| Healthcare is one of the hottest career fields in | | | | They update medical records every time a patient |
| America today. The aging and retiring of the largest | | | | receives healthcare. Some upward mobility is available |
| population segment in the country, known as "baby | | | | in management. Many people secure a job as a coder |
| boomers", has left the healthcare industry racing to find | | | | as a way to subsidize further medical |
| enough employees to fill the void. Advances in medical | | | | education.Medical office administration is another |
| technology and treatment are causing people to live | | | | healthcare position that doesn't involve patient care. |
| longer as well. Add the fact many universities and | | | | These positions answer phones, coordinate with |
| colleges don't have enough teachers to train new | | | | hospitals and check in/out patients. Moves to office |
| employees; there becomes a ripe market for | | | | management or medical coding/billing are |
| healthcare careers.You would be amazed how many | | | | advancement opportunities. Some people also use this |
| types of healthcare careers there are available. This | | | | position to further their education.Healthcare institutions |
| article will discuss three main categories; patient care, | | | | are a large employer of operational positions as |
| non-patient care and operations. We'll also discuss an | | | | well.Information technology professionals are in strong |
| amazing new trend with tremendous opportunity - | | | | demand since hospitals utilize state of the art |
| home health.Three main healthcare jobs in the | | | | databases to store patient's medical and billing records. |
| category of patient care are nursing, medical assisting | | | | Database administrators and web programmers are a |
| and dental hygiene.Nursing consists mainly of direct | | | | vital part of a hospital's daily operations.Medical billing |
| patient care, but this can take place in a hospital, | | | | and administration is another key component of |
| private doctor's office, or an institution like a school, ski | | | | healthcare operations. Medical facilities hire for billing |
| resort or cruise ship. With additional education or | | | | positions, collections and administrative support. Special |
| experience, some nurses become nurse managers, | | | | courses / experience are required in medical |
| shift supervisors, epidemiologists, or counsel to | | | | terminology and billing to obtain these types of jobs.A |
| insurance companies and law offices.Medical | | | | rapidly growing sector of healthcare where all of these |
| assistants primarily provide patient care; performing | | | | positions are required is that of home health. In the |
| routine medical functions to free up the time of the | | | | next six years, Medicare funding of home healthcare is |
| doctor. In the past, some of these medical services | | | | expected to double. Over 7.6 million patients are being |
| could only be provided by doctors. Medical assistants | | | | treated at home for both long term and short term |
| administer medication, take vital signs and update | | | | care. Home healthcare is considered by the medical |
| medical history.Dental hygienists perform a similar | | | | field and health insurers to be the most cost effective, |
| function to medical assistants, only in a dentist's office. | | | | humane and compassionate method of care.The |
| A hygienist will clean teeth, advise patients on proper | | | | shortage of experienced healthcare workers in the |
| dental health and assist dentists with more complex | | | | United States is creating a boom for people who want |
| procedures. The outlook for this profession is excellent, | | | | to enter this field. There are many career options |
| with demand far outpacing supply.Many non-patient | | | | including positions that involve patient care and those |
| care positions also exist in the healthcare field.Medical | | | | that don't. The current shortage of employees has |
| coding is one such profession. Medical coders must | | | | created excellent starting salaries, generous benefits |
| know terminology and how to read a patient's chart. | | | | and signing bonuses. |