Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 Health Care Career Clusters Health Care Science Technology

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 2 Why do we have standards?

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 3 National Health Care Skill Standards Academic foundation – Level of education must allow for successful task completion. Communication – Must be able to communicate effectively with the patient and health care professionals. Systems – Must be familiar with all the services provided by the health care facility.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 4 Employability skills – Must be dependable to obtain and retain job. Legal responsibilities – Must be familiar with what the law allows and does not allow. Ethics – Must be familiar with and practice in accordance with accepted ethical standards. National Health Care Skill Standards (cont.)

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 5 Safety practices – Must follow policies and procedures for the safety of the client and the health care professional. Teamwork – Must understand role and be able to interact effectively and sensitively with others. National Health Care Skill Standards (cont.)

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 6 Health maintenance practices – Must understand and practice fundamentals of wellness and disease prevention. Technical skills – Must have the technical skills related to the career field. Information technology skills – Must be aware of changes in technology. National Health Care Skill Standards (cont.)

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 7 Organizational Structures and Lines of Authority Identify the relationships between departments or individuals and the line of authority or chain of command. Important for health care workers to know the organizational structure of their place of employment. Click HERE to see a chart of sample organizational structures.HERE

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 8 Sample Organizational Structures Hospital Board Administrator Physicians NursingLaboratoryRadiologyRehabilitationCentral SupplyDietaryPharmacyBusiness OfficeBiomedical Physical TherapyOccupational Therapy Hospital Departments Administration Nursing Department of Hospital Director of Nursing Clinic or Medical Office Organization SurgeryEmergencyInpatientClinicNursing Education Nursing Supervisor Head or Charge Nurse R.N. L.P.N./L.V.N. Assistants/AidesUnit or Ward ClerkOrderliesVolunteers Physician LaboratoryR.N. Housekeeping/Maintenance Business Office Clinical Medical Assistants Clerical Reception L.P.N./L.V.N. Office Manager Billing Insurance Back

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 9 Health Care Career Pathways Therapeutic Service Careers Diagnostic Service Careers Health Informatics Careers Support Services Careers Biotechnology Research and Development Careers

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 10 Therapeutic Service Careers Clinical medical assisting, nursing, home health care, respiratory care, rehabilitation, and pharmacy. Skills needed include data collection, treatment planning, implementing procedures, and client status evaluation.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 11 Diagnostic Service Careers Skills required include planning, preparation, procedure, evaluation, and reporting. Careers include cardiology, imaging, and radiology.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 12 Health Informatics Careers Skills needed include analysis, abstracting and coding, informatics systems, documentation, and operations. Career options include medical records and unit coordination.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 13 Support Services Careers Requires knowledge of aseptic procedures and the importance of maintaining an aesthetically appealing environment.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 14 Biotechnology Research and Development Career Pathway Includes highly scientific careers. People generally work in labs. Bioinformatics is the result of merging computer science and biology. Entry education is a 2-year technical degree. Some careers require a 12-year doctoral degree.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 15 Why Answer: Science, math, and computer technology.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 16 Opportunities in Health Care 1-2 Education Levels of Employment Entrepreneurs Choosing a Career Parliamentary Procedure

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 17 Education High school health science or health occupations courses – Prepare you for entry-level employment immediately after graduation from high school. On-the-job training – Available for many health careers. However, most require formal education for advancement.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 18 Technical or career schools – Provide training during and beyond high school. Community colleges – Usually offer a 2-year associate’s degree. University or four-year colleges – Offer bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees. Education (cont.)

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 19 Education (cont.) Continuing education – Requirements vary from state to state and career to career. – The health care worker is legally responsible for knowing the continuing education requirements of his or her field.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 20 Levels of Employment Health care field can be entered at various levels, depending on education. Additional education can allow further advancement.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 21 Entrepreneurs Usually work for themselves. Entrepreneurs include massage therapists, veterinarians, physicians, dentists, and medical transcriptionists.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 22 Choosing a Career Perform a career assessment. Obtain information from teachers, career counselors, other professionals, the Internet, friends, and family.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 23 Professional Student Organizations Help develop leadership, citizenship, social competencies, and a wholesome attitude. Help strengthen creativity, thinking skills, decision-making abilities, and self- confidence. Help enhance the quality and relevance of education. Help promote quality of work and pride in occupational excellence.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 24 Parliamentary Procedure A set of rules to follow in order to conduct a meeting efficiently. Robert’s Rules of Order developed in 1876 by General Henry M. Robert to preserve democracy in organizations.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 25 Parliamentary Procedure (cont.) Basic principles include: – Take up business one item at a time. – The majority rules. – Protect the rights of the minority to speak and vote.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 26 Section 1-2 Apply Your Knowledge #1 Entrepreneurs usually work for ___________. themselves

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 27 Section 1-2 Apply Your Knowledge #2 What career pathway requires a knowledge of aseptic procedures? Answer: All pathways

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter 1 28 Chapter 1 Credits Slide 12Lou Bopp Photography Slide 13Geoff Butler Slide 14Kathy Sloane Slide 15Ulrich Sapountsis/Okapia/Photo Researchers Slide 21Jose Luis Pelaez/CORBIS