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… [continue reading]

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… [continue reading]

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… [continue reading]

For a fast track into the lucrative medical profession, respiratory therapy’s many job openings offer a breath of fresh air. “A two-year respiratory training degree from a junior college could get you on the way,” declares Asa Hawkins, owner of Veterans Purple Heart Staffing in Yuba City. “And just like the nursing profession, there is a shortage of respiratory therapists,… [continue reading]

LVNs care for the sick, injured, convalescent, and disabled under the direction of physicians and registered nurses. Most provide basic bedside care, taking vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration. They also prepare and give injections, monitor catheters, apply dressings, treat bedsores, and give alcohol rubs and massages. To help keep patients comfortable, LVNs assist with bathing,… [continue reading]

These caregivers help elderly, ill and disabled persons live in their own homes or in residential care facilities instead of a medical facility. Personal and home care aides – also called homemakers, caregivers, companions, and personal attendants – provide housekeeping and routine personal care services. They clean clients’ houses, do laundry, and change bed linens. Aides may plan meals (including… [continue reading]

It’s hard to find a healthcare career that won’t be in demand in the years ahead. Thanks to the increasing medical needs of America’s aging baby-boom generation, hospitals, clinics and home healthcare agencies will be strapped to find adequate staffing. But what if you can’t cash in on this opportunity because the sight of blood and syringes leaves you squeamish?… [continue reading]

Looking for a sure thing? The medical assistant field is expected to be the fastest growing profession through 2012, bar none. While you don’t need any training beyond a high school diploma (since many are trained on the job), those with one or two years of vocational training will enjoy the best prospects. Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical… [continue reading]

Working under the direction of occupational therapists, they provide rehabilitative services to persons with mental, physical, emotional or developmental impairments. The ultimate goal is to improve clients’ quality of life and ability to perform daily activities. For example, occupational therapist assistants help injured workers reenter the labor force by teaching them how to compensate for lost motor skills. Individuals with… [continue reading]

These workers assist physical therapists in providing services that improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease. Physical therapist assistants perform a variety of tasks under the direction and supervision of physical therapists, including exercises, massages, electrical stimulation, paraffin baths, hot and cold packs, traction, and ultrasound. Physical therapist assistants… [continue reading]