Chapter 3: Careers in Healthcare

Examines, diagnoses, and treats diseases/disorders of the feet or of the leg below the knee

Credentials associated with Certified Medical Assistant

Secondary HSTE programs can prepare a student for immediate employment or for additional education after graduation

Bachelor's Degree and usually 2-4 years on the job training

What does CEU's require health care workers to do?

Works under the supervision of physicians, take medical histories, perform physical examinations, & diagnostic testRegis

Nutrition service career involves managing food service, assessing nutritional needs, purchase food & equipment, etc.

Dispense medications per written orders from physicians, dentists and other HCP authorized to prescribe medications

Credentials associated with Doctor of Osteopathy

Collects blood and prepares it for testing

Aid people who have difficulty coping with various problems by helping them make adjustments in their lives

Investigates crimes by collecting and analyzing physical evidence?

4 or more years of college with a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree

Individual who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business

Aligns or straightening of teeth

For most HC workers, graduation from an accredited program is required before certification, registration, or licensure

Make and fit the eyeglasses or lenses prescribed by the ophthalmologists and optometrists

Operates an instrument which records the electrical activity of the brain

Treats illness or injury in all age groups

Credentials associated with Nurse Practioner

Prevent and treat athletic injuries and provide rehabilitative services to athletes

Work in the admissions department of a health care facility

Awarded by a career/technical school or a community college after completion of a prescribed 2 year course of study

Treats patient with heart & lung diseases by giving oxygen, gases, or medications; uses exercises to improve breathing

A specialty physician who treats diseases of the kidney, bladder, and urinary systems

Procedures, processes, and actions HCP are legally permitted to perform in keeping within terms of professional license

Medical Interpreter/translator assists cross-cultural communication processes by converting one language to another

Credentials associated with an Optometrist

Credentials associated with Veterinarian

Operates machine to record electrical impulses of the heart

Works with x-rays, radiation, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound

A process whereby a government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation