Student success statement

“kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.’’
 

Occupational therapist

Duties and responsibilities:

Occupational therapists help patients who are mentally, emotionally, or physically disabled adjust to handicaps and regain abilities to perform daily living and self-care physicians, counselors, and physical therapists.

Occupational therapists design therapy programs and work closely with patients to observe them, help them, and monitor their progress. They frequently design special equipment to aid patients and help with their therapy. They also teach patients how to adjust by injury or illness. Most occupational therapists are employed at hospitals, and many work at nursing homes. Some work at schools for the handicapped, rehabilitation centers, or at adult daycare centers.

Average salary:$26,000-$45,000

Educational Requirements:

Students who want to become occupational therapists should take the most challenging high school math, science, and English courses.

All states require either a bachelor’s or master’s degree that includes clinical experience and successful completion of a national examination to become a certified occupational therapist.

 

Nursing Home Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Nursing Home Administrators plan and direct operations of nursing homes and long-term care facilities.  They supervise personnel, financial, medical, and nursing administration. 
Most work in nursing homes, but some work for large corporations that control many facilities.  Some are also involved in teaching and research.

Salary:  $40,000 - $55,000 

Education:

Students should take challenging high school courses in business, science, math, and English. 
Requirements differ, but most states require nursing home administrators to have at least a bachelor's degree in nursing home administration, complete an additional internship program, and pass a comprehensive examination. 

Pyramid Healing

 

 

 

Student success statement

“vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”

Japanese proverb

this means that

 

Nuclear medicine technologist

Duties and responsibilities:

Nuclear medicine technologist prepares and administers radiopharmaceuticals (radioactive substances) to detect and treat disease. they then position equipment over patients to make images. These pictures allow physicians to identify abnormal areas. This helps in diagnosing illness.

Nuclear medicine technologists explain these tests to the patients and administer radioactive does by mouth or injection. They  also perform laboratory tests on tissue regulations due to the dangers of radiation effects to their bodies and organs.

Their work is performed in specialized hospital departments, and clinics, or laboratories. Level of training and education completed

Average Salary: $28,000-$42,000

Educational requirements:

Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school.

Nuclear medicine technology training programs vary in length from one to four years> one year programs that lead to certification are offered in collages and universities.  Courses include training in safety, radiation procedures, physical science, effects of radiation to the body and organs, and computer techniques.  Almost all states require licensing, and all technologists must meet federal standards for administering and using of radioactive materials.

 

 

 

student success statement

"Adversity causes some men to break- other to break records"
William A. ward

Monitor surveillance technician

Duties and responsibilities:

Monitor surveillance technicians observe the electrical activity of heartbeat which is graphically displayed on a series of monitors in cardiac care units of hospitals. They examine these patterns and provide the results to physicians and nursing staff. They:

·     Gather and report heart pattern information on patients.

·     Operate monitoring computers that simultaneously display multiple patient results.

·     Identify heart pattern changes and abnormalities.

·     Clean and maintain equipment, battery pack, and wiring systems.

 

Average salary: $26,000- $41,000

Educational requirements:

Student wanting to become monitor surveillance technicians should take math, science, and computer technology courses in high school.

Upon graduation from high school they may enroll in training programs at vocational schools, community colleges, or hospitals. Program length varies from three months to two years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student success statement

“The best inspiration is not to outdo others, but to outdo ourselves.

anonymous author
 

 

 

Health sciences librarian

Duties and responsibilities:

Health science librarians and library technicians collect and organize medical information and help practitioners find the information they need for patients care, education, research, and administration.

Librarians select and acquire books, journals and other library material. They also establish electronic and digital database information systems. They organize this information into collections and develop catalos for access and provide reference assistance to patrons. They coordinate and control budgets and supervise library technicians.

Educational Requirements:

Student should take challenging high school courses in information management, science, math, and English.

Health sciences library technician training varies by employer.  Some provide on the job training, but all prefer that students complete library technician programs at a community college or technical school.  Associate's degrees can be earned in many of these programs. 

Health Science Librarians should earn an undergraduate degree in one of the life sciences and must earn a master's degree in library science from a program that is accredited by the American Library Association.  Some library science graduate programs offer specialized courses in health science librarianship.

Average salary:

$20,000-$30,000( library technicians)

$35,000-$55,000( librarians)