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Intro into Health Careers (National Health Care Skill Standards…
Intro into Health Careers
Education
Certain requirements by program and state
Health Science Technology Education (HSTE)
High School preparation is the most basic
Example: our class
Types of Degrees
Associates Degree
2 years
Bachelor's Degree
4 or more years
Master's Degree
2 more years of work beyond Bachelor's
Doctorate Degree
2 more years beyond Master's degree
National Consortium on Health Science and Technology Education
Developed the health science career cluster
Helps early career exploration
Tells you what you need to learn
Certification, Registration, And Licensure
Purpose is to ensure that skill workers to protect consumers
Issued by associates
Provided by a regulatory
Requires one to complete an approved educational program
Accrediting Agencies
Purpose is to ensure programs of study to meet specific standards
Ex: CAAHEP or ABHES
Continuing Education Units
Purpose is to maintain a certification or registry
Requirements vary between careers
Students must know the requirements for each specific career
Training Levels
Professional
4 or more years
Technologist or Therapist
3 to 4 years
ex. Respiratory Therapist
Technician
2 years
ex. Surgical Tech
Aide or Assistant
Specific amount of hours in specialized classes
Train others for multi skill jobs
Multi competent or multi skilled workers
New trend in health care to help cut cost
Workers perform a variety of occupations
Eliminates need for employing specialist
Entrepreneur
An individual who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business
Works under supervision of a medical doctor or dentist
Ex: Dental lab technician or a nurse practitioner
National Health Care Skill Standards
Develops the knowledge and skills needed at entry levels
Health care core standards
Specifies the knowledge needed to know
Therapeutic core standards
Hope to change the patients health status over time
Have to work directly with the patient
Diagnostic core standards
Creates whole picture for doctor
Need written and talking skills
Health informatic standards
Skill and knowledge of documentation
Supportive environment standards
provide care of environment
Biotechnology standards
Bio science research and development