Healthcare Careers
This type of doctor specializes in caring for infants, children, and teenagers.
What is a Pediatrician?
Strong communication and teamwork are examples of these types of skills that employers value.
What are employability skills? Soft skills?
This is the process of legally authorizing someone to work in a healthcare profession.
What is licensure?
This is the minimum level of education required to become a registered nurse?
What is Associates Degree? (ADN)
This category of healthcare careers focuses on hands-on patient care, such as nurses and physical therapists.
What is Therapeutic Services?
This healthcare professional is responsible for drawing blood for medical tests.
What is a Phlebotomist?
This document summarizes your work experience, education, and skills for potential employers.
What is a Resume?
Nurses must pass this national exam before becoming licensed.
What is the NCLEX?
A doctor must complete this type of degree before entering medical school.
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
A radiologic technologist, who takes X-rays and other imaging scans, belongs to this career pathway.
What is Diagnostic Services?
This first responder provides emergency medical treatment at accident scenes before patients arrive at the hospital.
What is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)?
This term describes how well an employee arrives on time, meets deadlines, and follows through with job responsibilities.
What is Reliability? Dependability?
This type of credentialing is not legally required but demonstrates a healthcare worker has met national standards.
What is certification?
Students pursuing careers in healthcare often gain hands-on experience through this type of workplace-based training.
What is clinicals or an internship?
This career pathway includes jobs that support healthcare facilities by keeping them clean, organized, and operational.
What is Support Services?
A patient recovering from a broken leg may receive rehabilitation services from this type of therapist.
What is a Physical Therapist?
When dealing with patients and coworkers, this skill involves being sensitive, respectful, and choosing your words carefully to avoid offending others.
What is Tact?
This process involves a healthcare professional being added to an official list after meeting specific educational and testing requirements, but it is not always mandatory for employment.
What is Registration?
This is the term for a two-year degree, often earned at a community college or technical college.
What is Associate's Degree?
Medical coders belong to this career pathway.
What is Health Informatics?
I use microscopes, computers and chemicals to prepare and study body tissues and fluids providing data so doctors and researchers can determine the presence and cause of disease.
What is a medical laboratory technician?
What are Diagnostic Services?
When dealing with patients and coworkers, this skill involves being sensitive, respectful, and choosing your words carefully to avoid offending others.
What is Willingness to Learn?
Many healthcare professionals must earn these units by attending workshops, conferences, or online courses to maintain their certification or licensure.
What are Continuing Education Units?
A pharmacist must complete this advanced degree to practice.
What is a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)?
What is Doctorate Degree?
This healthcare career pathway focuses on research and development of new medical treatments and technology.
What is Biotechnology Research & Development?