Health Assisting

Health Care Teams

• Health care team - All of the people who provide care and services to patients

• Every employee at facility

• Patient’s family and care givers

Health Care Teams

• Health services pathways

• Diagnostic services

• Therapeutic services

• Information services

• Support services

Health Care Teams

• Specific careers with multiple levels of titles and duties

• Medical• Nursing• Diagnostic• Therapeutic• Dietary• Health Information• Emergency Medical Services• Mental and Social Services• Mortuary

Health Care Teams

• Medical team members

• Physicians

• Physician assistants

• Nurse practitioners

• Medical assistants

Health Care Teams

• Nursing team members

• Registered nurses (RNs)

• Licensed practical nurses (LPNs)

• Licensed vocational nurses (LVNs)

• Nurse assistants

Health Care Teams

• Diagnostic team members

• Medical laboratory technologists (MTs)

• Medical laboratory technicians (MLTs)

• Medical laboratory assistants

• Phlebotomists

• Electrocardiograph technicians

• Radiologic technologists

Health Care Teams

• Therapeutic team members

• Audiologists• Speech-language pathologists• Physical therapists and therapy

assistants• Occupational therapists and

therapy assistants• Recreational therapists and

therapy assistants• Respiratory therapists and therapy

technicians• Pharmacists and pharmacy

technicians

Health Care Teams

• Dietary team members

• Registered dieticians (RDs)

• Dietetic technicians (DTs)

• Dietetic assistants

Health Care Teams

• Health information team members

• Medical record administrators (RAs)

• Medical records technicians

• Medical assistants

• Medical transcriptionists

Health Care Teams

• Emergency medical service (EMS) team members

• Dial 911

• Emergency medical technicians (EMTs)

Health Care Teams

• Social and mental health team members

• Social workers

• Psychiatrists

• Psychologists

• Psychiatric technicians

Health Care Teams

• Support services team members

• Health care administrators

• Housekeeping

• Central supply

Health Care Teams

• Mortuary team members

• Funeral directors

• Embalmers

• Mortuary assistants

Health Care Teams

• Interdependence of team members

• All members of the health care team are dependent on each other

Health Care Teams

• Lines of authority

• Determine workers’ positions within the team’s structure

• Establish levels of supervision

Facilities

• Health care facilities• Medical offices• Hospitals• Subacute centers• Nursing facilities• Community health clinics• Home health care

agencies• Mental health facilities• Hospice

Facilities

• Medical office services

• Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases and disorders

• Physical examinations

• Basic medical tests

• Minor procedures and surgery

Facilities

• Medical offices vary

• Ownership

• Conditions

• Age groups

Facilities

• Hospital services

• Emergency medical services

• Diagnostic services

• Procedures and surgery

• Nursing services

• Therapeutic services

Facilities

• Hospitals vary

• Services

• Ownership

• Conditions

• Age groups

Facilities

• Short-term care provided by hospitals

• Acute health problems

• Subacute health problems

• Chronic health problems

• Terminal health problems

Facilities

• Subacute facilities

• Short-term care

• Medical or therapeutic care

Facilities

• Nursing facilities

• Short and long-term care for people who cannot care for themselves

• Rehabilitation

• Social activities

Facilities

• Community health clinics

• Medical office services for disadvantaged people

• Family planning• Tobacco prevention and

cessation• Alcohol and drug abuse

counseling• Domestic abuse counseling• STD prevention• HIV/AIDS counseling• Children and youth programs• Senior programs

Facilities

• Home health care agencies

• In home short and long-term care for people who cannot care for themselves

• Meal preparation

• Housekeeping and laundry

• Shopping

• Rehabilitation

Facilities

• Mental health facilities

• Mental diseases and disorders care

• Alcohol and drug abuse counseling

• Domestic abuse counseling• Outpatient, short-term and

long-term care

Facilities

• Hospice agencies

• Care and counseling to patients with terminal health problems and their families

• Physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual care

• Available in hospice facilities, hospitals, nursing facilities and patient’s home

Education and Credentials

• Career path or ladder

Education and Credentials

• Career levels

• Assistant or aide

• Technician

• Technologist or therapist

• Professional

Education and Credentials

• Health assistants• Nurse assistant• Medical assistant• Medical laboratory assistant• Recreational therapy assistant• Dietetic assistant• Restorative nursing assistant• Hospice assistant• Psychiatric assistant

Education and Credentials

• Nurse assistant education

• High school diploma or GED

• Trained on the job

• State-approved training program and exam to become certified nurse assistants (CNAs)

Education and Credentials

• CNA OBRA certification

• 75 hours state-approved training

• 16 hours of supervised practical training

• Exam

• Performance reviews

• In-service education

• State specific

Education and Credentials

• Medical assistant education

• High school diploma or GED

• Trained on the job

• Training program

Education and Credentials

• Certified medical assistants (CMAs) AAMA certification

• Training program• Clinical internship

• Exam

• Continuing education units

Education and Credentials

• Registered medical assistants (RMAs) AMT certification

Education and Credentials

• State regulations

Education and Credentials

• Professional organization benefits• Meeting people with

similar interests and sharing ideas

• Growing more confident and competent in skills through education

• Networking

Education and Credentials

• Student organization benefits• Enhance student’s

education in quality and impact

• Sponsor competitions• Award scholarships

• Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)

• Skills USA-VICA

Education and Credentials

• Professional development

• Courses

• Workshops

• Seminars

• Articles in professional journals

Education and Credentials

• Continuing education units (CEUs)

• Specified amount of additional education

Education and Credentials

• Additional training

• Taking knowledge, skills, and experience to the next career level