careers in health care

evaluate, treat and care for patients with breathing problems by checking blood oxygen levels

work under the supervision of a pharmacist, stock medication, charts record and store incoming drug supplies, reorder inventory as needed

plan and develop programs that restore, develop, and maintain ADL’S (activities of daily living) ex of ADL’S: grooming, toileting, and transferring

assess and plan treatment programs, improve physical function, perform range of motion exercises, use adaptive and assistance equipment

provide prehospital care in an emergency setting, transport victims to health care facilities

administer drugs, perform invasive procedures (IV’S), interpret EKG’S

treat patients with speech and language problems, treat patients with swallowing and eating disorders

work in a medical front/back-office setting, reception duties, schedule appointments, preparing room and patients for exams, vital signs, height, weight

prepare patients for treatments, passing instruments to dentist, suctioning mouth during procedures

work under the supervision of nursing staff, perform personal care services, work in hospitals, long-term care settings and home care

must attend school (3-4 months), perform different types of massages

monitor patients on an EKG machine, EKG records the electrical activity of the heart

provide medical treatment and preventative care to a variety of animals, can work with either small or large animals

work with patients under the direction of a psychiatrist, assists with group activities

classify medical data contained in medical records, assigned codes for all hospital procedures, information used for payment

clerical duties, filling and preparing medical chart, collection and organization of patient data, perform coding, compile data for reports

provide supervision of a ciliary personnel, provide patient education and teaching, administer IV medications, and blood products

provide patient care, administer medications, perform treatments

create menus for specific diets- (diabetic), calculation of nutrients for illnesses

draws blood from patients for medical testing, works in blood donor center

operate equipment that uses sound waves to produce images, specialize in cardiac, vascular, abdominal area

sterilize and set up instruments, prepare equipment and linens in the OR

perform x-ray procedures, explain procedure to patients, positions them properly, provides shielding against excessive exposure to x-rays