Thursday, October 25, 2012

Health Careers: Help Wanted!

                                   IMPORTANT NOTICES!
10 points extra credit if you will help hang up zombie posters after school at local businesses and doctors/dentist offices. Come see me if you want to do this! :)
BRING YOUR PUMPKINS and/or paint to the HOSA meeting tomorrow at 12:15. Thanks for being so awesome! 
PART I (DUE TOMORROW!)                                     HELP WANTED!
You are the Human Resource Specialist at the local health care facility. Your job responsibilities include advertising for available positions.
1. Create a help wanted advertisement for one of the occupations listed below. Your occupations should not be the same as your classmates'.
Make sure to use internet resources to help you! Cite them at the bottom of your ad.
respiratory therapist
pharmacy technician
plastic surgeon
Occupational therapy assistant
physical therapist
paramedic
medical assistant
dental hygienist
dental assistant
Registered Nurse
Certified Nursing Assistant
Nurse practitioner
Veterinary Technician
Medical Laboratory Technologist
Phlebotomist
Sonographer
Cardiovascular Tech.
Medical transcriptionist
Health Unit Coordinator
Central Processing Technician
Registered Dietician
Optometrist
Anesthesiologist
Physicians Assistant
Athletic Trainer
Speech Therapist (pathologist)
Profusionist
Endocrinologist
Physical Therapy Assistant


Your Ad should include:
  1. Job Title
  2. Location (if your profession works in multiple locations pick one!)
  3. Job description...make sure you research this! And get a very accurate description here.
  4. Education required & Certification/licensure/registration (if required) ...be specific here!
  5. What other special training or skills are required?
  6. Desired personality traits. Describe why these traits are important.
  7. Entry level salary
2. Then print three copies of your advertisement and bring them to class tomorrow.  (20 points for your AD)

3. Tomorrow in class, each student will respond to 2 "Ads" that describe careers of possible interest. You will take one of the printed copies and respond why you'd be good for the position in five statements. Think about what you'd say at a JOB INTERVIEW! (10 points for each response!)



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PART II: Career Clusters (This portion is due next Tuesday...email it to me with the following name: 2012-10-30-Yourname-CareerClusters)

After reading the Health Science Career Cluster brochure, discuss the following prompts in a minimum of 1/2 page single spaced.
  • Discuss the health science career cluster employment outlook.
  • Which health science pathway(s) appears to be the best fit for you? Consider factors such as work environment, amount of interaction with people, required skills, values, and personality type. Make sure to discuss and explain how these factors influenced your choice.
20 pts possible