(CRS) Careers Module Overview

Careers

Introduction

An image of a section of an employment search website.Many ponder the question "what will I be when I grow up?" Well, this is your opportunity to explore the many options that are available as career choices in the 21st century. The Careers unit will allow you to differentiate between careers that are offered at technical colleges, two-year colleges, and four-year colleges/universities. Beyond that, you will have the opportunity to begin building your own professional portfolio to showcase yourself as an eager candidate for the next open opportunity. Maybe your focus is less on disease and more on the internal balance of the body function; the concept of complementary health may have a career waiting for you in acupuncture or chiropractic science.

In this unit, we will explore careers, educational requirements, and transition into the workforce.

Essential Questions

  1. How are health science career pathways classified?
  2. What types of careers exist in each of the health science career pathways?
  3. How would one outline the post-secondary education levels and the requirements for each level?
  4. How can one compare the differences between certification, registration, and licensure?
  5. How would you identify the career that aligns with your personal interest, and what steps are required to prepare you for the career?
  6. How are the roles and responsibilities of individual healthcare team members categorized?
  7. How do members of the healthcare team work together to promote the delivery of quality healthcare?
  8. What careers provide complementary health practices?
  9. What actions build positive team relationships and communication?
  10. What is your analysis of the attributes and attitudes of an effective leader?
  11. What effective techniques could be applied when managing team conflict?
  12. How would a method to identify and develop an entrepreneurial opportunity in healthcare be devised?
  13. What specific healthcare occupations are included in each of the following healthcare pathways: therapeutic, diagnostic, health informatics, environmental support, and biotechnology research and development?

Keywords

Please review the following terms.

  1. Health Science Education Program – programs preparing high school students for immediate employment in many health careers or for education after high school.
  2. Associates degree - college degree requiring a two-year course of study; awarded by technical schools or community college
  3. Bachelor's degree – college degree requiring four or more years of study; awarded by a college or university.
  4. Master's degree - work beyond a bachelor's degree, ranging from one to two years of study; awarded by a college or university
  5. Doctoral, doctorate, doctor's degree – work beyond the bachelor's or master's degree, study ranges from four to six years; awarded by a college or university
  6. Certification - a statement issued by a professional certification indicating that an individual has met all the requirements and qualifications set forth in a particular career.
  7. Registration – a current listing (registry) of professionals that have passed the required examinations and are qualified for the specific position.
  8. Licensure – processing provided by government agencies that authorize individuals that have received the defined training and passed the required assessments to work in a specific occupation.
  9. Continuing Education Units (CEU) – additional hours of education in the specified career field.
  10. Entrepreneurs – individuals that develop and manage new businesses.
  11. Therapeutic careers – careers aimed at changing the health of patients over time.
  12. Diagnostic Services careers – careers that take a picture of the health status of a patient at a single point in time.
  13. Biotechnology Research and Development – laboratory-based careers and support, goal to develop new technologies and treatments for clinical conditions, the environment, and food products.
  14. Health Informatics – careers that focus on the documentation of patient health status
  15. Support services – careers with a focus on providing support to therapeutic services and customers.
  16. Professionalism – the conduct or qualities exhibited to perform a job as defined.
  17. Work ethics – behavior in the workplace.
  18. Career Vision Statement – a set of career goals that a jobseeker establishes for professional desires.
  19. Content Block – part of an ePortfolio that includes images, videos, descriptions, and other work samples.
  20. ePortfolio – an electric portfolio that includes a purposeful collection of work samples, achievements, and evidence of skills.
  21. Instructional Portfolio – a portfolio featuring a student’s ability to perform a particular skill.
  22. Page – a page created within a section in an ePortfolio to organize work samples and can be used to showcase specific assignments and projects and/or reflections.
  23. Personal Brand Statement – a statement that summarizes the unique benefits you have to offer.
  24. Reflection – comments that can be made on different pages that allow you to draw meaningful connections with the featured artifacts.
  25. Section – a section in your ePortfolio that serves like a folder.
  26. Showcase Portfolio – portfolios that are summative in nature and include samples of a student’s best work.

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