Health Careers Today

1. Health Careers Today Nancy LoBello Career Councilor OCM BOCES Liverpool, New York 454-4700 E-mail lobello@ocmboces.edu

2. IF YOU • Like to help people • Care about people’s health • Would like to be a part of the respected medical profession Then a career in Health Care is for YOU!

3. Abundance of Opportunities • People are living longer • Increased need for preventive long-term care • Demand for health care workers expected to grow faster than any other occupation between 2000 and 2010

4. Growing Need For • Home Health Aides • Registered Nurses • Licensed Practical Nurses • Physicians Assistants • Physical Therapists • Non-Traditional Health Aides • Physicians

5. High Demand for • Technical and Administrative jobs Hospitals are focusing their energies on efficient management and profitability

6. Career Tracks

7. Health Care Professionals

8. Physicians • At the top of the medical pyramid • 7 years of graduate school and residency • Primary Care, Specialists, Surgeons Salary range • $32,000 residents • $110,000 to $205,000 general practitioners • $160,000 to $400,000 specialists • $160,000 to $700, 000 surgeons

9. Registered Nurse • Caring for people who are sick or injured • Salary range $30,000 - $65,000

10. Nurse Practitioner • Registered nurses with extra training and skills to diagnose and treat illness • Salary range • $50,000 - $80,000

11. Medical Technicians • Laboratory analysis of samples taken from patients, testing for diseases, drug use, and other specialized tests • Salary Range $25,000 - $55,000 • Best pay in nuclear medicine technology

12. Physical Therapy • Prescribing exercises, stretches and other treatment to help patients deal with physical injuries or infirmities • Salary Range $40,000 - $70,000 • PT Assistants can expect to make $25,000 - $40,000

13. Health Care Management • Work behind the scenes to ensure that hospitals, community care agencies and other health-related organizations are well run. • Salary range $50,000 and up….

14. Medical Secretaries • Keeping accurate and detailed health information for hospitals, doctors and other health care providers • Salary range $20,000 - $35,000

15. Home Health Aides • Caring for the day-to-day needs of elderly, ill or disabled people • Salary range $8.00 -$12.00 per hour, more with certification

16. Dental Professions • Dentist- general practice, and specialists • Salary range- $60,000-$100,00 GP $100,000 - $300,000 specialists

17. Dental Hygienist Cleaning teeth, taking X-rays and teaching patients dental health. Salary range $40,000 - $62,000 Dental Assistant Assisting the dentist with clinical procedures Salary range $18,000 - $26,000 Dental Professions

18. Veterinarian Doctors of small and large animal practices Salary range $50,000 - $100,000 Veterinary Assistant Assist veterinarians in the care and treatment of animals Salary range $18,000 - $28,000 Veterinary Professions

19. Medical Imaging • Use x-rays, CT scanners, MRI equipment and other high tech tools to help diagnose medical problems • Salary range $25,000 - $50,000, with an average of $35,000

20. Individuals Who Are • Motivated • Organized • Team Players • Flexible • Hard working • Technical skills • Communication skills • Professional

21. Job Prospects • Depend on levels of education and training • Practical experience in the industry • Sign-on bonuses • Tuition reimbursement • Flexible scheduling • Incentives (voluntary overtime) • Travel positions

22. Major Players Hospitals • Biggest employers of the health care industry • Need a steady supply of doctors, nurses, administrators, medical technicians, therapists

23. Major Players HMO’s • Health Maintenance Organizations PPO’s • Preferred Provider Organizations

24. Major Players Specialty Providers • Nursing Homes • Clinics that focus on special treatments Chemotherapy MRI Physical therapy Dialysis

25. Home Care • Nurses and aides can administer complex treatments to elderly, disabled, and terminally ill patients in their own homes • Supervised by an RN, NP, or physician • Minimal training • Pay is low (under $10/Hr) • Flexible hours • Plenty of personal contact with patients

26. Love Your Job • Express care and compassion through personal contact • Flexible hours to balance family, school and other commitments • Fast pace of health care makes it rewarding and stimulating

27. Not So Hot • Health care has become too business oriented instead of patient oriented • Restrictions of Managed Care • Unequal treatment of patients based on income

28. High School Courses • Science – Biology, Chemistry, Physics • Math – Algebra, Intermediate Algebra • Vocational Education – Introduction to Health Occupations, New Vision Health

29. Jobs During High School Area Hospitals and Nursing Homes • St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center • Crouse Memorial Hospital • Van Dyne Home • Lorretto • St. Joseph’s Imaging

30. Certificates and 2 Year Programs Vocational Schools • OCM BOCES www.ocmboces.org 2 Year Colleges • Cayuga County Community College www.cayuga-cc.edu/ • Onondaga Community College www.sunyocc.edu/ • St Joseph’s Hospital Health Center School of Nursing www.sjhsyr.org/ • Crouse School of Nursing www.crouse.org

31. 4 Year Programs • Upstate Medical University www.upstate.edu/ • Syracuse University www.syr.edu/ • Lemoyne College http://www.lemoyne.edu/ • SUNY Utica/Rome www.sunyit.edu/ • Upstate Medical University • www.upstate.edu

32. Upstate Medical Center Crouse Memorial Hospital VA Hospital St. Joseph’s Health Care Center Community General Hospital Lorretto Crouse Imaging St. Joseph’s Imaging University Orthopedics United Health care Blue Cross/Blue Shield HMO’s and PPO’s Van Dyne Home Local Employers

33. Let’s Get Started • Job Shadows • Volunteering • Introduction to Health Occupations • New Vision Health