Home health Aide

  Duties and responsibilities:

      

     A home health aide cares for people who have disabilities, chronic         illnesses, cognitive impairments or age-related problems. He or she provides basic services that include administering medications, changing bandages and checking vital signs like temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate. Although a home health aide works independently, he or she is supervised by a medical professional, usually a registered nurse. Do not confuse home health aides with home care aides who do not provide medical services of any type.

·       keep records of a patient's condition or progress

·       discuss a patient with a case manager

·       administer medications

·       help patients get in and out of bed

·       bath, dress and groom patients

·       change and launder patient's linens

·       engage patients in conversation or otherwise entertain them

·       serve meals to patients

                                                                                                 

 Educational requirements:

    

  Although one doesn't need a high school diploma to work in this career field, most people who do, have one. Since those are the job candidates with whom you will be competing, it makes sense to stay in school.

 Average salary: $20,610

Reflection:

I think I will want to be a health aide because I like helping others and I would like to help someone in need, and that isn’t strong enough to take care of themselves. 

                     

             Student Success Statement

TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE

Reflection:

Well I think this is very true because if you are in a team everyone helps each other and everyone achieves their goal. For an example In a soccer team, everyone has to cooperate and make a goal because one can’t do all the work by themselves. But if they all work as a team they can win and each other help each other. 

• Team work
•   Courage

•     Holding hands to support each other  
•     Mountains
•     Sportsmanship
•     Bright day
•     Forcing to go up the mountain
•     Together
•      Not giving up
•     Pushing each other to accomplish their goal
•      Keep going straight  

                             Healthcare Administrator

Duties and responsibilities:

    Health care administrative services professionals use their traditional business skills coupled with health care specific knowledge to increase efficiency, profitability and overall quality of health care facilities. Private doctor's offices, public hospitals, nursing homes, specialized clinics, out-patient treatment centers and other similar facilities require these administrative services professionals. Job titles may include medical assistant, medical records clerk, office manager, hospital administrator and insurance coder/analyst among others. These positions offering a challenging and rewarding alternative to white collar employees interested in applying their business skills in a new industry.

Salary:  $84,270

Education:

     A bachelor’s degree (four years) is the typical entry-level preparation needed for health care administration jobs. Some employers, however, will promote from within or hire other professionals with related experience (such as nurses) who are ideal for an administrative role because of their direct health care knowledge. For high-level executive positions, a graduate education (two to three years) is usually the starting point. This means attaining a MBA, or a different type of master’s degree, or a doctorate in health administration. Subspecialties are often available, especially in graduate programs.

  Reflection:

   I wouldn’t want to be this because I this it seems boring and I am not interested in this. I would want to be something interesting and something I enjoy.

                 Student success statement

                   

“Work as a team to achieve your dream”                                                     Sarah Real

Reflection:

Well I think this is a nice quote because it has a strong meaning to it. You need to work as a team to achieve your goal, and work hard for it. This is true because you always need someone to encourage you to work even harder. For an example if you want to be a doctor you are always going to need someone to help you study and help you learn more. 

                     Student success statement

                          

        Reflection:

This quote is saying that your mind is the garden, your thoughts are the seeds, this means that if you have good thoughts you will grow good things and if you put in your mind good things you will archive good things. But if your thoughts are negative then you will grow negative things.                                                 

            WHAT YOU HARVEST THAT’S WHAT YOU WILL HAVE.

                             STUDENT SUCCESS STATEMENT

“You will become as great as your dominant aspiration.”

James Allen

Refection:

   What this statement is trying to say is that if you inspire something good in life that’s what you’re going to be but if you inspires to be a low student that’s what you will be. For an example if you choose to be a low grade student that’s what you will be but if you inspire to be an A student tats what you will archive. 

                             Health science librarian

Duties and responsibilities:

   Health science librarians work in a variety of places such as the library of a health organization, a pharmaceutical company, health information centers, and medical schools. Librarians are responsible for finding the most suitable resources, cataloging those materials so they can be found easily, and helping users find what they need. They are expert at searching specialized databases and the Internet. Many produce web pages and other guides to finding health-related information resources. The librarian's position can be full-time or part-time, the latter often true in small organizations. In larger libraries, librarians often supervise library assistants and other librarians.

Educational requirements:

 Health science librarian should take high school courses in biology, algebra, computer skills, chemistry, government, psychology, sociology, typing, data processing, English, office procedures, health occupations/medical professions education, foreign languages, anatomy, history, and literature.

  Average salary:  $58,000

my opinion:

well I dont think I want to be a health science librarian, because Im not interested in working as a librarian. 

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                  Health information Specialists

Duties and responsibilities:

   Medical records and health information technicians organize and manage health information data by ensuring its quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security in both paper and electronic systems. They use various classification systems to code and categorize patient information for reimbursement purposes, for databases and registries, and to maintain patients’ medical and treatment histories. All technicians document patients' health information, including the medical history, symptoms, examination and test results, treatments, and other information about healthcare provider services. Medical records and health information technicians' duties vary with the size of the facility in which they work.

Salary: $32,350 per year

Education:

  Health information technology typically include courses in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, health data requirements and standards, classification and coding systems, healthcare reimbursement methods, healthcare statistics, and computer systems. Applicants to health information technology programs increase their chances of admission by taking high school courses in health, computer science, math, and biology.

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                               Health educator

Duties and responsibilities:

Health educators provide information on health and health relates issues. They can assess health training needs and plan health education programs. They may specialize according to specific health concerns, illness, or work or training setting. Health educators may work as independent consultants or in health departments, community organizations, business, hospitals, schools, or government agencies. Health educators often:

·        Perform health training needs assessments.

·        Design and develop health education programs.

·        Publish health education materials, information papers, and grant proposals.

·        Develop health education curriculum.

·        Teach health in public and private schools.

Average salary: $20,000-$35,000

Educational requirements:

Students should take college preparatory courses during high school.

Health educators have, as minimum, a master’s degree. To be certified or licensed to teach health in public schools requires a master’s degree and successful completion of a written exam or states.

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Electrocardiograph technician

Duties and responsibilities:

    Electrocardiograph (ECG or EKG) technicians usually work under the supervision of cardiologists in hospitals, doctor’s offices, clinics, or bedside. They operate electrocardiogram equipment to monitor patient’s heart problems. They

• ·        Connect electrodes to patients.
• ·        Insert and remove catheters.
• ·        Monitor equipment output.

• ·        Record test results.
• ·        Identify emergencies or abnormalities.
• ·        Operate ultrasound equipment.

Average salary: $15,000-$32,000

   Electrocardiograph technicians must have a high school diploma or GED before beginning specialize training.Electrocardiograph training can be obtained through vocational schools, community colleges, and in some case trough on-the-job supervise experience. Basic training three or six months. Advanced training takes one or two years.

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Student success statement

” I wasn’t trying to leave legacy I was trying to do what’s right”

                                                      Dean Smith 

                                       Epidemiologists

   Duties and responsibilities:

       Epidemiologists study the frequency and distribution of diseases within human population and environments. Specifically, they measure the incidence of disease occurrence and relate it to different characteristics and population and environments. Epidemiologists perform research, education, and public health practice in universities, government agencies, international organization, and private corporations. Epidemiologists often:

•        Work on developing or refining methods of measuring and evaluating disease occurrences.
•         Develop and recommend public health policy. 

         Study or research chronic diseases, infectious disease outbreaks, injuries,                      occupation, and environments.

  Average salary: $30,000-$50,000

   Educational requirements:

     Students should take most challenging high school courses (including AP or IB courses) available in science, math, and English.

      Epidemiologists have as a minimum, master’s degree in public health. Undergraduate requirements for admissions into health graduate programs vary by schools but usually include strong backgrounds in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and or statistics.   

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