1. Finding the Right Occupation for Your
Chapter 3

2. Career Search
Section 3.1

3. Background
When you consider an occupation in the health care field, it is important to focus on your interests, values, and abilities. When you understand yourself, it is easier to select the right occupation. There are many different career opportunities in the health care field. Researching several careers will help you choose the right career for you. Learning how to use the resources for researching occupations will make it easier for you to choose a career.
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4. Objectives Define interests, values, and abilities.
List five work-related values.
Identify three resources for occupational research.
Research three health careers.
Explain the importance of a vocational portfolio.
Complete an assignment addressing “What I Learned About Selecting a Career.”
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5. Interests Tell you what you like to do and what you do not like to do
Recognizing your interests help you make good career choices
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6. Values Job security Leisure time Wages Recognition Creativity
Advancement
Working environment
Home life
Responsibility
Management
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7. Abilities Something you well May have many abilities
Important to evaluate your abilities during career search
Match abilities to job description
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8. Resources for Occupational Research
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Works Briefs
Encyclopedia of Careers
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9. How to Do a Career Search
Interview for information.
Write a paper telling how the occupation you researched matches your interests, abilities, and values.
When you complete your research, you have a guidance to follow that will help you choose an occupation that you enjoy.
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10. Developing a Vocational Portfolio
A collection of materials that show knowledge, abilities, skills, and insights you gain in your search for a career
Purposes of a vocational portfolio is to show your mastery of vocational requirements to an employer, college, or higher-level training
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11. Key Terms ability career compromising interests job outlook leisure
occupation
portfolio
prioritize
value
vocational
wages
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12. Overview of Careers
Section 3.2

13. Background
There are hundreds of job opportunities in the health care field. The positions in the four occupational clusters that are discussed in this section introduce you to some of the possible health care careers. These occupational clusters follow the National Health Care Skills Standards. These standards are a guide to the information you need to be a successful health care worker.
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14. Background
Part I of this text provides the health care core foundation skills for all health services that are covered in the national standards. Part II has entry-level occupations from each cluster in the standards. You can learn the skills from several occupations and become a multidisciplinary and unlicensed assistive personnel health care worker.
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15. Background
Finding several areas of interest in the following occupations enhances your education and provides the skills to increase your employability. After carefully researching these careers, you can make an informed decision. Population growth, the increase of middle-aged and elderly people, new medical technology, and the need for more rehabilitation and long-term care make a healthcare occupation a very good choice for the future.
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16. Objectives Define the key terms.
Compare and differentiate the services performed by the therapeutic, diagnostic, information, and environmental services.
Explain the meaning of therapeutic, diagnostic, information, and environmental services.
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17. Career Clusters 16 major occupational categories
Health Science career clusters
Therapeutic Services
Diagnostic Services
Health Informatics
Support Services
Biotechnology and Research and Development
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18. Education and Career Planning
Large variety of health care occupations, requiring:
Different educational backgrounds
Different skills
Different licensing
You can invest the amount of time and money necessary to attain your specific employment goal
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19. Therapeutic Services
Observe the patient/client, instrumentation, and environment; and, report results and assist the treatment team by performing procedures accurately.
Respiratory Therapy/Respiratory Care Workers
Pharmacy Workers
Occupational Therapy Workers
Physical Therapy Workers
Emergency medical Service Workers
Medical Assistants
Dental Workers
Nursing Service Workers
Registered Nurses
Nurse Assistants/Home Health Aides
Veterinary Workers
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20. Diagnostic Services
Help with the diagnosis of illness and disease, plan services and prepare and perform tests accurately.
Medical Laboratory Workers
Radiology Workers
Electrocardiography Workers
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21. Information Services
Workers are important support to all other medical workers.
Analyze, extract, and document information using automated systems
Have advanced training in computer programming.
Administrative Support Services Workers
Admitting Department Workers
Medical Records/Health Information Management Workers
Unit Secretaries and Health Unit Coordinators
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22. Environmental Services
Provide therapeutic environment for the delivery of care, they repair and maintain medical and general equipment and follow aseptic procedures.
Central Processing/Supply Workers
Hospital Cleaners/Environmental Service Technicians
Food Service Department Workers
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23. Environmental Health and Medicine Careers
Health Educator
Epidemiology
Environmental Health Specialist
Biomedical Engineer
Biomedical Equipment Technician
Research Scientist
Social Worker
Medical Specialists
Physician’s Assistants
Chiropractor
Podiatrist
Optometrist
Psychologist
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24. Additional Health Care Areas
Dental Occupations
Medical Practitioners
Vision Services
Medical Technologists, Technicians, Assistants, and Aides
Mental/Social Services Occupations
Nursing Occupations
Therapy and Rehabilitation Occupations
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25. Key Terms apprenticeship aseptic autoclave cardiopulmonary clerical
consultant
deviations
dietetic
discharging
dispense
extract
euthanize
neurologist
payroll
requisitions
respiratory
sterilizing
transcribe
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