Career Overview Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for …
Career Overview Design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions. Also Known As Certified Orthotist (CO) Certified Prosthetist (CP) Certified Prosthetist Orthotist (CPO) Orthotist Alternate Job Titles American Board Certified Orthotist (ABC Orthotist) Artificial Limb Fitter Board Orthotist Board Prosthetist Certified Orthotic …
Career Overview Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required. Also Known As Charge Nurse Clinic Nurse Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Pediatric LPN (Pediatric Licensed Practical Nurse) Alternate Job …
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Career Overview Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders. Also Known As Health …
Career Overview Perform medical tests in a laboratory environment for use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases in animals. Prepare vaccines and serums for prevention of diseases. Prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, and execute laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood counts. Clean and sterilize instruments and materials and maintain equipment and machines. …
Career Overview Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses. Also Known As Certified Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) Ophthalmic Assistant Ophthalmic Tech (Ophthalmic Technician) Alternate Job Titles Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technician (Certified Ophthalmic Medical Tech) …
Career Overview Care for individuals with mental or emotional conditions or disabilities, following the instructions of physicians or other health practitioners. Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral or injectable medications. Also Known As Mental Health Associate …
Career Overview Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. Also …
Career Overview Assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian. May plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals. Also Known As Diet Tech (Dietetic Technician) Diet Technician Registered (DTR) Dietary Aide Nutrition Technician Alternate Job Titles Certified …
Career Overview Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders. Also Known As Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) Chemotherapy Pharmacy Technician (Chemo Pharmacy Technician) OR Pharmacy Tech (Operating Room Pharmacy Tech) RPhT (Registered Pharmacy Technician) Alternate Job Titles Accredited …