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Health Assisting
Health Care Teams
• Health care team - All of
the people who provide
care and services to
patients
• Every employee at facility
• Patient’s family and care
givers
Health Care Teams
• Health services pathways
• Diagnostic services
• Therapeutic services
• Information services
• Support services
Health Care Teams
• Specific careers with
multiple levels of titles and
duties
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Medical
Nursing
Diagnostic
Therapeutic
Dietary
Health Information
Emergency Medical Services
Mental and Social Services
Mortuary
Health Care Teams
• Medical team members
• Physicians
• Physician assistants
• Nurse practitioners
• Medical assistants
Health Care Teams
• Nursing team members
• Registered nurses (RNs)
• Licensed practical nurses
(LPNs)
• Licensed vocational nurses
(LVNs)
• Nurse assistants
Health Care Teams
• Diagnostic team members
• Medical laboratory technologists
(MTs)
• Medical laboratory technicians
(MLTs)
• Medical laboratory assistants
• Phlebotomists
• Electrocardiograph technicians
• Radiologic technologists
Health Care Teams
• Therapeutic team members
• Audiologists
• Speech-language pathologists
• Physical therapists and therapy
assistants
• Occupational therapists and
therapy assistants
• Recreational therapists and
therapy assistants
• Respiratory therapists and therapy
technicians
• Pharmacists and pharmacy
technicians
Health Care Teams
• Dietary team
members
• Registered dieticians (RDs)
• Dietetic technicians (DTs)
• Dietetic assistants
Health Care Teams
• Health information team
members
• Medical record
administrators (RAs)
• Medical records technicians
• Medical assistants
• Medical transcriptionists
Health Care Teams
• Emergency medical
service (EMS) team
members
• Dial 911
• Emergency medical
technicians (EMTs)
Health Care Teams
• Social and mental health
team members
• Social workers
• Psychiatrists
• Psychologists
• Psychiatric technicians
Health Care Teams
• Support services
team members
• Health care administrators
• Housekeeping
• Central supply
Health Care Teams
• Mortuary team members
• Funeral directors
• Embalmers
• Mortuary assistants
Health Care Teams
• Interdependence of
team members
• All members of the health
care team are dependent
on each other
Health Care Teams
• Lines of authority
• Determine workers’
positions within the team’s
structure
• Establish levels of
supervision
Facilities
• Health care facilities
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Medical offices
Hospitals
Subacute centers
Nursing facilities
Community health clinics
Home health care
agencies
• Mental health facilities
• Hospice
Facilities
• Medical office services
• Diagnosis, treatment, and
prevention of diseases and
disorders
• Physical examinations
• Basic medical tests
• Minor procedures and surgery
Facilities
• Medical offices vary
• Ownership
• Conditions
• Age groups
Facilities
• Hospital services
• Emergency medical services
• Diagnostic services
• Procedures and surgery
• Nursing services
• Therapeutic services
Facilities
• Hospitals vary
• Services
• Ownership
• Conditions
• Age groups
Facilities
• Short-term care provided
by hospitals
• Acute health problems
• Subacute health problems
• Chronic health problems
• Terminal health problems
Facilities
• Subacute facilities
• Short-term care
• Medical or therapeutic
care
Facilities
• Nursing facilities
• Short and long-term care for
people who cannot care for
themselves
• Rehabilitation
• Social activities
Facilities
• Community health clinics
• Medical office services for
disadvantaged people
• Family planning
• Tobacco prevention and
cessation
• Alcohol and drug abuse
counseling
• Domestic abuse counseling
• STD prevention
• HIV/AIDS counseling
• Children and youth programs
• Senior programs
Facilities
• Home health care agencies
• In home short and long-term
care for people who cannot care
for themselves
• Meal preparation
• Housekeeping and laundry
• Shopping
• Rehabilitation
Facilities
• Mental health facilities
• Mental diseases and
disorders care
• Alcohol and drug abuse
counseling
• Domestic abuse counseling
• Outpatient, short-term and
long-term care
Facilities
• Hospice agencies
• Care and counseling to patients
with terminal health problems
and their families
• Physical, mental, emotional,
social and spiritual care
• Available in hospice facilities,
hospitals, nursing facilities and
patient’s home
Education and Credentials
• Career path or ladder
Education and Credentials
• Career levels
• Assistant or aide
• Technician
• Technologist or therapist
• Professional
Education and Credentials
• Health assistants
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Nurse assistant
Medical assistant
Medical laboratory assistant
Recreational therapy assistant
Dietetic assistant
Restorative nursing assistant
Hospice assistant
Psychiatric assistant
Education and Credentials
• Nurse assistant education
• High school diploma or GED
• Trained on the job
• State-approved training
program and exam to
become certified nurse
assistants (CNAs)
Education and Credentials
• CNA OBRA certification
• 75 hours state-approved
training
• 16 hours of supervised practical
training
• Exam
• Performance reviews
• In-service education
• State specific
Education and Credentials
• Medical assistant
education
• High school diploma or GED
• Trained on the job
• Training program
Education and Credentials
• Certified medical
assistants (CMAs) AAMA
certification
• Training program
• Clinical internship
• Exam
• Continuing education units
Education and Credentials
• Registered medical
assistants (RMAs) AMT
certification
Education and Credentials
• State regulations
Education and Credentials
• Professional organization
benefits
• Meeting people with
similar interests and
sharing ideas
• Growing more confident
and competent in skills
through education
• Networking
Education and Credentials
• Student organization
benefits
• Enhance student’s
education in quality and
impact
• Sponsor competitions
• Award scholarships
• Health Occupations
Students of America
(HOSA)
• Skills USA-VICA
Education and Credentials
• Professional development
• Courses
• Workshops
• Seminars
• Articles in professional
journals
Education and Credentials
• Continuing education
units (CEUs)
• Specified amount of
additional education
Education and Credentials
• Additional training
• Taking knowledge, skills,
and experience to the
next career level