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C a r e e r s i n H e a lt h C a r e 77 Chapter 3 Summary More than 250 different careers in health care provide individuals with opportunities to find occupations they enjoy. Each health care career differs somewhat in the type of duties performed, the education required, the standards that must be met and maintained, and the salary earned. This chapter has described some of the major health care careers. For each career group, levels of workers, basic job duties, educational requirements, anticipated need for workers through the year 2020, and average yearly salaries were provided. Use this chapter to evaluate the different health care careers, and request additional information on specific careers from sources listed at the end of the respective career sections. In this way, you can research various occupational opportunities and determine which health care career is most appropriate for your interests and abilities. INTERNET SEARCHES Use the suggested search engines in Chapter 12:4 in this text to search the Internet for additional information on the following topics: 1. National Health Care Standards: Review the history and development of health care standards, and search for additional information on the health science career cluster. 2. Health care careers: Search for information on specific careers by entering the name of the career. Another excellent resource for current information on health care careers is the Occupational Outlook Handbook. It is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor and can be found online at www.bls.gov/ooh. purpose of the organization, the health care careers it p romotes, and the advantages of membership. 4. Accreditation Agencies: Search the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) at www.caahep.org and the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) at www.abhes.org to determine which health care career programs are accredited by each agency. Research schools in your area that meet accreditation standards. 5.Schools: Search for technical schools, colleges, universities, and on-line learning sites that offer educational programs for a specific career. Evaluate entrance requirements, financial aid, and programs of study. 3. Career organizations: Contact organizations at the web addresses listed in each career cluster to determine the REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. Explain the differences and similarities between secondary and post-secondary health care education. 4. What are CEUs? Why are they required in many health care careers? 2. For each of the post-secondary degrees listed, state how many years of education are required to obtain the degree. For each degree, give three (3) examples of specific health care careers that require the degree for entry-level workers. a. Associate's degree b. Bachelor's degree c. Master's degree d.Doctorate 5. Name at least four (4) specific careers within each cluster of the National Health Care Standards. 3. Differentiate between certification, registration, and licensure. 6. What is an entrepreneur? Identify five (5) examples of health care careers that may be an entrepreneur. 7. Choose one health care career in which you have an interest. Use references or search the Internet to list ten (10) specific tasks performed by personnel in the career. 8. Choose one health care career in which you have an interest. Use references or search the Internet to identify three (3) different schools that offer accredited programs in the career.

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