Career Overview Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site. Also Known As …
Career Overview All healthcare practitioners and technical workers not listed separately. Alternate Job Titles Central Supply Technician Child Health Associate Drug Coordinator Extracorporeal Technician Health Service Coordinator Kinesiologist Medical Consultant Pheresis Specialist Podiatric Technician Traditional Chinese Herbalist Transplant Coordinator Utilization Review Coordinator Salary & Job Market Salary Percentile Annual Wage Entry-Level (10th percentile) $37,220 Median …
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other Read More »
Career Overview Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care. Also Known As Athletic Instructor Athletic Trainer Certified Athletic Trainer Personal Trainer Alternate Job Titles Athletic Instructor Athletic Lecturer Athletic Trainer Certified Athletic Trainer Clinical Athletic Instructor Clinical Athletic Trainer Fitness Specialist Licensed Athletic Trainer On-Site Industrial Athletic Trainer …
Career Overview Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, …
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars Read More »
Career Overview Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds. Also Known As Hearing Aid Specialist Hearing Instrument Dispenser Hearing Instrument Specialist (HIS) Hearing Specialist Alternate Job Titles Audiology Assistant Audiology Technician Audioprosthologist Board Certified Hearing …
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 …
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Read More »
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 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 Administer basic or advanced emergency medical care and assess injuries and illnesses. May administer medication intravenously, use equipment such as EKGs, or administer advanced life support to sick or injured individuals. Also Known As First Responder Flight Paramedic Paramedic Alternate Job Titles Critical Care Flight Paramedic Critical Care Paramedic ED Paramedic (Emergency Department …