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Careers A-E
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| admitting officer/clerks | responsible for obtaining all necessary info when a patient is admitted to the facility; assigning rooms,maintaining records; processing info when the patient is discharged |
| art, music, dance therapists | use the arts to help patients deal w/ social, physical, or emotional problems |
| associates degree | awarded by a vocational- technical school or a community college after 2 years |
| audiologists | provide care to individuals who have hearing impairments |
| bachelors degree | awarded by a college or university after 4 years or more of study |
| athletic trainer | prevent & treat athletic injuries and provide rehabilitave services to athletes |
| biomedical equipment technicians | works with the many different machines used to diagnose, treat, and monitor patients |
| cardiovascular technologist | assist w/ cardiac catherization procedures and angioplasty, monitor patients during open heart surgery and the implantation of pacemakers and perform tests to check circulation in blood vessels |
| central/sterile supply workers | are involved in ordering maintaining and supplying all the equipment and supplies used by other departments in a health care facility |
| certification | a person has fulfilled requirements of education and performance and meets the standards and qualifications established by the professional association or government agency that regulates a particular career. |
| continuing education units | required to renew licenses or maintain certification or registration in many states. |
| dental assistants | under supervision of dentists prepare patients for examinations, pass instruments, prepare dental materials, develop x-rays etc. |
| dental hygienists | perform preliminary examinations of teeth and mouth remove stains and deposit' expose + develop x-rays, perform preventative procedure |
| dental laboratory | make + repair a variety of dental prosthesis, dentures, crowns etc. |
| dialysis technicians | operate the kidney hemodialysis machine used to treat patients w/ limited or no kidney function |
| dietetic ASSISTANTS | work under the supervision of dieticians and assist with food prep and service. |
| dietetic techs | working under supervision of dieticians , plan menus, order foods, test recipes etc. + provide basic dietary instruction |
| doctor of chiropractic | focuses on insuring proper alignment of the spine and optimal operation of nervous to maintain health |
| doctor of medicine | diagnose, treats, and prevents disease or disorders |
| doctor of osteopathic medicine | treats disease/ disorderss placing emphasis on the nervous muscular+ skeletal systems, relationships between body, mind and emotions. |
| doctor of podiatric medicine | examines, diagnoses and treats diseases/disorders of the feet or of the leg below the knee. |
| doctorate/doctor's degree | after completion of 2 or more years of work beyond a masters and bachelors degree. |
| electrocardiograph technician | operate electrocardiograph machines, which record electrical impulses that originate in the heart. Help diagnose heart disease. |
| electroencephalographic technologist | operate instrument that records the electrical activity of the brain. |
| electroneurodiagnostic technologist | perform EEG, perform nerve conduction tests, measure sensory + physical responses to specific stimuli |
| embalmers | prepare body by washing thee body with germicidal soap, replacing the blood with embalming fluid to preserve body |
| emergency medical technician | first responder is the fifth person to arrive at the scene of illness or injury. Provide basic emergency med care. |
| endodontics | treatment of diseases of nerves, blood vessels and roots of the teeth; often called root canal treatment |
| entrepeneur | an individual who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business |