Careers in Healthcare.pdf

Careers in Healthcare What could you be? What is a healthcare career? Healthcare careers are involved in the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Healthcar...

Careers in Healthcare What could you be? What is a healthcare career? Healthcare careers are involved in the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Healthcare is delivered by health professionals in allied health fields. Health Career Pathways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlUpDAtcUUQ Healthcare careers are chosen based on the pathway you take. Brainstorming There are many different fields in healthcare. As a class, let’s brainstorm and see how many we can come up with... Healthcare Jobs... where you’d like to go next! Some examples of healthcare careers… - Dietitian/Nutritionist (customize food and nutrition programs) - Medical Technologist (examine and analyze bodily fluids) - EMT/Paramedic (respond quickly to medical emergencies) - Technologists (perform imaging examinations) - Dental Hygienist (clean teeth, educate in regards to oral hygiene) - Optician (corrective lenses for vision) - Counsellors - Midwifes (primary care to women and babies) - Massage therapist (treat musculoskeletal injuries and chronic pain) - Physiotherapist (to restore, maintain, and make the most of a patient's mobility, function, and well-being