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Overview of Health Career Professions

© HACC HC 8/29/07

Objectives The purpose of this presentation is to: ƒ

Increase awareness of health career professions

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Inform students of their Health Career options at HACC

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Provide sources of additional information on Health Careers

Types of Health Careers There are many different occupations in health care including: ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ

Doctors Dentists Pharmacists Nurses Allied Health Practitioners (over 200 different occupations)

Health Career Opportunities ƒ

Many of the top 25 fastest growing occupations in Pennsylvania requiring education beyond high school are in health care

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There is a major shortage in many health career occupations

Brief Overview of Health Careers The following slides will provide: ƒ

Description of occupations

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Approximate length of study

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Employment outlook

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Median salary

(can vary depending upon student needs, full-time status, etc.)

(from Bureau of Labor Statistics-BLS- unless otherwise specified) – NOT STARTING SALARIES

Brief Overview of Health Careers ƒ

Visit the Health Careers web site (Programs Offered) for more detailed information on programs offered at HACC

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In the following slides, programs offered at HACC are indicated by beside the career title

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If a program is not offered at HACC, you can take some of the general education (prerequisite) courses at HACC, but always check with the school offering the program FIRST.

Clinical Laboratory Careers Medical Lab Technician Medical Technologist ƒ Description: Performs a ƒ Description: performs a full range of laboratory tests. Is also wide variety of tests on patient responsible for confirming the specimens to help the accuracy of test results and physician diagnose and treat reporting laboratory findings to the diseases. pathologist and other doctors. ƒ Length of Study: 2 years ƒ Length of Study: 4 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Good ƒ Employment Outlook: Good ƒ Salary: $32,600 ƒ Salary: $43,900

Clinical Laboratory Careers Phlebotomy Technician ƒ Description: Draws blood specimens from a vein. ƒ Length of Study: 2 semesters ƒ Employment Outlook: More parttime positions than full-time available ƒ Salary: $26,319 (local)

Dental Health Careers Dental Assistant Dental Hygienist ƒ Description: Performs ƒ Description: Licensed to assess dental x-rays and assists the dental health and provide treatment dentist in the care of the modalities and patient education. patient. ƒ Length of Study: 3 years ƒ Length of Study: 1 to 2 ƒ Employment Outlook: Good years ƒ Salary: $50,000 ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $25,300

Dental Health Careers Dentist ƒ Description: Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums and related oral structures. ƒ Length of Study: 2-4 yrs college; 4 yrs dental school ƒ Employment Outlook: Good ƒ Salary: $100,800

Diagnostic Imaging Careers Cardiology Technician ƒ Description: Performs cardiac diagnostic testing EKGs, Holter monitors, stress tests and interpret the findings. ƒ Length of Study: 6 months ƒ Employment Outlook: Good ƒ Salary: $27,875

Invasive Cardiovascular Technician ƒ Description: Assists the physician in performing invasive testing on the blood vessels that supply the heart. ƒ Length of Study: 2 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Very good ƒ Salary: $50,507

EKG

Invasive CVT (cath lab)

Diagnostic Imaging Careers Cardiac Sonographer ƒ Description: Performs diagnostic and imaging procedures using ultrasound equipment ƒ Length of Study: 2 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Very good ƒ Salary: $53,693

Diagnostic Medical Sonography ƒ Description: Performs diagnostic and imaging procedures using ultrasound equipment ƒ Length of Study: 2 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Very good ƒ Salary: $47,900

Diagnostic Imaging Careers Nuclear Medicine Technician Radiologic Technologist ƒ Description: Performs x-rays ƒ Description: Uses on patients to diagnose and treat radioactive chemical disease. compounds and performs imaging procedures on ƒ Length of Study: 2 to 3 years patients to diagnose and treat ƒ Employment Outlook: disease. Excellent ƒ Length of Study: 2 to 3 ƒ Salary: $42,100 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $50,600

Nuclear Cardiac Imaging

Nuclear Medicine

Bone Scan

Dietetics Dietary Aide ƒ Description: Health care worker who prepares, serves and collects food trays for patients. ƒ Length of Study: on-thejob training ƒ Employment Outlook: Good ƒ Salary: $16,500* *based on food prep workers

Dietitian ƒ Description: Health care professional with in-depth training in food and nutrition who plans nutrition programs and supervises the preparation of meals. ƒ Length of Study: Requires a bachelor’s degree (4 years) (HACC has transfer program) ƒ Employment Outlook: Good ƒ Salary: $41,500

Emergency Medical Services Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) ƒ Description: Member of the pre-hospital team providing care to patients who call an ambulance. ƒ Length of Study: 4 months ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $24,802*

Paramedic ƒ Description: Leader of the pre-hospital team on an ambulance or in the air. ƒ Length of Study: 1 to 3 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Good ƒ Salary: $32,775* *from Salary.com

Hospital/Medical Office Careers Medical Insurance Billing Technician ƒ Description: Provides coding support, posts charges and payments and follows-up on third party reimbursements. ƒ Length of Study: 1 year ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $28,400* *based on insurance claims & policy processing clerks

Health Information Technician ƒ Description: Health care specialist who manages patient information, assigns codes, organizes, analyzes and evaluates health records. ƒ Length of Study: 2 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $34,967 (salary.com)

Hospital/Medical Office Careers Medical Transcriptionist ƒ Description: Transcribes medical dictation by physicians and other medical practitioners pertaining to patients assessment, diagnostics, therapy, and other medical reports. ƒ Length of Study: 6 months ƒ Employment Outlook: Good ƒ Salary: $26,500

Medical Records Coder ƒ Description: Health care specialist who manages patient information who assigns codes, organizes, analyzes and evaluates health records. ƒ Length of Study: 1-2 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Good ƒ Salary: $37,592

Hospital/Medical Office Careers Medical Assisting ƒ Description: Works in physician offices and ambulatory care settings assisting with the direct care of the patient and managing the office. ƒ Length of Study: 1-2 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $23,900 - BLS ($25,100 from salary.com)

Hospital/Medical Office Careers Physician Assistant ƒ Description: Under the supervision of a physician, provides healthcare services typically performed by a physician - complete physicals, treatment, and counseling patients. ƒ Length of Study: 4 years ƒ Employment Outlook: expected to grow much faster than the average ƒ Salary: $58,800

Family/General Physician ƒ Description: Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries that commonly occur in the general population. ƒ Length of Study: MD or DO required - 11+ years (4 college, 4 medical school, 3-8 years residency) ƒ Employment Outlook: expected to grow much faster than the average ƒ Salary: $136,200

Massage Therapy Massage Therapist ƒ Description: Performs assessment and manipulation of soft tissues and joints of the body to effect a therapeutic response in the treatment and prevention of physical dysfunction. ƒ Length of Study: 6 months ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $20,300

Physical Therapy Physical Therapist Assistant ƒ Description: Assist physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. ƒ Length of Study: 2 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $34,000

Physical Therapist ƒ Description: Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity of patients suffering from disease or injury. ƒ Length of Study: Master’s degree ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $60,700

Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy Assistant ƒ Description: Assist occupational therapists in providing occupational therapy treatments and procedures. ƒ Length of Study: 2 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $37,100

Occupational Therapist ƒ Description: Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that help people perform tasks in their daily living and working environments. ƒ

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Length of Study: Master’s degree Employment Outlook: Excellent Salary: $54,600

Nursing Careers Nurse Aide Practical Nurse ƒ Description: Provides hands ƒ Description: Provides on care to the patient under the skilled nursing care to direction of an RN or LPN. patients in a variety of settings under the direction ƒ Length of Study: 2½ to 3 of an RN. weeks. Tuition reimbursement ƒ Length of Study: 1 to 2 available after 130 hours years. ƒ Employment Outlook: ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent Excellent ƒ Salary: $22,200 ƒ Salary: $35,500

Nursing Careers Nurse ƒ Description: Health care professional who diagnoses and treats human responses to illness, restores and promotes health, and provides comfort to patients and their families in a wide variety of settings. ƒ Length of Study: 2 1/2 to 4 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $52,500

Pharmacy Careers Pharmacist ƒ Description: Compound and dispense medications following prescriptions issued by physicians, dentists, or other practitioners ƒ Length of Study: PharmD at least 6 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Faster-than-average-job growth ƒ Salary: $87,200 per year in 2004

Pharmacy Technician ƒ Description: Health care provider who assists the pharmacist in the dispensing of medications and the operation of the pharmacy. ƒ Length of Study: 6 months – 2 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Good ƒ

Salary: $20,200* *Experienced pharm techs working in hospitals may earn $10-14/hr. Techs with certification likely to be paid most.

Making sterile IVs

Respiratory Care Careers Respiratory Therapist ƒ Description: Perform intensive care, critical care, and neonatal procedures in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, physicians' offices, and for home health agencies . Typically a vital part of the hospital's lifesaving response team that handles patient emergencies. ƒ Length of Study: 2-4 years ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $49,362

Surgical Care Careers Surgical Technologist Brain Surgeon (Neurosurgeon) ƒ Description: Assists ƒ Description: Examines, diagnoses, during surgery by arranging and surgically treats disorders of the instruments and handing brain, spine, spinal cord, and nerves. them to the surgeon, ƒ Length of Study: 14 years (4 preadjusts lights, counts med, 4 medical school, 6 residency) sponges, and maintains supplies. ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Length of Study: 1 - 2 ƒ Salary: $341,518 (from salary.com years in USA) ƒ Employment Outlook: Excellent ƒ Salary: $31,100

Gerontology Senior Health Care ƒ

Description: The gerontology (GERT) courses and program were designed to develop sensitivity and competence for individuals in allied health, nursing, social services, activities, business, marketing, wellness and administrative fields who work with the aging population. GERT courses can be taken individually as credit or noncredit classes or combined for a 17-credit diploma in Gerontology.

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A diploma in gerontology provides an excellent "add on" to any degree in health care or social services.

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Length of Study: 2 semesters

Comparison of Occupations by Length of Study 6 months or less 1-2 years Cardiology Tech + Dietary Aide EMT + Gerontology/Senior Health Care +* Massage Therapist + Nurse Aide + Orderly Transcriptionist +

Coder Dental Assistant * Medical Assistant * Medical Insurance Billing Tech + Phlebotomy Tech +* Pharmacy Tech + Practical Nurse *

* credit program offered at HACC + noncredit program offered at HACC # transfer program offered at HACC

2 years or more Brain Surgeon (14 yrs) Cardiac Sonographer * CV Tech – Invasive * Dental Hygienist * Dentist Diagnostic Medical Sonographer * Dietitian # Family/General Physician Health Information Tech Medical Assistant * Medical Lab Tech * Nuclear Med Tech * Nurse * Occupational Therapy & Asst Paramedic * Pharmacist Physical Therapist & Asst Physician Assistant Radiologic Tech * Respiratory Therapist * Surgical Technologist *

How can I learn more about careers?

www.acinet.org or www.careeronestop.org

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