Careers in Health Care

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Careers in Health Care
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Types of education

• Associates degree- 2 yrs.
• Bachelors degree 4 yrs.
• Masters degree 2 yrs.
• Doctorate or doctoral degree
• - 4 yrs.

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Certification

• A designation earned by a person to certify that
  he is qualified to perform a job
• Certification indicates that the individual has a
  specific set of knowledge, skills, or abilities
  in the view of the certifying body
• The difference between licensure and
  certification is licensure is required by law,
  whereas certification is generally voluntary

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Registration

• A list of individuals on an official record who
  meet the qualifications for an occupation

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Licensure

• Given by a governmental agency when a person
  meets the qualifications for a particular
  occupation

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Accreditation

• An official recognition

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Continuing education units

• A nationally recognized method of quantifying the
  time spent in the classroom during professional
  development and training activities. Ten hours of
  instruction 1.0 CEU. One hour of instruction
  0.1 CEU
• Continuing education units in some states are
  need to continue your license

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Summary

• Certification issued by professional organization
  or government agency no college required
  issued if you fulfill requirements of education
  and performance example dental assistant,
  certified laboratory technician, medical
  assistant
• Registration granted by regulatory body exam
  administered and current list maintained
  example registered dietitian, respiratory
  therapist, radiologic technologist

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Summary continued

• Licensure government agency authorizes
  individuals to work in a given occupation must
  complete approved education program, pass a state
  board test, maintain standards to obtain and
  retain license example physician, dentist,
  physical therapist, RN, LPN

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Training

• Professional 4 or more years of college and an
  advanced degree i.e. doctor, dentist
• Technologist or therapist usually bachelors
  degree and work experience i.e. laboratory
  technologist

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Training continued

• Technician usually an associates degree and on
  the job training i.e. dental laboratory
  technician, surgical technician
• Assistant or aide usually one or more years of
  training that combines classroom and/or on the
  job experience i.e. dental, medical, or nurse
  assistant

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Entrepreneuer

• Organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a
  business
• Health care sometimes works under the direction
  or guidance of physicians or dentists
• Education business courses, bachelors degree
  and/or specific health care masters degree
• Possible health care entrepreneur opportunities
  dental hygienist, CNP, PA, RT, recreational
  therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist