Transcript Did you know this about… - Marion County Public Schools

Did you know this
about…
Health
Careers
Did you know?
• More choices than just nurse
or doctor!!
• Doctors in rural areas are in
high demand!
• People live longer, need more
health care workers.
• Taking care of the “baby
boomers” will present a
challenge to our health care
system
Multi-skilled health
professionals
• A multi-skilled worker is one who
is trained in 2 or more traditional
health occupations
• Team work is essential for good
health care
• Computer skills will be important
for health care workers
• More services will be delivered in
the home setting
• Rural areas will have largest need
for preventive care that can be
done by CRNP, PA, or Health
Educators
Brief orientation to some
Health
Careers
Perfusionist
• Monitors Blood
Circulation during
surgery
• Operates heart-lung
bypass machine
• 2008 average
starting salary $86,000
Occupational Therapist
• Assist patients to
regain ADL’s
(Activities of Daily
Living) after an
accident or illness
• Work with fine motor
skills
• 2008 average starting
salary - $54,000
(35,000 for OTA)
Audiologist
• Evaluates patients
hearing
• Does hearing
screen tests on
infants
• 08 average starting
salary - $50,000
Phlebotomist
• Collects blood
samples from
patients
• Runs some lab tests
on blood
• Average 2008
starting salary $24,000
Nurse Anesthetist
• A RN with an
additional 2 years of
schooling in
anesthesia
• Can insert epidurals,
spinals, anesthesia for
patients during surgery
• 08 average starting
salary - $103,000
Doctor of Osteopathy
• A medical doctor who
focuses on care for the
musculoskeletal
system in combination
with medical treatment
• Uses a holistic
approach to treatment
• Average salary - $80 $125,000
Medical Secretary
• Belongs to the Health
information cluster of
careers
• May take dictation
from the doctor
• Manage office records
and assist with basic
patient care
• Average salary
$27,900
Pharmacist
• Dispenses
prescribed drugs
• Provides education
about medications
to customers
• Average salary $89,000
Biomedical Engineer
• May invent a new type
of heart pacemaker
• Investigates, designs,
and researchers new
medical devices and
equipment
• Average salary $66,400
Prosthetist/Orthotist
• Makes false
legs/hands, etc. and
braces for patients to
help them with ADL’s
• Average salary $55,300
Dietitian
• Supervises dietary
personnel, plans
hospital menus,
manages budgets,
plans special dietary
menus for specific
diseases
• Salary - $42,800
Optician
• Helps patients select
eyeglasses
• Make work in vision
care centers
• Salary - $31,000
• Optometrist is a doctor
who examines eyessalary $86,000
Health Care Administrator
• Oversees the
running of a
hospital or nursing
facility
• The “head honcho”
• Average salary $95,000-$250,000
Counselor
• Helps families work
through conflicts
• Educates families to
improve
communication and
relationships
• Salary - $37,000
• Psychologist - $63,000
Health Educator
• Writes educational
materials concerning
health care
• Produces public
information reports,
and writes grant
proposals
• Salary - $42,000
Physician Assistant
• Provides routine
patient care under
the supervision of
a physician.
• Salary - $68,000
Respiratory Therapist
• Assists in treating
and evaluating
patients with
breathing
problems
• Salary - $40,000
Athletic Trainer
• Supervises
treatment and
rehabilitations
of injuries in
athletes.
• Salary $42,000
Different Degrees
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College Prep diploma
Certificate
Associate Degree
Bachelor Degree
Masters Degree
Doctorate Degree
How do I pay for college?
• Grant – gift assistance
based on need
• Scholarship – based
on merit or need
• Loan – financial aid
that requires interest
and repayment
• KHESLC
Medical Story Telling Time
Think of a time when you
needed medical attention.
How many different health
care professionals attended to
you?