Student success statement

“Every time I’ve done something that doesn’t feel right, it’s ended up not being right”

REFLECTION: A CYTOTECHNOLOGISTS IS A PERSON WHO STUDIES DIFFERENT TYPES OF BLOOD ANIMAL BLOOD HUMAN BLOOD ALL KINDS OF BLOOD ON A MICROSCOPE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE LITTLE TO NO SHIFTS, ON CALL OR WEEKEND HOURS 

CYTOTECHNOLOGIST

(CYTOLOGY)

Duties and responsibilities:

Cytology is the study of human body cells.

Cytotechnogists are specially trained clinical technologists who study human body cells. They examine cells to identify changes that may indicate diseases like cancer.

Their duties include preparing microscope slides of cell samples, examining cell samples using microscopes, identifying abnormalities in shape, size, or color, using other automated lab equipment to perform tests, and analyzing report test results to physicians.

Cytotechnologist usually work in hospitals, clinics, or private laboratories. They also work in universities or for other researchers

Average salary: $30,000-$50,000

Educational requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses in science, math, and English.

Almost all cytotechnologists earn bachelor’s degrees in medical or clinical technology programs that include a year-long clinical internship in the field

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Student success statement

“ Only I can change my life.no one can do it for me.”

Carol Burnett

REHABILITATION OR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS

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Duties and responsibilities:

Rehabilitation or mental health counselors work with the mentally, emotionally, and physically disabled. It is their job to help patients develop more faith in themselves. They work with patients to help them become self-sufficient and productive. Counselors often work closely with their patients’ doctors and family. Counselors may work in private practice, for schools, industry, or in hospital or residential health care settings. Counselors often:

·       Work with patients who abuse alcohol or are addicted to drugs.

·       Interview and observe patients to determine problem areas.

·       Conduct personality, aptitude, achievement, and psychological tests.

·       Help patients find and keep jobs.

AVERAGE SALARY: $25,000- $45,000

Educational requirements:

Students interested in becoming counselors should take a challenging high school curriculum.

A bachelor’s is the degree in education, psychology, or sociology is the minimum requirement for low level counseling jobs, but a master’s degree is required for most. To become licensed by a state, counselors must pass written and oral examinations and work for about two years in a supervised clinical setting.

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Health information specialist
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Educational requirements:

Students should take high school courses in business, information management, science, math, and English.

conding specialists must have a high school diploma or GED certificate. training is usually conducted on the job, but classes are offered at technical school and community colleges. to become certified must pass an examination.

Accredited record technicians must earn an associate’s degrees from an accredited college program or from the American Health information management Association Independent study program.  Additionally, they must pass a credentialing examination.

Record administrators must complete a bachelor’s degree program in the field and pass a certification examination

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STUDENT SUCCES STATEMENT

“A good name will shine brightly”

Anon

Health Information Specialist

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Duties and responsibilities:

Health information specialists obtain, post and analyze medical, finance, and insurance data. They ensure that this information is properly recorded into medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provided to patients. There are a variety of job specialties within this field including registered record administrators, accredited record technicians, and certified coding specialists. Administrators coordinate the various information management responsibilities and supervise record technicians ensure medical records are accurate, coordinate reimbursement, and maintain disease registries for research. Coding specialists assign and post correct diagnosis and procedure codes to records and report codes to insurance companies.

Health information specialists work in hospital, clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many other medical settings.

AVERAGE SALARY:

$20,000-$25,000(coding specialists)

$23,000-$30,000(record technicians)

$30,000-$40,000(record administrators)

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Student Success statement

“There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience”

French proverb

Nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist and clinical nurse specialist

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Duties and Responsibilities

Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists are advanced practice courses and training. They usually work closely with doctors and can perform many high-level primary care tasks. They often specialize in specific types of practice such as pediatrics, psychiatry, or obstetrics. Some establish private practices; however, most work in doctors’ offices, hospitals, or neighborhood health centers. Duties often include:

.Taking detailed medical histories and performing complete physical exams.

.Providing diagnoses and recommending treatment plans.

.Treating common medical conditions.

illnesses, and injuries.

.Prescribing limited medications.

Counseling patients and families.

Average Salary: $39,000-$70,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take challenging high school courses in science, math, and English.

Students must complete all of the education requirements to become a baccalaureate prepared registered nurse. They must then complete additional master’s level training and pass a certification examination

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STUDENT SUCCESS STATEMENT

“I shall pass through this life but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness I can show, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it; for I shall never pass this way again.”

ELLEN DE GENEROUS 

CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIST

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Clinical technologists perform more complex laboratory tests and procedures than technicians. They also supervise technicians, confirm their tests, and manage laboratory quality control programs.

Most clinical laboratory specialists work in hospitals, but they are also employed by private practices, medical groups, research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and universities.

Average salary:

$20,000-$28,000 (clinical laboratory technicians)

$25,000-$40,000(clinical technologists)

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses in, science, math, and English. An associate’s degree in the field or completion of a specialized in-house training program is required to become a clinical laboratory technician.

A bachelor’s degree in the field is normally required to become a clinical technologist; however some employers accept an associate’s degree and extensive clinical experience as a substitute. Many technologists pursue additional graduate education or specialized training to advance their careers in clinical chemistry, blood banking, and microbiology.

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Student success statement

“You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.”

ROBERT E. Lee

Clinical Laboratory specialists

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Laboratory specialists include both clinical laboratory technicians and clinical technologists. These professions are also referred to as Medical Laboratory technicians or medical technologists. Both technicians and technologists perform laboratory work to identify, diagnose, and treat diseases.

Clinical laboratory technicians use microscopes, laboratory equipment, chemicals and computers to perform laboratory procedures. They also collect blood specimens and prepare culture media. They conduct tests and prepare reports for clinical technologists or physicians.

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STUDENT SUCCESS STATEMENT

Have the courage to say no. have the courage to face the truth. DO the right thing because it is right these are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.”

W. clement stone

CHIROPRACTOR 
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Educational Requirements:

Students who want to become chiropractors should take challenging high school science, math and English courses.

Chiropractors must complete a ten semester program in a chiropractic college after completing two years of college or junior college study.

Most states require that Chiropractors pass a certification examination before being granted a license to practice.

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CHIROPRACTOR

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Duties and responsibilities:

Chiropractors treat patients by manually adjusting parts of the human body, especially the spine. Chiropractors and their patients believe that problems with bone and nerve alignment can cause illness and problems in other parts of the body, a view not widely accepted by allopathic physicians and other traditional medical practitioners.

Chiropractors manipulate their patients’ spinal columns for treatment. They may prescribe specific diets or exercises, but not prescribe specific diets or exercises, but not drugs. Chiropractors cannot perform surgery.

Most chiropractor establish a private practice and some provide home treatments. Others form group partnerships in clinics or chiropractic hospitals.

Average salary: $30,000-$100,000

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STUDENT SUCCESS STATEMENT

I have messages:

(1) We should never, ever give up.

(2)  You are never too old to chase your dreams.

(3)  It looks like a solitary sport, but it takes a team.

                               Diana nyad, American swimmer 

Biomedical Equipment Technician

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Biomedical equipment technicians inspect, maintain, and repair different types of medical equipment used to diagnose and treat disease. They perform safety check and train practitioners to safely operate equipment. Biomedical equipment technology has been one of the fastest growing medical career fields in recent years.

Average salary: $20,000-$38,000

Educational Requirements:
students should take challenging science, math, and electronics courses in high school.

Following high school biomedical equipment technicians complete one to three years of course work in biomedical equipment technology, medical-electronocs, or biomedical- engineering. most programs lead to certification and /or associate degrees. Some employers will hire electronics technicians and provide on-the-job biomedical technology training.

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