Health & Wellness

Often working under the supervision of a medical technologist and using a variety of laboratory instruments and machines, Medical Laboratory Technicians perform routine medical lab tests on body fluids like blood, urine and tissue samples to help diagnose, treat and prevent diseases.

From hospitals to health agencies, doctors’ offices to public health organizations, Registered Nurses (RNs) work with integrated healthcare teams to recognize and assess illnesses, provide treatments, educate patients and communities, and offer care and support to patients and families.

Licensed Practical Nurses monitor patients’ health and administer basic patient care like checking blood pressure, changing bandages, inserting catheters, helping patients bathe and dress, maintaining records and reporting patient statuses and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.

Surgical Technologists are responsible for preparing operating rooms and patients for surgery, sterilizing equipment, passing surgeons supplies and instruments during procedures, and even holding retractors and sutures to ensure operations are smooth and precise.

Nurse Aides play a vital role in caring for patients and extending nurses’ reach by cleaning and bathing patients, helping them toilet and dress, measuring vital signs, recording patients’ health concerns and reporting those concerns to nurses who can assess and offer critical care.

Medical Assistants work directly with doctors and other health care providers by scheduling patient appointments, assisting with patient examinations, recording patient histories and personal information, measuring and recording vital signs, giving injections, drawing blood for lab tests and performing ECGs.

Phlebotomists work with patients to draw, label and store blood for tests, transfusions and donations. The best Phlebotomists are not only careful and precise in their work, they also explain the process and reassure patients in ways that calm their nerves and anxieties.

Health Informatics Specialists ensure hospitals and health practitioners have software installed that helps with data management and data archiving/retrieval, maintain confidential patient records that are compliant with healthcare industry coding standards, and provide technical support.

Health Services Managers plan, direct and coordinate health and medical services. They might manage an entire facility, a specific a medical department or a physician network. They direct those providing care, and implement new technology and the changes that come with healthcare regulations. This career requires you to go on to earn bachelor’s degree.

Dental Assistants work directly with dentists and patients during routine exams and procedures by preparing patients for treatments, sterilizing instruments, handing dentists instruments during procedures, maintaining patient records and coaching patients on proper dental hygiene.

Fitness trainers evaluate a client’s abilities, needs, and physical condition to develop an appropriate fitness training program. They play a critical role in a client’s progress, helping to improve their fitness level and overall well-being. Fitness trainers and coaches also teach fitness, exercise, and nutrition classes.