Employability Skills Foundation Standard 4 Employability Skills 4

Employability Skills Foundation Standard 4: Employability Skills 4. 3 Career Decision-making 4. 31 Research levels of education, credentialing requirements, and employment trends in health professions. 4. 32 Distinguish differences among careers within health science pathways (diagnostic services, therapeutic services, health informatics, support services, or biotechnology research and development).

Career Decision-making 4. 31 Research levels of education, credentialing requirements, and employment trends in health professions. Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Career Decision-making • lifelong process • about exploring and experiencing the world of work. Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Career Decision-making • Take an assessment to determine your abilities, interests, and work values • What type of careers fit your abilities, interests and work values? • What are the pros and cons of each? • Research more information • Plan what you need to do to achieve your goals Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Educational Requirements • Most entry-level jobs in healthcare require a high school diploma. • Some award a diploma or certificate earned in less than one year, at technical schools or healthcare facilities. • Most healthcare professions require postsecondary (college) degrees. Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

College Degrees • Associate’s degree – usually 2 years • Bachelor’s degree – usually 4 years • Master’s degree – usually 6 years • Doctorate (doctoral degree) – approximately 8 years total, or 3 -6 years after Bachelor’s Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Career Levels • Professional = 4 or more years of college with bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree • Technologist or therapist = Usually bachelor’s degree, sometimes longer • Technician = Usually 2 year associate’s degree • Aide or assistant = Usually 1 year or less of training Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Credentialing • Methods to prove competence in the health professions. • Designed to protect the consumer and health care providers. • Usually mandated by government agency, professional association or state board. Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Certification • Usually issued by professional association or government agency • Means that person has fulfilled requirements of education and performance • Examples: – Certified dental assistant (CDA) – Certified medical assistant (CMA) – Certified nursing assistant (CNA) Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Registration • Required in some health careers • Regulatory body administers exam and maintains a list (registry) • Examples: – Registered dietician (RD) – Registered respiratory therapist (RRT) – Registered radiologic technologist (RT) Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Licensure • Government agency authorizes individuals to work in an occupation • Varies from state to state • Must complete approved program, pass state board, and maintain certain standards • Examples: – – – physician dentist physical therapist registered nurse LPN/LVN. Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Employment Trends • 9% of all jobs in America are in healthcare. • Registered nurses is the largest healthcare occupation. Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Employment Trends • Employment of healthcare occupations; projected to grow 19 percent from 2014 to 2024 • Will add more jobs than any other group of occupations • Due to increased need – an aging population – federal health insurance reform should increase the number of individuals who have access to health insurance www. bls. gov Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Employment Trends • Median annual wage for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations was $62, 610 in May 2015 – – registered nurses physicians and surgeons dental hygienists higher than the median annual wage for all occupations in the economy of $36, 200. • Healthcare support occupations had a median annual wage of $27, 040 in May 2015 – lower than the median annual wage for all occupations in the economy – home health aides – occupational therapy assistants – medical transcriptionists • www. bls. gov Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Fastest Growing Occupations Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Entrepreneurship • Entrepreneurship is usually the process of creating a new business. • Entrepreneurs: • Are risk-takers • Innovative Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Entrepreneurship Healthcare Examples • Opening a pharmacy • Opening a medical or dental practice • Starting a healthcare staffing agency • Starting a nutrition consulting business Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Career Decision-making 4. 32 Distinguish differences among careers within health science pathways - Diagnostic Services - Therapeutic Services - Health Informatics - Support Services - Biotechnology Research and Development Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making

Diagnostic Services • Diagnostic services personnel are involved in creating a picture of the health status of the patient and other clients at a single point in time. Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making 21

Therapeutic Services • Therapeutic Services personnel are involved in changing the health status of the patient and other clients over a period of time. Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making 22

Health Informatics • Health informatics personnel document the patient’s care. Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making 23

Support Services • Support services personnel create a therapeutic environment for providing patient care. Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making 24

Biotechnology Research and Development • Biotechnology research and development personnel are involved in bioscience research and development that applies to human health. Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making 25

Employability Skills Foundation Standard 4: Employability Skills 4. 3 Career Decision-making 4. 31 Research levels of education, credentialing requirements, and employment trends in health professions. 4. 32 Distinguish differences among careers within health science pathways (diagnostic services, therapeutic services, health informatics, support services, or biotechnology research and development). Foundation Standard 4: 4. 3 Career Decision-making Q&A Review