Student Success Statement 

“Righteous community unity starts with ONE upright soul, whether it is a community of family members, students, neighbors, teammates, or business associates. Unity conquers worthy pursuits more quickly and with less effort than individual effort alone.”

Mr. Haymore

This quote tells me that we should work with each other as a team ,doesn’t matter what race we are were still a family.

Home Health Aide

Duties and responsibilities:

The Home Health Aide job description is much more than providing basic medical assistance patients, or as they are sometimes referred, clients.  The fact that the job is performed in someone’s home makes it unique in the health care industry. 

Tasks

• Administer prescribed oral medications under written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse and aide.
• Change dressings.
• Check patients' pulse, temperature and respiration.
• Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises and in the use of braces or artificial limbs.
• Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, and problems in order to report and discuss observations with a supervisor or case manager.
• Massage patients and apply preparations and treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs, and heat-lamp stimulation.

Average Salary: $35,000

Education:

 Home health aides must receive formal training and pass a competency test to work for certified home health or hospice agencies that receive reimbursement from Medicare or Medicaid. Personal and home care aides, however, face a wide range of requirements, which vary from state to state.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I think I would love to be a home health aid because I like to try new things in life.

Ü      Team Work

Ü      Successful

Ü      Good sportsmanship

Ü      Reaching their goal

Ü      Not giving up

Ü      Following their dream

Ü      Healthy

Ü      Great friendship

Ü      Help each other

Ü      Supporting each other

Student Success Statement

Together Everyone Achieves More

ANON

What this tells me is that if you work as a team you will have a better chance to success more.

           Healthcare Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Managing a health care facility today is the close equivalent to managing an entire city. It’s a dynamic environment of specialized groups that have both direct and indirect relationships with one another, and at times, competing interests. To lead such an organization requires careful budgeting, tough decision-making, and above all else, the ability to maintain the respect and cooperation of diverse interest groups that are sometimes adversely affected by an administrator’s decisions. Within this environment, a health care administrator is responsible for establishing health care standards, making strategic policy decisions and implementing the personnel management procedures necessary to support his vision. In addition to the internal leadership they provide, health care administrators are leaders within the greater community as well.

Salary: $51,280-$84,270

Education:
A bachelor’s degree (four years) is the typical entry-level preparation needed for health care administration jobs. Some employers, however, will promote from within or hire other professionals with related experience (such as nurses) who are ideal for an administrative role because of their direct health care knowledge. For high level executive positions, a graduate education (two to three years) is usually the starting point. This means attaining a MBA, or a different type of master’s degree, or a doctorate in health administration. (Subspecialties) ß{not sure if I spelled it right} ,are often available, especially in graduate program.

          CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I wouldn’t like to be a healthcare administrator because that’s not what I want to be.

Student Success Statement

“Work as a team to achieve your dream.”

Sarah Real

What this means is that if you work as a team you will achieve you goal.

Student Success Statement

Your mind is a garden.

Your thoughts are the seeds…

You can grow flowers. Or you can grow weeds.

ANON

What this tells me is that you can do anything you set your mind too.

Histology Specialists

Duties and Responsibility:

Under the supervision of laboratory technologists or physicians, histology technicians freeze and cut thin tissue samples to analyze under a microscope. They secure the slice sample on a slide and use specialized dyes to stain it, bringing out cellular structures and allowing pathologists, physicians or research scientists to identify abnormal cells and monitor cell function. Histology technicians must also be familiar with many types of lab equipment and monitor it for signs of disrepair.

Average salary: $22,000 - $35,000 

Education:

To become a histologist, students must either earn a bachelor's degree that includes a one year clinical internship or complete a long-term training program in a histopathology lab.  They must also pass a national examination. Specialists

Reflection:

 I would not like to be a Histology specialists because that’s not my kind of thing I would like to be but I would love to learn about it .

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

“You will become as great as your dominant aspiration.”

James Allen

 I think it means you will become more that what you expect to become.

Health Science Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities:

Library technicians assist librarians in organizing collections, shelve books, manage circulation desks, answer patrons' questions, and perform administrative duties. Librarians select and acquire books, journals, and other library material.  They also establish electronic and digital database information systems.  They organize this information into collections and develop catalogs for access and provide reference assistance to patrons.  They coordinate and control budgets and supervise library technicians. 

Average Salary: $ 20,000 - $30,000 

Education:

You must need to earn a Bachelor’s degree or higher (computer science, information science, etc., preferred) or 4+ years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Critical skills include: the ability to function effectively in a collaborative and respectful team environment, self-direction, and a facility for cross-departmental and cross-campus communications. Qualifications include: experience with data interchange and interoperability across a variety of systems including enterprise systems (preferably library systems and academic enterprise systems); knowledge of client server environments; ability to explain technical concepts to others.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I wouldn’t like to be a health science librarian because that’s not what I want to be for my future.

Student Success Statement

“A definite worthy goal, combined with a positive mental attitude (PMA), is the starting point of all worthwhile achievement.”

NAPOLEON HILL

I THINK THIS STATEMENT MEANS THAT A POSSITIVE GOAL EQUALS TO A POSSITIVE LIFE.

Health Information Specialists

Duties and Responsibilities:

Health Information Specialists obtain, post, and analyze medical, workload, 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. 

·     >    Responds to requests for copies of health records; ensures appropriate paperwork (release of information, subpoena, etc.) is on file, proper payment has been collected and logs details of request for health information. Ensures that copies include only information that is requested and available to be released.

·       *  Searches for and investigates information contained in files, inserts additional data into records, completes reports, keeps files current and supplies information from file or removes files upon request.

·      *   Process, store and retrieve electronic health information. Maintains and utilizes a variety of health record indexes, storage and retrieval systems.

·        * Prepares input for electronic health information systems and for processing vital statistics, insurance, and other forms and documents.

·        * Scans patient health records into the patient’s electronic file and keeps electronic files current.

·      *   Stores and/or destroys obsolete files in accordance with company policy and legal requirements.

·        * Performs other duties as assigned or as needed

Average salary:$ $20,000 - $25,000 

Education: Accredited record technicians must earn an associate's degree 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. 

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I WOULDN’T LIKE TO BE A HEALTH INFORMATION SPECIALISTS BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF WORK.