PLANNNING-FOR-A-HEALTH-CAREER in life.pptx

List as many words
associated with the word
“HEALTH CAREER”
Prepare for a presentation
explaining the importance of
health career.

 Medicine
 Doctors
 First Aid
 Nurses
 Diseases
 Clinic
 Hospital
 Health Workers
 Health Centers

 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
 ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

 How many allied health professions are you
familiar with?
 List ALL the Allied Health Professions that
you are familiar with

 Nurse
 Reflexologist
 Sonologist
 Nutritionist/dietician
 Chiropractor
 Medical Technologist
 Radiographer/Radiologist
 Dentist
 Paramedic
 Medical Technician

 List all the professions associated with health
care. Remember to name not only the different
types of physicians and nurses, but also those
in related health professions (allied health
professions)
 Each member will choose 1 health profession
on the list to explore(follow the guidelines)
 What is the nature of their profession?
 Where is their place of work?
 What are their duties and responsibilities?

-an occupation or profession
that requires special training.

are designed to familiarize
students with various
careers in the medical
profession and allied health
services.

Refers to an individual’s plan to
make a career choice, growing in
the chosen career or making a
career shift.
It involves the very important step
for self-assessment

Self assessment is necessary
to understand one’s
capabilities and drawbacks.

1. Self-Assessment
Discover your personal strength (values, interests,
personality, testing, skills)

1. Self-Assessment
Discover your personal strength (values, interests,
personality, testing, skills)
2.Career exploration
You can explore different careers and work
environments through career fairs, online research,
meetings, internships, alumni connections,
professional resources

3.Decision Making
Evaluate and narrow down your options through
listing the pro’s and cons, comparing your personal
strengths and interests, and deciding which career
fulfills both current and future goals

3.Decision Making
Evaluate and narrow down your options through listing the
pro’s and cons, comparing your personal strengths and
interests, and deciding which career fulfills both current and
future goals
4.Plan of Action
Plan achievable goals and develop strategies to reach your
goals, organize your goals into smaller steps, identify
actions for each step, utilize helpful people and resources,
review and adapt your plan regularly

are cluster occupations that are
grouped because of shared skills
include a variety of occupations that
require different levels of education,
skills, and training.

1.Disease prevention and control(work includes
immunization, screening of newborns, promotion
of breast feeding, infant diseases prevention,
adolescent healthcare
Sample careers:
Community Health Work
Education and Research

2. Personal Healthcare
-monitoring patients,
-administering and assisting in personal care
and hygiene;
-performing housekeeping duties;
-advising clients on related healthcare issues like
infant care, hygiene and nutrition

3. Maternal and Childcare
-Midwifery
-Community Health Education
-Outreach Specialist
4.Mental Health Care
-Social work
-Clinical Psychology
-Psychiatry
-Guidance Counselinhg

5.Community Healthcare
-Barangay/Community Health Work
-Rural Sanitary Inspection
6.Environmental Healthcare Management
-Air Quality Monitoring
-Soil Science Analysis
-Hazardous and Solid Waste
Management
-Environmental and Noise Control
-Radiological Assessment
7.Drug Prevention and Control
-Drug Enforcement
-Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation

8.Nutrition
-Clinical Dietetics
-Food and Nutrition Management
-Public Health Nutrition
-Education and Research
9.Health Education
-Education and Research
-Community Health Work

10.Dental Health
-Dental Hygiene
-Dental Nursing
-Dental Health Support
11.Occupational Safety
-Occupational Health and Safety Technician
-Health Inspector
-Industrial Hygienist
12.Emergency Medical Services
-Emergency Medical Aid
-Paramedic

are healthcare practitioners with
formal education and clinical
training credentials through
certification, registration, and/or
licensure.

a trained healthcare provider
practicing under supervision of a
physician or healthcare practitioner.
(pharmacist, dental hygienists,
physical therapists and nurses)

 a person who helps identify, prevent, or treat an
illness or disability
Health Care Practitioner/Provider
 an independent healthcare provider who is
licensed to practice on and provide general and/or
specialized care to a specific area of the body

A. Prevention-keep illness/injury from happening
B. Assessment/evaluation-appraisal of the condition
based on the patient’s subjective report
C. Identification/Diagnosis-analysis based on signs,
symptoms, and laboratory findings
D. Treatment
E. Rehabilitation-treatment designed to recover from
injury, illness, or disease
F. Advocacy-a method by which patients, their families,
attorneys, health professionals and citizens’ groups can
work together to develop programs that ensure the
availability of high-quality healthcare for a community

 Audiologist-identifies and
rehabilitates hearing impairments
and related disorders
 Chiropractor-diagnoses and treats
neuromuscular disorders w/emphasis
on treatment through manual
adjustment and/or manipulation of

 Clinical Psychologist-assesses,
diagnoses, treats & helps prevent mental
disorders
 Dietician/Nutritionist-promotes good
health through proper diet & treatment of
Diseases

 Emergency Medical Technician-also
known as ambulance technician; responds
quickly to any emergency and life-
threatening situation to immediately treat
serious injuries, physical/mental trauma to
increase a patient’s chances of survival

 Guidance Counselor-assists students w/
personal, family, education, and career decisions
and concerns; also helps them develop job-
finding skills and other life skills needed to
prevent and deal w/problems
 Health Educator-specializes in health education
& promotes the development of health
knowledge, life skills, and positive attitudes
toward the health & well-being of students

 Massage Therapist-performs the scientific
manipulation of the soft tissues of the body
for the purpose of normalizing those tissues;
uses manual techniques that include
applying fixed or movable pressure on
affected parts of the body

 Medical Assistant-performs, under the direction of
a physician, various routine administrative and
nontechnical clinical tasks in hospitals, clinics, and
other similar facilities
 Medical Technologist-performs a variety of tasks
on body fluids, from simple blood tests to more
complex tests to uncover abnormalities in the body,
& underlying causes of illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS,
diabetes & cancer which are not easily detected
through physical examination

 Midwife-professionals with the expertise and
skills in helping women maintain healthy
pregnancies, assist in/perform childbirth
delivery, & help in women’s recovery process
through the postpartum period
 Nurse-trained to provide care for people who
are sick/injured, monitors patients’ health and
records symptoms, assists physicians during
examinations & treatment & administers
madications

 Occupational Therapist-uses purposeful
activity & interventions to maximize the
independence & health of any client who is
limited by physical injury/illness, cognitive
impairment, psychosocial dysfunction, mental
illness, or learning disability

 Orthotist/Prosthetist-makes & fits
prosthetics/artificial parts for the human body
 Paramedic-gives emergency medical
treatment /assist medical professionals in
emergency situations

 Pharmacist-prepares & dispenses
medication prescribed by licensed health
professionals; also provides information to
patients regarding drugs, & consults with
healthcare professionals on advances in
drugs/medicine

 Radiologic Technologist/Radiographer-
healthcare professionals who perform imaging
procedures, such as x-ray examinations,
Magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI) scans &
Computed Tomography (CT)scans

 Physical Therapist- examines, evaluates, and
treats physical impairments through use of special
exercise, application of heat/cold, & other special
modalities
 Speech language Pathologist-diagnoses &
treats patients w/ functional & organic speech
defects & disorders

 Phlebotomist- professionals with special
training in phlebotomy/drawing blood from
patients
 Radiation Therapist- administers radiation
therapy services to patients and observes
patients during treatment; other duties include
tumor localization, patient follow-up, patient
education, &record keeping

 Respiratory Therapist-specializes in the promotion
of optimum cardiopulmonary function & health;
regularly deals with various chronic respiratory
diseases, such as asthma and emphysema
 Social Worker- investigates, treats, & gives aid to
people with social problems & helps people with
mental illness, serious health conditions, financial
difficulties, substance abuse problems,
domestic/child abuse, unwanted pregnancy & other
social problems

 Cardiovascular Technologist
 Clinical Officer
 Dental Hygienist
 Diagnostic Medical Sonographist
 Kinesiotherapist
 Neurophysiologist
 Medical Dosimetrist
 Medical Radiation Scientist
 Music Therapist
 Nuclear Medicine Technologist
 Orthoptist
 Pedorthist
 Perfusionist
 Surgical Technologist

 Cardiovascular Technologist-uses imaging
technology to help physicians diagnose patients
with cardiac (heart) & peripheral vascular (Blood
vessel) ailments
 Clinical officer-performs general medical duties
such as the diagnosis and treatment of disease &
injury, recommendation & interpretation of medical
tests, performance of routine medical and surgical
procedures, & referral of patients to other
practitioners

 Dental hygienist-specializes in the removal of
calcaneous deposits & stains from patients’ &
provides additional services & prevention of oral
diseases
 Diagnostic medical sonographist-uses
ultrasonic imaging devices, to produce
diagnostic images, scans, videos, or 3D
volumes of patients’ anatomy

 Kinesiotherapist-develops & monitors exercise
programs to help people regain muscle strength
& function lost due to injury/disease
 Neurophysiologist-specializes in the diagnosis
of conditions affecting the nervous system such
as neuromuscular diseases, epilepsy, & nerve
entrapments

 Medical Dosimetrist-designs treatment plans for
patients by means of computer &/or manual
computation to determine a treatment field
technique that will deliver the prescribed
radiation dose while taking into consideration
the dose-limiting structures

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