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indigo
So, you want to enter into the medical and healthcare field, but becoming a doctor or nurse isn't quite what you had in mind? Then here are good news.... there is a plethora of careers one can choose from in the healthcare industry and each one is hot, hot, hot!
Something For Everybody!
Do you like working side-by-side with medical and healthcare professionals? Do you like helping people that are ill or need medical care? And even if you aren't exactly a hands-on people person, there still is room for you in heathcare!!! This field is so vast and complex that there is room for everybody's talents, whether it may be in the clinical or administrative areas. Everybody is needed and many get a chance to land their dream job.
Indeed You have Choices!
Choices are a blessing; and it is nice to know there are so many different career options in the healthcare field. Health career opportunities are available as first time professions as well as many second and third career choices, full or part-time. Medical offices, clinics, and hospitals need medical coding and billing staff, as well as all other helathcare professionals MORE than EVER.
Not Just Doctors and Nurses!
Health field career entry level opportunities include such jobs as:
Technical fields that require additional special training include:
Behind the scenes and other jobs that don't require direct patient care include:
Furthermore, health insurance companies provide additional opportunities for healthcare professionals including case management, medical reviews and medical authorizations. The U.S. Department Bureau of Labor Statistics outlines many of the career opportunities in the health care industry. You can read more about the medical coding and billing career here.
Something For Everybody!
Do you like working side-by-side with medical and healthcare professionals? Do you like helping people that are ill or need medical care? And even if you aren't exactly a hands-on people person, there still is room for you in heathcare!!! This field is so vast and complex that there is room for everybody's talents, whether it may be in the clinical or administrative areas. Everybody is needed and many get a chance to land their dream job.
Indeed You have Choices!
Choices are a blessing; and it is nice to know there are so many different career options in the healthcare field. Health career opportunities are available as first time professions as well as many second and third career choices, full or part-time. Medical offices, clinics, and hospitals need medical coding and billing staff, as well as all other helathcare professionals MORE than EVER.
Not Just Doctors and Nurses!
Health field career entry level opportunities include such jobs as:
- medical assistants
- medical office receptionists
- medical records clerk
- medical data assistants
- medical coding and billing specialists
- medical transcriptionist
- personal care aides
- certified nursing assistants
- physical therapy aides
- dental assistants
- pharmacy aides
- and veterinary assistants
Technical fields that require additional special training include:
- lab technicians
- X-ray technicians
- CAT and MRI technologists
- ultrasound technicians
- pharmacy technicians
- hemodialysis technician
- prosthetic technologist
- dosimetrist and sonographer
- and radiation therapists
Behind the scenes and other jobs that don't require direct patient care include:
- medical writers
- medical illustrators
- medical photographers
- medical librarians
- medical interpreters/translators
Furthermore, health insurance companies provide additional opportunities for healthcare professionals including case management, medical reviews and medical authorizations. The U.S. Department Bureau of Labor Statistics outlines many of the career opportunities in the health care industry. You can read more about the medical coding and billing career here.
