Transcript Health care careers Part II

Health care careers Part II
What do you want to be?
Difference between a first responder
and an EMT
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EMT- provide emergency pre-hospital care
First responderFirst 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
EMS cont
• 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
Levels of EMS
• 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
Health information communications
services
• Maintain complete and accurate records
• Distribute health information via writing,
photos and illustrations
• Works for:
• Hospitals,
• Clinics
• LTC
• Home health agencies
Types of health info workers
• 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
Health info workers cont.
• 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
Medical careers
• Involved with treatment , diagnosis,
prevention of disease
• Included doctors, and anyone the is
supervised by doctors
Levels of workers for medical
• 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
Medical levels cont
• 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
Medical social services
• 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
Mental and social services cont
• 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
Mortuary careers
• 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 careers
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!!!
NURSES
• 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
NURSES CONT.
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Public health
Home health
HMO
Schools
Gov agencies
Industrial
informatics
NURSES CONT.
• 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
NURSES CONT
• 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
NURSES CONT
• 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
NURSES CONT.
• 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
NUTRITION AND DIETARY SERVICES
• 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
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
• 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
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
• 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
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
• 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
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
• Pharmacy tech- works under the supervision
of the pharmacist, helps to prep medications,
label meds, do inventory, prep IV solutions,
help maintain records
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
• 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
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
• 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
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
• 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
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
• Perfusionist- member of the open heart team
that operates the heart-lung machine,
monitor patient while machine is in use.
VETERANARY SERVICES
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
ANIMAL SERVICES
• Vet assistant- feed, groom bathe and exercise
animals, clean and sanitize cages, and surgical
areas, assist with examinations
VISION SERVICES
• 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
VISION SERVICES
• 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