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The Allied Health Part of Healthcare

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The Allied Health Part of Healthcare

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    1. The Allied Health Part of Healthcare Presented by: Page Michie Manager Workforce Planning and Development Carolinas HealthCare System October 3, 2008

    2. The Bad News

    5. Disparity of Minority Workers in Healthcare Over 25% of the US population is African American, Hispanic and Native American, yet minorities make up: 9% nurses 6% physicians 5% dentists Number of minorities training to become healthcare workers is decreasing

    6. The Ugly News

    7. Unemployment on the rise US unemployment 6.1% (8/2008 BLS) Char/Meck WDB -7.0%* Gaston WDB 7.8%* Centralina WDB 7.0%* Region C WDB - 8.4%* Western Piedmont - 8.4%* * Workforce Development Area Numbers are based on August 2008 data.

    8. The Good News..

    9. Healthcare Stats Healthcare will generate 3 million new wage and salary jobs between 2006 and 2016, more than any other industry Many healthcare workers have jobs that require less than 4 years of college (BLS.gov)

    10. Healthcare Growth Health care employment continued to grow in August (27,000), with more than half of the gain in hospitals. Over the past 12 months, health care has added 367,000 jobs. (BLS: Sept. 08)

    11. So What is Allied Health? The term "allied health" is used to identify a cluster of health professions, encompassing as many as 100+ occupational titles. Approximately two million Allied Health professionals are employed in the United States and taken as a group, comprise 60% of the health care workforce. (Council for Allied Health in NC)

    12. Roles of the Allied Health Professional Allied Health professionals work directly or indirectly with the patient Some allied health professionals practice independently Others work as part of a health care team, providing continual evaluation and assessment of patient needs They also play a major role in informing the attending clinician of the patient's progress and response to treatment. (explorehealthcareers.org)

    13. Who are some of these professionals? Athletic trainers Rad Techs Clinical Lab Techs Pharmacists Pharmacy Techs Dental Hygienists Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Dietitians Occupational Therapists Occupational Therapy Assistants Just to name a few

    14. What is not Allied Health? Nurses: RNs, NPs, LPNs Physicians Chiropractors Podiatrists Optometrists Dentists Aides: psychiatric aides, nursing aides, home health aides, orderlies, attendants

    15. NC Stats (NCESC.ORG)

    16. Some of NCs Fastest Growing Occupations are in Healthcare (2006-2016)

    17. Fast growing jobs that your WDB Areas have in common (ncesc.org) Surg Techs EMTs/Paramedics Medical Records and Health Info Techs Dental Hygienists Med Lab Techs Respiratory Therapists Physical Therapy Assistants

    18. Certificate/Diploma ? Jobs that require one year or less of training (from WDB lists and NCESC) EMT Pharmacy Tech* Phlebotomy Tech Surgical Tech* Medical Assistant* * Also an Associates Degree

    19. Associate Degree Jobs that require at least two years of training (from WDB lists and NCESC) Dental Hygienist Medical Records and Health Information Techs Medical and Clinical Lab Tech Respiratory Therapist Physical Therapy Assistant Occupational Therapy Assistant

    20. Non-clinical Healthcare Positions Additional healthcare positions in demand, not traditionally considered Allied Health but are entry-level: Patient Account Representatives Registrars 18 percent of healthcare jobs are in office and administrative support. (BLS.gov)

    21. Allied Health Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) Several statewide planning grants from NC Department of Commerce to address Allied Health workforce needs One of these planning grants is the Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) Grant for following counties: Anson, Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, and Union; York, Lancaster, Chester and Chesterfield in SC The RSP grant has put together the following to submit to the NC Dept of Commerce: Long term priority- Establish an education articulation to prepare physical therapists at the graduate level through more regionally located graduate level programs for physical therapy assistants to become licensed physical therapists Short term priority Address insufficient information in the community about allied health through: Allied Career Expos (regional) Central Communication and Resource Website More interaction with regional JobLinks by Employers to provide more information and on-site presence Career Ladder plan Pilot to create a pathway for dislocated workers to enter the allied health career field at the entry level and progress to higher positions

    22. Resources Careervoyages.gov Nchealthcareers.com Explorehealthcareers.org College.gov NCESC.org BLS.gov alliedhealthcouncilNC.org Healthcareers4me.org Agreatworkforce.com

    23. Q & A

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