A Nurses Guide To Nursing

Most jobs in health services involve providing clinical services, but there are many occupations performing other functions as well. Numerous management and administrative support personnel keep organizations running smoothly.

The BLS forecasts increasing opportunities in non-specialized healthcare occupations. For example, 15.6 percent job growth is expected in health-services bookkeeping through 2010, while the need for receptionists and information clerks will jump 26.6 percent. Openings for medical secretaries will climb 20 percent, with 12.2 percent growth for general office help, and 9.8 for maintenance and repair workers.
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Saving lives isn’t just the domain of hospital personnel. Highly trained ambulance crews composed of emergency medical technicians and paramedics respond to the scenes of accidents and disasters to give trauma victims critical treatment. Working in tandem with emergency-room doctors via radio, EMTs and paramedics are everyday lifesavers.

As with other healthcare fields, an aging population will create strong demand for more trained personnel. According to the California Employment Development Department, the number of emergency medical technicians and paramedics is projected to grow by almost 26 percent in the current decade ending 2010.
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Training to become a laboratory assistant or medical assistant is available at many locations in CA, including National Career Education in Citrus Heights.

Completion of the laboratory assistant, EKG technician/phlebotomist course opens the entry-level door to positions performing laboratory procedures in hematology, bacteriology, urinalysis, electrocardiography and phlebotomy. In addition, the student is able to perform back-office procedures such as taking vital signs, conducting physical examinations, tray setups, injections, and charting patients’ medical history.
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