• Choose the three therapeutic careers

that you are most interested in.

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• 2) Prepare a paper or electronic career profile for at least one

occupation in each of the five health science career areas

(biotechnology research, therapeutic services, support

services, health informatics, and diagnostic services), to be

included in the student’s health science portfolio. Draw on

print and online sources, such as government occupational

profiles, and/or interviews with health care professionals to

capture at minimum the following: a. Job description b. Roles

and responsibilities c. Essential knowledge and skills needed

for the career d. Programs or paths of study available to reach

occupational goals, beginning with high school and

proceeding through postsecondary e. Required personality

traits for the career f. Licensure and credentialing

requirements g. Non-educational job requirements such as

physical fitness tests, minimum age, and psychological

evaluations h. Photographs or digital prints of each career

(refer to HOSA Medical Photography guidelines) 3

• To explore the working environment,

educational requirements, skills

needed and salary of careers available

within the Therapeutic Services

Pathway through the creation of a

PPT.

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• Careers focus on working with patients

to facilitate the improvement of their

medical conditions

• Duties include:– working with athletes

– providing assistance to doctors and

surgeons

– serving as the first source of help for

patients before seeing licensed

practitioners

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• Career description:– examine, counsel and treat athletes

recovering from injury

– perform initial assessment of an athlete's

injury or illness

– use physical therapy equipment,

techniques and medication to care for

injuries

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• Career description:– determine athletes' readiness to play and

give clearance to participate

– apply protective devices such as tape,

bandages or braces

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• Education/training:– bachelor’s degree or higher in athletic

training typically required

• Median salary: – $42,400

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• Career description:– clean teeth and inspect oral areas for

signs of oral disease

– teach patients oral hygiene

– take and develop X-rays

– keep records of disease or any

abnormalities

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• Career description:– inspect gums for sores and signs of

disease

– may administer anesthetics

– prepare clinical and laboratory diagnostic

tests for dentist to interpret

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• Education/training:– high school diploma required

– accredited dental hygiene school• based on college entrance exam scores

• pass a written and clinical exam

– must be licensed

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• Median salary: – $69,280

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• Career description:– provide basic patient care following

direction of nursing staff

– feed, bathe, dress, groom or move

patients

– reposition bedridden patients to help

prevent bedsores

– respond to patient’s call signals

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• Education/training:– high school diploma required

– complete training program

• Median salary: – $24,190

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• Career description:– diagnose, treat and help prevent diseases

and injuries of the general population

– prescribe or give treatment, therapy,

medication and other medical care

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• Career description:– order and review tests, study records and

exam information to diagnose patients

– observe patients' conditions and

progress, changing treatments if needed

– gather patient information such as

medical history, reports and exam results

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• Education/training:– four years of undergraduate school and

four years of medical school

– three to eight years of internship and

residency

• Median salary: – varies widely

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• Career description:– determine patient health issues and

needs

– create nursing care plans and manage

medical records

– provide nursing care to ill, injured,

recovering or disabled patients

– inform patients on preventative health

care

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• Education/training:– diploma, associate’s or bachelor’s degree

in nursing

– must pass a licensure exam

– master’s degree is required for advanced

practice nursing specialties

• Median salary: – $65,950

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• Career description:– evaluate and care for patients with

breathing disorders

– take primary responsibility for all aspects

of respiratory care

– oversee respiratory therapy technicians

– perform therapeutic procedures

– keep patient records

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• Education/training:– associate’s or bachelor’s degree in

respiratory therapy

• Median salary: – $55,250

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• Career description:– assist in operations, supervised by

surgeons, registered nurses or other

surgical personnel

– assist in set up of operating room

– prepare and move patients for surgery

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• Career description:– manipulate lights and equipment

– provide instruments to surgeons and

surgeon's assistants

– hold retractors, remove sutures and help

count supplies and instruments

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• Career description:– arrange patients on operating table and

cover with sterile surgical drapes

– offer technical assistance to surgeons,

surgical nurses and anesthesiologists

– clean and sterilize equipment

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• Education/training:– certificate, diploma or associate’s degree

required• nine to 24 month programs available

• programs provide classroom and clinical

experience

• Median salary: – $40,950

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• Compare and Contrast the following

two careers: Physical Therapist and

Occupational Therapist.

• Job description

• Education

• Salary

• What are some similarities in these

two jobs?

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• Complete your PPT containing THREE

diagnostic service careers.

• Then add ONE therapeutic service

career that interests you most.

• (This cannot be any on the jobs we

discussed today).

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• Career description:– establish, organize and assist in

rehabilitative programs

– help improve mobility, relieve pain,

increase strength and decrease/prevent

deformity in patients

– examine patients

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• Career description:– assess effects of treatment and make

necessary adjustments

– perform manual exercises, massage or

traction for patients

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• Education/training:– accredited physical therapist program

– must be licensed

• Median salary: – $78,270

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• Agenda

• Review Interventional Radiology

• Complete PPTs

• Watch career videos

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