Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of a medical assistant includes answering phone calls, greeting patients, updating and filling in patients’ medical records, filling out insurance forms, scheduling appointments, and handling billing. Meanwhile, clinical duties may include explaining treatments to patients, preparing patients for examination, doing basic laboratory tests amongst many more other things.

Salary:

$33,330 per year as of December 2016. A medical assistant is paid approximately 16 dollars an hour.

Education:

It is required that a medical assistant obtains a high school diploma, medical assistant certificate, 0-2 years of experience in a related field. Most employers prefer assistant with training or experience. However, in some states all you need is a high school diploma.

Demand or Need For Profession:

Throughout the years medical assistant job outlooks have been very promising. Employment in this field is projected to grow at least 34% as of 2018.

                

Reflection:

Since I was small I wanted to be a doctor because it looked so professional and high class.However, as i grew older and learned more about the body and roles of a doctor it started to gross me out. Which leads to this, i think becoming a medical assistant is a wonderful opportunity for me. It is not as horrid as doing operations but it is in the medical field. So yes I think i would like to be a medical assistant.

          LPN { Licensed Practical Nurse }

Duties and Responsibilities:

Most LPN work in health care facilities, hospitals, doctor’s office, and nursing homes. Their duties and responsibilities is to provide routine care, observe patients’ health, assist doctors and registered nurses, and communicate with patients and their families. They work under supervision of registered nurses and doctors.

Salary:

$43,170 annually.

Education:

• Obtain a diploma, certificate, or degree
• Complete an approved education program
• Pass the NCLEX-PN
• Seek professional certification
• Enter work force and additional training
• Get a postsecondary nondegree

Demand or Need of Profession:

Work of profession of a LPN is projected to grow about 16 percent as of 2014.

 

Reflection:

I think I would like to become a licensed practical nurse, because I always wanted to help people. Becoming a nurse would be a great way to help people get well.

                            Kinesiologist

Duties and Responsibilities -

Kinesiologists help individuals cope with physical injuries and also work to manage, rehabilitate, and prevent disorders. They specialize more on the study of human body and their movements. There are different type of kinesiologists, exercise kinesiologists study the effects exercises have on the human body.

Salary -

$56,980 annually

Education -

The education needed to become a kinesiologist is a bachelor’s degree in kinesiologist, post secondary education in subjects like anatomy, physiology, biomedical engineering, etc. Furthermore a certification and licensure is required to practice kinesiology.

Demand or Need of Profession -

Job opportunities in kinesiology are expected to grow about a 20% in the next few years.

Reflection -

In theory I believe I would not like to become a kinesiologist, for the fact that I’m terrible at exercises and giving advices about improving the body. I am more likely to be in need of a kinesiologist than become one.

                                                                         - President John F. Kennedy

“ Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.”

Physical fitness is an important way of keeping your body healthy and strong, so yes indeed it can help your dynamic and creative intellectual activity. An easy way you could improve your physical activity is by joining a sport. Sports are a major act of physical fitness, it keeps your heart pumping and muscles working. However, some ways that can affect your physical fitness is smoking and consuming drugs. Being a ctr person means you should avoid these types of negative consumptions and try your best to improve your life and others. When you look after your health you are helping others by keeping yourself healthy and strong for future tasks that others won’t be able of doing. Kindness is important when it comes to health because without kindness you won’t be happy and stress builds up. So in order to improve your physical fitness you should choose the right decisions.

Health Science Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities:

Health librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. They are responsible for organizing and disseminating biomedical, scientific and clinical information to staff members in health care delivery.

Salary:

$65,000

Education:

Most librarians need a master’s degree in library science. Other positions or jobs may require licensure, certificate, or a degree in another field. In order to become a health science librarian, they must complete a 4-year baccalaureate program.

Demand or Need for profession:

From 2014 there has been 143,100 health science librarian occupations available. In the next ten years there is an expected of 2% job growth.  

   

Reflection:

I think I wouldn’t like to become a health science librarian, because it is just like being a librarian only health like. I rather see it last a job for people who are patient and quiet. My type of career is more into creating instead.

 Health Educator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Some duties and responsibilities that health educators need are

• Collaborate with health specialists to determine community health needs
• Develop and promote health programs
• Provide program information to the public
• Guide agencies and organizations of health needs

Salary:

The average annual salary of a health educator is $41,830 USD.

Education:

A bachelor’s degree or higher in health education, public or promotion health is also required. To become a health educator you also need to pass the certified health education specialist exam.

Demand or need of profession:

5 in 10 health educators work in health care and social assistance and an additional 2 out of 10 work in the state or government. Employment of health educators is expected to grow 26 percent.

Reflection:

I would not like to be a health educator because I am not really good at explaining any subject. Although I have an A for health i typically don’t remember much of the health components and probably would not be able to educate people about health.

      Environmental Health Specialist

Duties and responsibilities:

Environmental health specialists monitor health and safety conditions in residential, industrial, commercial and recreational settings. The main responsibilities of a environmental health specialist is to determine the existence of possible health hazards and to take steps to correct them.As part of inspection processes health specialists may collect sampes of air, soil, dirt, and water. Then they test the samples to determine if there is any dangerous substance in the material.

Salary:

The average salary of an environmental health specialist is $37,300 to $57,551 per year.

Education:

Most positions for environmental health specialists require at least a bachelor's degree. Work in chemistry, biology, public health, physical science, as well as environmental engineering is also needed. In addition work experience is required either through internships or other environmental health related jobs.

Demand of profession:

The job outlook for environmental specialists is about 11 percent from 2014 to 2024.

   

Reflection:

I believe I would like to become an environmental health specialist because it involves a lot of going into nature and stuff. Although science is my least favorite subject I would make an exception if that was my only choice.

                        Anesthesiologist Assistant 


Duties and Responsibilities:
Anesthesiologist assistants work under anesthesiologists to manage a patient's care when he/she is under anesthesia during a surgery. The anesthesiologist is responsible for recording the past medical records of the patient to know how would the anesthesia effect her illness. 

Salary:
$95,000 to $120,000 a year

Education:
 According to the AAAA, all anesthesiologist assistants must hold a bachelor's degree with a pre-medical background on anesthesiologist field.  

Demand of profession:
 From 2012 to 2022 all medical physicians have a job growth of about 38 percent. In theory the job demand for an anesthesiologist assistant is excellent and has a lot of open spaces. 

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not? 
 I believe I would like to become an anesthesiologist assistant. Many people may think it is a simple task because all you do is inject anesthesia or just let patients breathe it in, but it is beyond that. You need to research medical records and know the precise amount of anesthesia needed.  

          Ear Nose Throat Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities:

An ear nose throat doctor or also known as an ENT is a physician trained in the medical and surgical treatments of the ear, nose throat, and related structures of the head and neck.

• Ear specialists treat ear disorders, like ear infections, facial nerve or cranial nerve disorders, and cancerous disorders of the outer and inner ear.
• Nose specialists include caring for nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, allergies, and breathing.
• Finally throat specialist expertise in managing diseases of the larynx and upper aerodigestive tract or esophagus.

Salary:

$369,790

Education:

Like all physicians, the ENT doctors need to obtain a medical degree right after college.

• Undergraduate degree ( 4 years of college or university)
• Medical degree (4 years of medical school)
• Residency training ( 3 years of residency, plus 1 year of surgery training)
• Extra 2 years for additional training and residency.

Demand or Need for this profession:

According to the BSL there is expected to be a growth of all physicians in the upcoming years. For there are that the elderly population continues to increase there would be in need of specialists in hearing loss.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I believe I would rather not like to become a ear nose throat doctor because i am very grossed out by anything that includes surgeries. In contrast I would rather prefer to become a nurse or assistant in the medical careers.

       Dermatologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

   Dermatologists are physicians who treat conditions related to the skin, sometimes also treat disorders related to the hair and nails. They look for root cause of the ailment as many times the problem lies in, when the ailment is related to some other problem, they recommend the patient to other specialists.

Salary:

$300,000

Education:

They need to have a medical degree, complete a 3 year  residency, have a license to practice, complete 1 year of required medicine internship, and earn a bachelor’s degree.

Demand or need for this profession:

Employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 18 percent from 2012 to 2022. Job growth will occur because of the continued expansion of healthcare related injuries.

Reflection: “Do you think you would like to be one why or why not?”

I think I would like to become a dermatologist because of the fact that I myself have skin problems and would like to help other women/men to find a treatment that's right for them. In addition the salary payment is not that bad.

             "True wealth is of the heart, not the purse"
                                                                                                                   -Pathros
    There are two meanings of wealth. One meaning the state of being rich, and the other meaning the state of being healthy. Money is what makes the world go round with out it we have no food or clothes or water or a roof to live upon. But to your benefits being wealthy can be something you inherited when you were born. Being rich does not grant you happiness, in theory you can have all the money in the world but there will always be something missing in your life. For example, if you have rich parents who spoil you 24/7 you think that would be all you would ever wish for but in the contrary, your parents won't have time for you. You will have to be facing your problems on your own and you won't have a loving mother to talk to about it. Another example is, being wealthy in money but not being wealthy in health. Health is something worth more than money, if you are not healthy enough you don't have a chance to live and thats when all the "wealth" you though was important will no longer be necessary because you will be dead. That'as why you should choose the right and find wealth in the heart, not the purse. Once a while give charity and spread love around the world. ;)