Careers in Health Care,
5th Edition Barbara Swanson
Softbound, 192 pages
ISBN 0071438505
9780071438506
McGraw-Hill
April 2005 (click below for the best currently available price for this
important resource)
Careers in Health Care
details the responsibilities, education and training required, and
employment outlooks for the health care field, offering:
Information for job
seeking at all levels,
Detailed descriptions
of a range of interesting careers
Expert advice in
finding the best jobs in the field
Table of Contents:
About the Author
x
Preface
xi
Introduction
xii
1.
Anesthesiologist
Assistant
1
2.
Art Therapist
4
3.
Biological
Photographer
8
4.
Biomedical
Communicator
12
5.
Biomedical Engineer
16
6.
Biomedical Equipment
Technician
21
7.
Cardiovascular
Technology Personnel
26
8.
Certified Athletic
Trainer
30
9.
Child Life Specialist
34
10.
Cytotechnologist
39
11.
Dance/Movement
Therapist
42
12.
Dental Assistant
47
13.
Dental Hygienist
52
14.
Dental-Laboratory
Technician
55
15.
Diagnostic Medical
Sonographer
58
16.
Dietetics Professions
62
17.
Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist
68
18.
Emergency Medical
Technician
72
19.
Food Technologist
77
20.
Genetic Counselor
80
21.
Health Advocate
84
22.
Health Information
Management Personnel
88
23.
Health Sciences
Librarian
95
24.
Health Sociologist
98
25.
Histologic Technician
and Histotechnologist
101
26.
Home Care Aide
105
27.
Horticultural
Therapist
109
28.
Medical Assistant
113
29.
Medical Illustrator
118
30.
Medical Social Worker
and Psychiatric Social Worker
122
31.
Medical Technologist
and Medical Laboratory Technician
127
32.
Music Therapist
133
33.
Nuclear Medicine
Technologist
137
34.
Nurse
142
35.
Nurse-Midwife
156
36.
Nursing Aide and
Psychiatric Aide
161
37.
Occupational
Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistant
164
38.
Ophthalmic Laboratory
Technician
169
39.
Ophthalmic Medical
Personnel
172
40.
Optician
175
41.
Optometric Technician
and Optometric Assistant
178
42.
Orientation and
Mobility Specialist for the Blind or Visually Impaired
181
43.
Orthoptist
184
44.
Orthotist,
Prosthetist, and Orthotic-Prosthetic Technician
187
45.
Perfusionist
192
46.
Pharmacist
196
47.
Physical Therapist
and Physical Therapist Assistant
