Medical Assisting

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Doctorate Degree Masters Degree Bachelor of
Science Associate Degree Diploma Certificate Conti
nuing Education Certificate
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Healthcare Education Career Pathway
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Nursing Doctor of Philosophy
PharmD Doctor of Pharmacy
Medical Doctor Doctor of Medicine
Pharmaceutical Sciences Masters of Science
Health Information Management Masters of Science
Nursing Masters of Science
Physical Therapy Master of Science
Physician Assistant Masters Degree
Health Information Technology Bachelor of Science
Healthcare Administration Bachelor of Science
Histotechnology Bachelor of Science
Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor of Science
EMS Bachelor of Science
Nursing Bachelor of Science
Medical Technology Bachelor of Science
Medical Laboratory Technology Assoc. Applied
Science
Physical Therapy Assistant Assoc. Applied Science
Therapeutic Massage Assoc. Applied Science
Pharmacy Technology Assoc. Applied Science
Cancer Information Management Assoc. Applied
Science
Health Information Technology Assoc. Applied
Science
Medical Assisting Assoc. Applied Science
Histotechnology Assoc. Applied Science
Registered Nurse Assoc. Degree Nursing
EMS-Paramedic Assoc. Applied Science
Pharmacy Technology Diploma
Therapeutic Massage Diploma
Medical Assisting Diploma
Practical Nurse Diploma
Medical Office Procedures Certificate
Medical Office Procedures Certificate
Medical Office Procedures Certificate
Phlebotomy Certificate
Nurse Aide II
Medication Aide
Paramedic
Geriatric Aide
Nurse Aide I
Home Companion Aide
Medical Office Administration
Health Unit Coordinator
Medication Aide
Medical Office Administration
Medical Office Administration
Nurse Aide I
Athletic Trainer
Nurse Aide I
EMT-Basic
Transitioning Student
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Occupation Summaries
DOCTORATE DEGREE

• Medical Doctor - Doctor of Medicine
• Practices medicine and is concerned with
  maintaining or restoring human health through the
  study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and
  injury.

• Nursing - Doctor of Philosophy
• Provides foundation for leadership in
  professional nursing care
• Works in areas of advanced practice specialization

• PharmD Doctor of Pharmacy
• The doctor of pharmacy, PharmD, is the
  professional degree
• required to practice pharmacy in the United
  States

MASTERS DEGREE

• Physician Assistant Masters Degree
• Takes medical histories
• Examines and treats patients
• Orders and analyzes lab tests and x-rays
• Prescribes medication
• Treats minor injuries

• Nursing Masters of Science
• Advanced level nurse such as a Nurse
  Practitioner, Nurse Anesthetist
• Nurse Midwife, or a Nurse Educator or
  Administrator
• Entry-level degree for managers. It is also a
  prerequisite for doctorate
• level nursing education

• Masters in Physical Therapy
• Helps patients, including accident victims and
  individuals with disabling conditions by
  providing services that restore function, improve
  mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit
  permanent physical disabilities

• Pharmaceutical Sciences Masters of Science
• Pharmaceutical scientists are actively involved
  in all aspects of drug
• discovery, development, and production
• Has specialized training in molecular biology,
  analytical
• instrumentation, pharmacology, biochemistry

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

• EMS Bachelor of Science
• Recognizes, assesses, and manages medical
  emergencies in prehospital settings
• Supervises ambulance personnel
• Performs emergency surgical procedures
• Supervises manages crisis scenes

• Registered Nursing Bachelor of Science
• Deals with the science and principles of nursing
• Maintains a role away from the bedside while
• applying critical thinking, professional skills,
  and knowledge to client outcomes and health care
  systems

• Healthcare Administration Bachelor of Science
• Develops, plans, and manages health care
  operations and services within health care
  facilities and across health care systems

• Medical Technology Bachelor of Science
• Performs diagnostic analytic tests on human
• body fluids as well as other specimens
• Works in clinical laboratories at hospitals,
• doctor's offices, reference labs, and within the
• biotechnology industry

• Histotechnologist Bachelor
• of Science
• Also known as histologic technologists or tissue
  technologists, prepares slices of body tissue for
  examination by pathologists
• Performs complex procedures for processing body
  tissue and must make judgments concerning the
  quality of results

• Health Information Management Bachelor
• of Science
• Works with administrative and clinical staffs in
  health care facilities to provide the best
  possible information resources
• Designs and maintains health information systems
  to collect, assess, and disseminate clinical and
  administrative data

• Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor
• of Science
• Works in technical positions in the pharmacy
  production, control, and development sectors of
  the pharmaceutical industry
• Can work with drug research and development,
  pharmaceutical marketing or drug regulation

ASSOCIATE DEGREE

• EMS Paramedic Assoc. Degree
• Recognizes, assesses, and manages medical
  emergencies in prehospital settings
• Supervises ambulance personnel
• Performs emergency surgical procedures
• Supervises manages crisis scenes

• Registered Nurse Assoc. Degree
• Supervises nursing assistants LPNs
• Plans, directs, and provides patient care
• Observes and records symptoms, reactions, and
  patient progress

• Physical Therapy Assistant
• Assoc. Degree
• Provides direct patient care for physical
  improvement
• Works under supervision of physical therapists

• Therapeutic Massage Assoc.
• Degree
• Provides manipulation, methodical pressure,
  friction and kneading of the body for maintaining
  wellness or treating alterations of the body

• Medical Assisting Assoc.
• Degree
• Performs administrative, clinical, and laboratory
  procedures in physicians offices, health
  maintenance organizations, health departments,
  and hospitals

• Medical Laboratory
• Technology Assoc. Degree
• Performs analyzes lab tests on blood other
  body fluids for use in diagnosis treatment

• Histotechnology Assoc.
• Degree
• Prepares tissue samples for microscopic
  examination using various dyes stains

• Health Information
• Technology Assoc. Degree
• Processes, analyzes, abstracts, compiles,
  maintains, manages reports health information

• Cancer Information
• Management Assoc. Degree
• Analyzes health records
• Compiles cancer date fro research
• Abstracts codes clinical data

• Pharmacy Technology
• Assoc. Degree
• Processes the prescriptions, prepares the
  prescriptions, and distributes the medication to
  patients

DIPLOMA

• Practical Nurse Diploma
• Provides nursing care to children and adults
• Participates in assessment, planning,
  implementing, and evaluating nursing care

• Pharmacy Technology Diploma
• Assists the pharmacist with all duties as they
  relate to customer/client care
• Prepares oral intravenous medications
• Maintains patient records medication inventory
• Data entry
• Performs dosing calculations

• Therapeutic Massage Diploma
• Provides manipulation, methodical pressure,
  friction and kneading of the body for maintaining
  wellness or treating alterations of the body

• Medical Assisting Diploma
• Assists physicians in the examination and
  treatment of patients
• Performs routine office tasks

CERTIFICATE

• Medical Office Procedures Certificate
• Assists health care facilities with scheduling,
  coding processing insurance, billing
• Performs routine office tasks

• Phlebotomy Certificate
• Collects and process blood and body fluids
• Employed in hospitals, clinics, physicians
  offices other health care settings

CONTINUING EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

• EMT-Basic
• Recognizes a variety of medical emergencies
• Provides efficient and prompt emergency care
• Evaluates diagnostic signs
• Determines extent of injury or illness

• Athletic Trainer
• Specializes in preventing, recognizing, managing
  and rehabilitating injuries that result from
  physical activity

• Geriatric Aide
• Offers personal care and assistance to elderly
  people who no longer have the health, strength,
  or resources to be completely self-sufficient

• Medication Aide
• Administers non-parenteral medications under
  direct supervision of a registered nurse

• Nurse Aide II
• Performs more complex skills than a NAI
• Works under the direction of LPNs and RNs to
  assist with patient care

• Paramedic
• Recognizes, assesses, and manages medical
  emergencies in prehospital settings
• Supervises ambulance personnel
• Performs emergency surgical procedures
• Supervises manages crisis scenes

• Medical Office Administration
• Entry-level positions in physicians offices,
  ambulatory care centers and other medical
  environments
• Jobs include transcriptionist, secretary,
  hospital unit secretary, records clerk, insurance
  form preparer, patient accounting clerk, and
  clinical technician

• Health Unit Coordinator
• Unit secretary or hospital ward clerk
• Maintains clerical items up-to-date records of
  patient procedures

• Nurse Aide 1
• Provides personal care for patients, residents,
  or clients in a health care setting
• Works under the direction of LPNs and RNs to
  assist with patient care

• Home Companion Aide
• Performs duties such as escorting patients,
  assisting with activities of daily living, and
  ordering and receiving supplies

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Education Career Pathway Personality Strengths
The Holland Code system, developed by Dr. John
Holland, is widely used by career counselors
individuals to assist in determining personality
traits used in career decision making. Hollands
theory explores six distinct personality types
Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social,
Enterprising, Conventional. Knowing your
Holland type can make sense of the relationship
between personality strengths, occupational
types, college majors, career fields. The
higher the Compatibility, the higher the chances
are for career satisfaction. Check each item
below that describes you, then add up the number
of checks in each box write the total beside
the personality type beneath it.
After writing your scores in the boxes beside the
personality traits, circle the three that best
describe you. Now, put a number one (1) by the
personality trait that best describes you, a two
(2) beside the next best descriptor, a three
(3) beside the next best descriptor. Write the
first letter of each personality trait you chose,
in order, in these spaces ______ ______ ______
this indicates your Holland Code. You can use
your personality strengths information/Holland
Code to explore careers college majors that fit
well with your personality. This personality
strengths tool is only intended to help you begin
to understand how to match your personality with
a career. Seek professional assistance from a
career counselor in the Career Services Center to
verify your results or to take on-line career
assessments.
PATIENT CONTACT
NON-PATIENT CONTACT
Cancer Information Management Assoc. Applied
Science Conventional Investigative -- Enterprising
/or Social (based on job setting)
Physical Therapy Assistant Assoc. Applied
Science Social Realistic Conventional
Medical Laboratory Technology Assoc. Applied
Science Investigative Realistic Conventional
EMS-Paramedic Assoc. Applied Science Social Realis
tic Investigative
Histotechnology Assoc. Applied Science Realistic C
onventional Investigative
Health Information Technology Assoc. Applied
Science Conventional Investigative
Medical Assisting Assoc. Applied
Science Social Conventional Realistic
Registered Nurse Assoc. Degree Nursing Social Inve
stigative
Therapeutic Massage Assoc. Applied
Science Realistic Social
Medical Assisting Diploma Social Conventional Real
istic
Therapeutic Massage Diploma Realistic Social
Practical Nurse Diploma Social Investigative
Pharmacy Technology Diploma Conventional Realistic
Investigative
Phlebotomy Certificate Realistic Conventional -- S
ocial (based on job setting)
Medical Office Procedures Certificate Conventional
Nurse Aide II Social Realistic Conventional
Medication Aide Social Realistic Conventional
Paramedic Social Realistic Investigative
Geriatric Aide Social Realistic Conventional
Home Companion Aide Social Realistic Conventional
EMT-Basic Social Realistic Investigative
Nurse Aide I Social Realistic Conventional
Health Unit Coordinator Conventional
Medical Office Administration Conventional
Athletic Trainer Social Realistic
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Education Career Pathway Skills Interests
NON-PATIENT CONTACT
PATIENT CONTACT

• Medical Laboratory
• Technology
• Assoc. Applied Science
• Interest in science hands-on work
• Good technical problem solving skills
• Ability to work well with others

• Registered Nurse
• Assoc. Degree Nursing
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good math science skills
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving,
  communications skills
• Self directed learner

• Health Information Technology
• Assoc. Applied Science
• Interest in computers health care, but not in
  patient care

• Therapeutic Massage
• Assoc. Applied Science
• Interest in working with helping people
• Good people skills

• Cancer Information Management
• Assoc. Applied Science
• Computer skills
• Math ability
• Interest in computers
• Research health care
• --
• Ability to work well with others
• Interest in numbers, data, problem-solving
• (based on job setting)

• Medical Assisting
• Assoc. Applied Science
• Ability to assist in procedures with patients
  under direction of the doctor
• Coding records scheduling appointments in
  office setting
• Organized
• Demonstrates good decision making skills

• EMS-Paramedic
• Assoc. Applied Science
• Honesty integrity
• Decision making critical thinking skills
• Interest in working with helping people

• Physical Therapy Assistant
• Assoc. Applied Science
• Ability to work with people
• Problem solving communications skills
• Good math science skills

• Histotechnology
• Assoc. Applied Science
• Attention to detail, works well alone with
  others, good fine motor skills
• Interest in science hands-on work

• Practical Nurse
• Diploma
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good math science skills
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving,
  communications skills
• Self directed learner

• Medical Assisting
• Diploma
• Ability to assist in procedures with patients
  under direction of the doctor
• Coding records scheduling appointments in
  office setting
• Organized
• Demonstrates good decision making skills

• Pharmacy Technology
• Diploma
• Interest in math science
• Detail oriented
• Good communication people skills

• Therapeutic Massage
• Diploma
• Interest in working with helping people
• Good people skills

• Phlebotomy
• Certificate
• Good hand-eye coordination
• Good people skills
• --
• Interest in working with helping people
• (based on job setting)

• Medical Office Procedures
• Certificate
• Strong grammar keyboarding skills
• Strong computer skills

• Nurse Aide II
• Interest in working with people
• Good communication skills
• Ability to follow directions

• Medication Aide
• Interest in working with people
• Good communication skills
• Ability to follow directions

• Paramedic
• Honesty integrity
• Decision making critical thinking skills
• Interest in working with helping people

• Geriatric Aide
• Interest in working with people
• Good communication skills
• Ability to follow directions

• EMT-Basic
• Honesty integrity
• Decision making critical thinking skills
• Interest in working with helping people

• Nurse Aide I
• Interest in working with people
• Good communication skills
• Ability to follow directions

• Medical Office
• Administration
• Good communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Good organizational skills

• Health Unit
• Coordinator
• Good communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Good organizational skills

• Home Companion Aide
• Interest in working with people
• Good communication skills
• Ability to follow directions

• Athletic Trainer
• Good communication skills
• Interest is working with people