
therapists
Major Players
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HMO’s
Health Maintenance
Organizations
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PPO’s
Preferred Provider
Organizations
Major Players
Specialty Providers
 Nursing Homes
 Clinics that focus on
special treatments
Chemotherapy
MRI
Physical therapy
Dialysis
Home Care
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Nurses and aides can administer complex
treatments to elderly, disabled, and
terminally ill patients in their own homes
Supervised by an RN, NP, or physician
Minimal training
Pay is low (under $10/Hr)
Flexible hours
Plenty of personal contact with patients
Love Your Job
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Express care and compassion through
personal contact
Flexible hours to balance family, school
and other commitments
Fast pace of health care makes it
rewarding and stimulating
Not So Hot
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Health care has become too business
oriented instead of patient oriented
Restrictions of Managed Care
Unequal treatment of patients based on
income
High School Courses
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Science – Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Math – Algebra, Intermediate Algebra
Vocational Education – Introduction to
Health Occupations, New Vision Health
Jobs During High School
Area Hospitals and Nursing Homes
 St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center
 Crouse Memorial Hospital
 Van Dyne Home
 Lorretto
 St. Joseph’s Imaging
Certificates and 2 Year Programs
Vocational Schools
 OCM BOCES
www.ocmboces.org
2 Year Colleges
 Cayuga County Community College
www.cayuga-cc.edu/
 Onondaga Community College
www.sunyocc.edu/
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St Joseph’s Hospital Health Center School of Nursing
www.sjhsyr.org/
Crouse School of Nursing
www.crouse.org
4 Year Programs
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Upstate Medical University
www.upstate.edu/
Syracuse University
www.syr.edu/
Lemoyne College
http://www.lemoyne.edu/
SUNY Utica/Rome
www.sunyit.edu/
Upstate Medical University
www.upstate.edu
Local Employers
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Upstate Medical Center
Crouse Memorial Hospital
VA Hospital
St. Joseph’s Health Care
Center
Community General
Hospital
Lorretto
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Crouse Imaging
St. Joseph’s Imaging
University Orthopedics
United Health care
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
HMO’s and PPO’s
Van Dyne Home
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