What do you want to be?

• EMT- provide emergency pre-hospital care
• First responder-
• First person to arrive at scene
• Police officers, fire department, immediate family members
• Usually provides basic emergency medical care
• Certified first responder- trained in airway management, O2, bleeding control, and CPR

• EMT- emergency medical tech- provides care for illnesses and injuries
• May treat fractures, airway obstruction, BLS,
O2 admin, emergency child birth, rescue of trapped people, transporting victims

• EMT-B (defibrillation)has additional training in
BLS
• Can administer the AED
• EMT-A (advanced) same tasks as EMT, but also assesses pastients manages shock, uses IV and can insert esophageal airways
• EMT-P-(paramedic)has ACLS, ECG’s, intubation, and administer drugs

• Maintain complete and accurate records
• Distribute health information via writing, photos and illustrations
• Works for:
• Hospitals,
• Clinics
• LTC
• Home health agencies

• Medical records administrator-compiles stats, stores info, manages medical records
• Medical records tech-organize and code patients
• Medical transcriptionist- enters information from documentation or audio from health care professionals
• Unit secretaries- record info in patients orders supplies, schedule procedures or test

• Medical illustrator- illustrations for charts graphs, journals or magazines
• Medical librarian- organize books and journals, use computers to generate information to large health care facilities, and some specialize research

• Involved with treatment , diagnosis, prevention of disease
• Included doctors, and anyone the is supervised by doctors

• Doctor MD- can diagnose and treat and prevent disease
• Doctor of osteopathic medicine DO-place emphasis on nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems, and the relationship of body with the mind and emotions
• Doctors of chiropractic DC- concentrate on structures of the spine

• Physician’s assistant- able to diagnose, take medical history, treat minor injury, and prescribe under the supervision of a physician
• Medical assistant- works under the supervision of a physician, preps patient for examination, procedures, maintains equipment, performs basic labs

• Can be mental service worker- works with mental retardation, or mental or emotional disorders. Or, they are social workers that work with ill patients, employment, and community problems- both help people to be more independent
• They can work for public facilities, clinics, private practice and HHA, go offices, rehab, hospitals

• Psychiatrist- and MD who specializes in mental disorders
• Psychologist- work under the supervision of psychiatrist, study human behavior, and behavior modification
• Psych health tech- work under supervision of doc, help patients with rehab plans, and help teach and observe patient ‘s social behavior

• Preparation of body, burial, creation
• Level of worker:
• Funeral directors/morticians- prep body, secure information death certificate, make burial arrangements, usually licensed embalmer
• Embalmer- washes body, replace blood with embalming fluid, reshapes disfigured bodies, apply cosmetics, and dress bodies and put in the box

Mortuary assistant- works under the supervision of the funeral director
Assist with prep of body
Drive the hearse
Arrange flowers for viewing
Assist prep of funeral service
We wash the body, and drive the hearse!!!

• Job duties are to be awesome! JK- provide care for patient under the direction of a physician
• Places of employment:
• Hospital
• LTC
• Rehab center
• clinic

• Public health
• Home health
• HMO
• Schools
• Gov agencies
• Industrial
• informatics

• Nurse practitioners- work under the supervision of the physician, able to take health history, basic exam, order lab test, referrals, set up treatment plans
• CRNA- nurse anesthetist- able to administer anesthesia, monitor patients during surgery
• Nurse educators- teach in schools of nursing at colleges universities, wellness centers

• Nurse midwives CNM- provide care for normal pregnancies, examine patient, perform tests, teach childbirth classes, and referrals
• BSN- bachelor degree nurse- work under the supervision of physician, provide total care to patients, administer medications, supervised other nursing personnel, be teachers, public health nurses, charge at hospitals

• RN- registered nurse- able to do what the BSN does, however, BSN will usually be in an administrative type role.
• LVN- work under the supervision of an RN and physician. Provide patient care that requires technical knowledge, but not able to perform some duties of the RN- example administer blood products- state laws regulate duties

• Nurse aide- CNA- work under the supervision of an RN, or LVN. Provide ADL’s, bathes, and basic care. Must comply with state written and performance competency exams
• Surgical scrub tech- work under the supervision of the physician or RN, prep patient for surgery, set up OR, assist during surgery passing equipment

• Registered dietician-RD assess patient nutritional needs, teach proper nutrition, purchase food equipment, enforce sanitary and safety rules- some specialize in pediatric, kidney, diabetes, or weight management
• Dietetic tech- works under the supervision of
RD, plan menus and food, standardize and test recipes, assist with food prep

• Types of worker:
• OT – occupational therapist help patients with mental, physical or emotional disabilities, use activities to learn ADL’s adapt to job skills, home environment or prep to return to work
• PT- provide treatment for disabled joint, bone, muscle or nerve injury. Assess functional abilities, administer ultrasound, heat cool, infrared therapy, and teach patients correct use of muscles

• OT assistant- works under supervision of OT.
Helps patient to carry out program of treatment and rehab activities
• PT assistant- works under supervision of PT.
Help to carry out prescribed plan of treatment. Performs exercises and administers heat, cold ect. Assess patient progress and reports to PT

• Pharmacists- dispense medications from written orders from doc, provide info on meds, and the correct way to use them.
Recommend OTC items, makes sure drugs are compatible, keeps records on medications.
Assess and monitor drug usage, and researches drug manufactures, and selling drugs

• Pharmacy tech- works under the supervision of the pharmacist, helps to prep medications, label meds, do inventory, prep IV solutions, help maintain records

• Respiratory therapist (RT)- work with physician orders. Treat patients with heart and lung disease, admin O@ gases or medications, monitor ventilator patients, perform diagnostic resp function test
• Respiratory therapy tech- work under the supervision of the RT, perform basic test, clean and maintain equipment

• Speech pathologist-ST- identifies and evaluates and treats patients with speech or language disorder. Tests for swallowing disorders, and works with cognitive issues
• Audiologist- works with patient who have hearing impairment. Test and diagnose hearing problems, prescribe treatment

• Athletic trainer- prevent and treat athletic injuries, provide rehab services, give advice on physical conditioning programs, apply tape or padding to protect against injury, treat minor injury
• Dialysis tech- operate “kidney bot” JK actually is called hemodialysis machine, monitor patient during dialysis, and teach proper nutrition

• Perfusionist- member of the open heart team that operates the heart-lung machine, monitor patient while machine is in use.

Veterinarian-DVM- prevent diagnose and treat illness or injury of small animals, live stock, or research
• Vet tech- work under the supervision of vet, assist with animal care, collect specimens, assist with surgery, take and develop x-rays, administer prescribed treatment

• Vet assistant- feed, groom bathe and exercise animals, clean and sanitize cages, and surgical areas, assist with examinations

• Ophthalmologist- medical doctor, diagnoses, treats, and performs surgery for eye diseases, and vision correction
• Optometrist- OD medical doctor examines eyes for vision problems and defects, prescribes corrective lenses, uses drugs to diagnose and treat, and referrals to other specialist

• Ophthalmic medical tech-OMT works under supervision of the ophthalmologist, performs routine eye test, fits patient with contacts, administer treatment, assist with eye surgery, and admin meds, and performs advance microbiological procedures
• Ophthalmic tech OT- work under the supervision of ophthalmologist and optometrist preps patient for exams, maintains instruments, teach eye exercises, measures for contacts

• Optician- makes and fits prescribed eye glasses or lenses, some specialize in contact
• Ophthalmic lab tech- polish, grind, finish and mount glasses, works with glasses, contact lenses, and other optical instruments