Intro to health care

Recognition that a program of study meets or exceeds a minimum standard of quality:

• Continuing Education

• Credentials

• Accreditation

1. This document is based on qualifications known by individuals for particular jobs.

• Career path

• Credentials

• Clearance

What is a career pathway?

• jobs that you get right after you graduate from high school

• a list of skills needed for school or work

• groups of jobs within a cluster that all have specific skill sets

• jobs that you train for while you are in high school

Holistic care is...

• To maintain good mental health..

• To give support for physical conditions.

• Provides support for one specific care need in great detail.

• To provide support that looks at the whole person, not just their health needs. The support should consider their physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing.

Helps change the status of your health over a period of time.

• Therapeutic career

• Diagnostic career

Takes a snapshot of your health at that point in time.

• Therapeutic career

• Diagnostic career

Which of the following is a therapeutic career?

• Doctor

• Material Manager

• Dentist

• Radiologist

Select all that apply. Which of the following are diagnostic careers?

• EKG Tech

• Ultrasound Tech

• Lab Tech

• Physical Therapist

Workers in Support Services use tests and evaluations to detect, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries or other physical conditions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Group of Careers that study/research diseases to discover new treatments/Invent medical devices to assist patients.

• Diagnostic Services

• Biotechnology R&D

• Facility Support Services

• Therapeutic Services