Getting the Right Job for You

As always, jobs health care is of high demand. With a high-quality education and a passionate heart in caring, it doesn’t matter if you spent more than 10 years in college or barely a year. This is actually a very rewarding career. Just imagine making a sick patient up and about. The salaries are a lot over board as compared to other professions. Below are the list of medical careers that populate the world well:

Medical Assistants

This job is growing a lot faster as per statistics. This kind is an administrative work with minimal training. If you finished Associate of Science in Medical Assisting and passed Certified Medical Administrative Assistant exam, create your resume and apply.

Nursing Assistants

These are the best allies of a registered nurse or a licensed vocational work. They are responsible for obtaining vital signs, administering sponge baths, organizing medical equipment, and more. They work in retirement homes, to take care of aged patients who cannot carry out certain tasks on their own.

Home Health Aides

These assist home-bound patient with day-to-day tasks.  Their tasks include bathing, dressing, and housekeeping. They work with patients who are cognitively impaired, disabled, bed ridden, elderly, etc. They can work full time or part time.

Licensed Practical Nurses

If you want to bring basic nursing care in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and other healthcare facilities, get an education for this and apply for a position. You will surely enjoy drawing blood, noting patient records for other workers administering medicine, and checking vital signs.

Physicians

These are the medical professionals who treat and diagnose patients of varieties of medical conditions. These professionals may work in specialty areas like pediatrics, oncology, family care, and intensive care. They stay 10 years or more in college before completing a residency program. They need trainings to make them work with patients on their own.

Therapists

These help patients deal with their mental disorders affecting their lives. There are specializations like obsessive compulsive disorder or childhood depression. Patients find comfort with counseling or even just talking to vent out their frustrations and other issues from their daily activities.

Registered Nurses

They take charge in patient’s care in the hospitals and clinics. After completing a four year course in nursing and passing the board exam, they qualify a position in any medical facilities.

Dental Assistants

These assume administrative duties in a dental office and some very basic patient care. Their roles include patient’s preparation prior any dental services and filing patient records for the office. The career grows as years pass by.

There are a lot of jobs to consider in healthcare. Careers to consider too are:

      ·         Pharmacy technician

      ·         Clinical Laboratory Technician

      ·         Dental Assistant /Dentist

      ·         Pharmacist

      ·         Emergency Medical Technician

      ·         Radiologic Technologist

      ·         Physical Therapist

      ·         Dental Hygienist

      ·         Health Information Technician

      ·         Clinical Laboratory Technologist

      ·         Occupational Therapy Aide

      ·         Speech-Language Pathologist

      ·         Respiratory Therapist

      ·         Family Practitioner

      ·         Nurse Practitioner

      ·         Occupational Therapist

      ·         Phlebotomist

      ·         Physician Assistant