Health CareersHealth Careers

Health Care Facility Services, Health Care Facility Services, Medical Services, and Mental Medical Services, and Mental Health and Social Services Health and Social Services

Hospital/Health Care Facility Hospital/Health Care Facility ServicesServices

Any hospital or large health care facility Any hospital or large health care facility requires workers to operate the support requires workers to operate the support departmentsdepartments

Each department has workers at all levels Each department has workers at all levels and with varying levels of educationand with varying levels of education

Health Care AdministratorHealth Care Administrator Admitting Officers/ClerksAdmitting Officers/Clerks Central/Sterile Supply TechnicianCentral/Sterile Supply Technician Housekeeping Workers/Sanitary ManagersHousekeeping Workers/Sanitary Managers

Health Care AdministratorsHealth Care Administrators

aka Health services managersaka Health services managers Plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise Plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise

delivery of health caredelivery of health care Manage the operations of health care Manage the operations of health care

facilitiesfacilities Frequently called chief executive officersFrequently called chief executive officers Hire personnelHire personnel Supervise department headsSupervise department heads Determine budget and financeDetermine budget and finance Establish policies and proceduresEstablish policies and procedures Perform public relations dutiesPerform public relations duties Coordinate all activities in the facilityCoordinate all activities in the facility

Admitting Officers/ClerksAdmitting Officers/Clerks

Work in the admissions department of Work in the admissions department of a health care facilitya health care facility

Obtain all necessary information when Obtain all necessary information when a patient is admitted to the facilitya patient is admitted to the facility

Assign roomsAssign roomsMaintain recordsMaintain recordsProcess information when the patient Process information when the patient

is dischargedis discharged

Central/Sterile Supply Central/Sterile Supply WorkersWorkers

Order, maintain, and supply all of the Order, maintain, and supply all of the equipment and supplies used by other equipment and supplies used by other departments in a health care facilitydepartments in a health care facility

Sterilize instruments or suppliesSterilize instruments or suppliesMaintain equipmentMaintain equipment Inventory materialsInventory materialsFill requisitions from other Fill requisitions from other

departmentsdepartments

Housekeeping Workers/Housekeeping Workers/Sanitary ManagersSanitary Managers

Maintain the cleanliness of the health Maintain the cleanliness of the health care facilitycare facility

Provide a pleasant, sanitary Provide a pleasant, sanitary environmentenvironment

Observe principles of infection Observe principles of infection control to prevent the spread of control to prevent the spread of diseasedisease

Medical CareersMedical Careers

PhysicianPhysicianPhysician specialtiesPhysician specialtiesPhysician Assistant (PA, PAC)Physician Assistant (PA, PAC)Medical AssistantMedical AssistantMental and Social ServicesMental and Social Services

PhysiciansPhysicians

Examine patientsExamine patientsObtain medical historiesObtain medical historiesOrder testsOrder testsMake diagnosesMake diagnosesPerform surgeryPerform surgeryTreat diseases/disordersTreat diseases/disordersTeach preventive healthTeach preventive health

PhysicianPhysician

Doctor of Medicine (MD)Doctor of Medicine (MD)Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) Doctor of PodiatryDoctor of PodiatryDoctor of Chiropractics (DC)Doctor of Chiropractics (DC)

Doctor of Medicine (MD)Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Diagnoses, treats and prevents Diagnoses, treats and prevents diseases or disordersdiseases or disorders

May specializeMay specialize

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)(DO)

Treats diseases/disorders, placing Treats diseases/disorders, placing special emphasis on the nervous, special emphasis on the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems and muscular, and skeletal systems and the relationship between the body, the relationship between the body, mind, and emotionsmind, and emotions

May also specializeMay also specialize

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)(DPM)

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

Doctor of Chiropractic (DC)Doctor of Chiropractic (DC)

Focuses on ensuring proper Focuses on ensuring proper alignment of the spine and optimal alignment of the spine and optimal operation of the nervous system to operation of the nervous system to maintain healthmaintain health

Physician specialtiesPhysician specialties

AnesthesiologistAnesthesiologist

CardiologistCardiologist DermatologistDermatologist GastroenterologistGastroenterologist GerontologistGerontologist GynecologistGynecologist NeurologistNeurologist ObstetricianObstetrician OncologistOncologist

OphthalmologistOphthalmologistOrthopedistOrthopedistOtolaryngologistOtolaryngologistPathologistPathologistPediatricianPediatricianPsychiatristPsychiatristRadiologistRadiologistThoracic surgeonThoracic surgeonUrologistUrologist

SpecialtiesSpecialties

Anesthesiologist: administration of Anesthesiologist: administration of medications to cause loss of sensation or medications to cause loss of sensation or feeling during surgeryfeeling during surgery

Cardiologist: diseases of the heart and Cardiologist: diseases of the heart and blood vesselsblood vessels

Dermatologist: disease of the skinDermatologist: disease of the skin Emergency Physician: acute injury or Emergency Physician: acute injury or

illnessillness Endocrinologist: diseases of the endocrine Endocrinologist: diseases of the endocrine

glandsglands Gastroenterologist: diseases and disorders Gastroenterologist: diseases and disorders

of the stomach and intestineof the stomach and intestine

SpecialtiesSpecialties

Gerontologist: diseases of elderly individualsGerontologist: diseases of elderly individuals Gynecologist: diseases of the female Gynecologist: diseases of the female

reproductive organsreproductive organs Internist: diseases of the internal organsInternist: diseases of the internal organs Neurologist: disorders of the brain and Neurologist: disorders of the brain and

nervous systemnervous system Obstetrician: pregnancy and childbirthObstetrician: pregnancy and childbirth Oncologist: diagnosis and treatment of Oncologist: diagnosis and treatment of

tumorstumors Ophthalmologist: diseases and disorders of Ophthalmologist: diseases and disorders of

the eyethe eye

More specialtiesMore specialties Orthopedist: diseases and disorders of Orthopedist: diseases and disorders of

muscle and bonesmuscle and bones Otolaryngologist: diseases and disorders of Otolaryngologist: diseases and disorders of

the eyethe eye Pathologist: diagnoses disease by studying Pathologist: diagnoses disease by studying

changes in organs, tissues, and cellschanges in organs, tissues, and cells Pediatrician: diseases and disorders of Pediatrician: diseases and disorders of

childrenchildren Physiatrist: physical medicine and Physiatrist: physical medicine and

rehabilitationrehabilitation Plastic surgeon: corrective surgery to repair Plastic surgeon: corrective surgery to repair

injured or malformed body partsinjured or malformed body parts Proctologist: diseases of the lower part of the Proctologist: diseases of the lower part of the

large intestinelarge intestine

Last group of SpecialtiesLast group of Specialties Proctologist: diseases of the lower part of the Proctologist: diseases of the lower part of the

large intestinelarge intestine Psychiatrist: diseases and disorders of the mindPsychiatrist: diseases and disorders of the mind Radiologist: use of X-rays and radiation to Radiologist: use of X-rays and radiation to

diagnosis and treat diseasediagnosis and treat disease Sports Medicine: prevention and treatment of Sports Medicine: prevention and treatment of

injuries sustained in athletic eventsinjuries sustained in athletic events Surgeon: surgery to correct deformities or treat Surgeon: surgery to correct deformities or treat

injuries or diseaseinjuries or disease Thoracic Surgeon: surgery of the lungs, heart, or Thoracic Surgeon: surgery of the lungs, heart, or

chest cavitychest cavity Urologist: Diseases of the kidney, bladder, or Urologist: Diseases of the kidney, bladder, or

urinary systemurinary system

Physician Assistant (PA, PAC)Physician Assistant (PA, PAC)

Work under the supervision of Work under the supervision of physiciansphysicians

Take medical historiesTake medical historiesPerform routine physical examinationsPerform routine physical examinationsOrder basic diagnostic testsOrder basic diagnostic testsMake preliminary diagnosesMake preliminary diagnosesTreat minor injuriesTreat minor injuriesPrescribe and administer appropriate Prescribe and administer appropriate

treatmentstreatments

Medical Assistant (MAs)Medical Assistant (MAs)

Work under the supervision of Work under the supervision of physiciansphysicians

Prepare patients for examinationsPrepare patients for examinationsTake vital signsTake vital signsRecord medical historiesRecord medical historiesAssist with procedures and treatmentsAssist with procedures and treatmentsPerform basic laboratory testsPerform basic laboratory testsPrepare and maintain equipment and Prepare and maintain equipment and

suppliessuppliesPerform secretarial-receptionist dutiesPerform secretarial-receptionist duties

Mental and Social ServicesMental and Social Services

Mental services professionals focus on Mental services professionals focus on helping people with mental or emotional helping people with mental or emotional disorders or those who are developmentally disorders or those who are developmentally delayed or mentally impaired.delayed or mentally impaired.

Social workers help people deal with Social workers help people deal with illnesses, employment, or community illnesses, employment, or community problemsproblems

Workers in both fields try to help individuals Workers in both fields try to help individuals function to their maximum capacityfunction to their maximum capacity

Mental and Social ServicesMental and Social Services

PsychiatristPsychiatrist PsychologistPsychologist Psychiatric/mental health Psychiatric/mental health

technicianstechnicians Social WorkerSocial Worker

PsychiatristsPsychiatrists

Physicians who specialize in Physicians who specialize in diagnosing and treating mental diagnosing and treating mental illnessillness

Specialties include child or Specialties include child or adolescent psychiatry, geriatric adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and drug/chemical abusepsychiatry, and drug/chemical abuse

PsychologistsPsychologists

Study human behavior and use this Study human behavior and use this knowledge to help individuals deal with knowledge to help individuals deal with problems of everyday livingproblems of everyday living

Perform diagnostic tests to determine the Perform diagnostic tests to determine the cause of the mental illnesscause of the mental illness

Counsel individuals and/or families to help Counsel individuals and/or families to help them solve problemsthem solve problems

May specialize in areas such as child, May specialize in areas such as child, adolescent, geriatric, behavior adolescent, geriatric, behavior modification, drug/chemical abuse, and modification, drug/chemical abuse, and physical/sexual abusephysical/sexual abuse

Psychiatric/Mental Health Psychiatric/Mental Health TechniciansTechnicians

Work under the supervision of Work under the supervision of psychiatrists or psychologistspsychiatrists or psychologists

Help patients and their families follow Help patients and their families follow treatment and rehabilitation planstreatment and rehabilitation plans

Provide understanding and Provide understanding and encouragementencouragement

Assist with physical careAssist with physical care Observe and report behaviorObserve and report behavior Help teach patients constructive social Help teach patients constructive social

behaviorbehavior

Social Workers (SWs)Social Workers (SWs) Sociologists, case managers, or counselorsSociologists, case managers, or counselors Aid people who have difficulty coping with Aid people who have difficulty coping with

various problemsvarious problems Help individuals make adjustments in their Help individuals make adjustments in their

liveslives Refer individuals to community resources for Refer individuals to community resources for

assistanceassistance Provide emotional support to patients and Provide emotional support to patients and

their familiestheir families Evaluate charges of abuse and make Evaluate charges of abuse and make

recommendations for the legal systemrecommendations for the legal system May specialize in child welfare, geriatrics, May specialize in child welfare, geriatrics,

family, correctional (jail), and occupational family, correctional (jail), and occupational social worksocial work