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Chapter 1 Health Care Career Clusters
Health Care Science Technology
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Chapter 1 Objectives
List 5 of the skill areas of the National Health Care Skill Standards.
State 2 reasons for maintaining standards for the health care industry.
Define the 5 career pathways in health care employment.
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Chapter 1 Objectives (cont.)
Identify opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship in the health care field.
Perform a career interest assessment. State 2 reasons for the importance of
professional student organizations within the health care profession.
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Careers in Health Care 1-1
National Health Care Skill Standards Organizational Structures and Lines of
Authority Health Care Career Pathways
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National Health Care Skill Standards
Academic foundation – Level of education must allow for
successful task completion. Communication
– Must be able to communicate effectively with the patient and health care professionals.
Systems – Must be familiar with all the services
provided by the health care facility.
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Employability skills – Must be dependable to obtain and retain
job. Legal responsibilities
– Must be familiar with what the law allows and does not allow.
Ethics – Must be familiar with and practice in
accordance with accepted ethical standards.
National Health Care Skill Standards (cont.)
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Safety practices – Must follow policies and procedures for
the safety of the client and the health care professional.
Teamwork – Must understand role and be able to
interact effectively and sensitively with others.
National Health Care Skill Standards (cont.)
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Health maintenance practices – Must understand and practice
fundamentals of wellness and disease prevention.
Technical skills – Must have the technical skills related to
the career field.
Information technology skills – Must be aware of changes in technology.
National Health Care Skill Standards (cont.)
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Organizational Structures and Lines of Authority
Identify the relationships between departments or individuals and the line of authority or chain of command.
Important for health care workers to know the organizational structure of their place of employment.
Click HERE to see a chart of sample organizational structures.
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Sample Organizational Structures
Hospital Board
Administrator
Physicians
Nursing Laboratory Radiology Rehabilitation Central Supply Dietary Pharmacy Business Office Biomedical
Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy
Hospital Departments
Administration
Nursing Department of Hospital
Director of Nursing
Clinic or Medical Office Organization
Surgery Emergency Inpatient Clinic Nursing Education
Nursing Supervisor
Head or Charge Nurse
R.N.
L.P.N./L.V.N.
Assistants/Aides Unit or Ward Clerk Orderlies Volunteers
Physician
Laboratory R.N. Housekeeping/Maintenance Business Office
Clinical Medical Assistants Clerical Reception
L.P.N./L.V.N.
Office Manager
Billing Insurance
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Health Care Career Pathways
Therapeutic Service Careers Diagnostic Service Careers Health Informatics Careers Support Services Careers Biotechnology Research and Development
Careers
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Therapeutic Service Careers
Clinical medical assisting, nursing, home health care, respiratory care, rehabilitation, and pharmacy.
Skills needed include data collection, treatment planning, implementing procedures, and client status evaluation.
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Diagnostic Service Careers
Skills required include planning, preparation, procedure, evaluation, and reporting.
Careers include cardiology, imaging, and radiology.
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Health Informatics Careers
Skills needed include analysis, abstracting and coding, informatics systems, documentation, and operations.
Career options include medical records and unit coordination.
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Support Services Careers
Requires knowledge of aseptic procedures and the importance of maintaining an aesthetically appealing environment.
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Biotechnology Research and Development Career Pathway
Includes highly scientific careers. People generally work in labs.
Bioinformatics is the result of merging computer science and biology.
Entry education is a 2-year technical degree. Some careers require a 12-year doctoral degree.
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Section 1-1 Apply Your Knowledge
What strengths should one have to go into the Biotechnology Research and Development Career Pathway?
Answer: Science, math, and computer technology.
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Opportunities in Health Care 1-2
Education Levels of Employment Entrepreneurs Choosing a Career Parliamentary Procedure
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Education
High school health science or health occupations courses – Prepare you for entry-level employment
immediately after graduation from high school.
On-the-job training – Available for many health careers.
However, most require formal education for advancement.
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Technical or career schools – Provide training during and beyond high
school.
Community colleges – Usually offer a 2-year associate’s degree.
University or four-year colleges – Offer bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate
degrees.
Education (cont.)
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Education (cont.)
Continuing education – Requirements vary from
state to state and career to career.
– The health care worker is legally responsible for knowing the continuing education requirements of his or her field.
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Levels of Employment
Health care field can be entered at various levels, depending on education.
Additional education can allow further advancement.
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Entrepreneurs
Usually work for themselves. Entrepreneurs include massage
therapists, veterinarians, physicians, dentists, and medical transcriptionists.
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Choosing a Career
Perform a career assessment. Obtain information from
teachers, career counselors, other professionals, the Internet, friends, and family.
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Professional Student Organizations
Help develop leadership, citizenship, social competencies, and a wholesome attitude.
Help strengthen creativity, thinking skills, decision-making abilities, and self-confidence.
Help enhance the quality and relevance of education.
Help promote quality of work and pride in occupational excellence.
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Parliamentary Procedure
A set of rules to follow in order to conduct a meeting efficiently.
Robert’s Rules of Order developed in 1876 by General Henry M. Robert to preserve democracy in organizations.
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Parliamentary Procedure (cont.)
Basic principles include: – Take up business one item at a
time. – The majority rules. – Protect the rights of the minority
to speak and vote.
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Section 1-2 Apply Your Knowledge #1
Entrepreneurs usually work for ___________. themselves
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Section 1-2 Apply Your Knowledge #2
What career pathway requires a knowledge of aseptic procedures?
Answer:
All pathways
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Chapter 1 Credits
Slide 12 Lou Bopp Photography
Slide 13 Geoff Butler
Slide 14 Kathy Sloane
Slide 15 Ulrich Sapountsis/Okapia/Photo Researchers
Slide 21 Jose Luis Pelaez/CORBIS
