MEDICAL CAREERS THAT PROVIDE DIRECT PATIENT CARE

Health care careers involved in providing hands-on patient care.

 

Allied Health Careers

GERONTOLOGIST

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT/AIDE

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT/AIDE

RECREATIONAL THERAPIST

RESPIRATORY CARE TECHNICIAN/THERAPIST

SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AND AUDIOLOGIST

Chiropractic Care Careers

CHIROPRACTIC TECHNICIAN/ASSISTANT

CHIROPRACTOR

Clinical Laboratory Science Careers

BLOOD BANK TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST

PHLEBOTOMIST

Dentistry Careers

DENTAL ASSISTANT

DENTAL HYGIENIST

DENTIST

Dietetics and Nutrition Careers

DIETARY MANAGER

DIETETIC TECHNICIAN

DIETITIAN

NUTRITIONIST

Emergency Medical Services Careers

EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANT

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN - BASIC

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN - INTERMEDIATE

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN - PARAMEDIC

Health Care Services / Administration Careers

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Mental Health Careers

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR

MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST

PSYCHOLOGIST

PSYCHIATRIC AID/TECHNICIAN

SOCIAL WORKER

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR

Mortuary Science Careers

FUNERAL DIRECTOR

EMBALMER

Nursing Careers

HOME HEALTH AIDE

NURSING ASSISTANT/PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT

LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE (LVN)

REGISTERED NURSE (RN)

NURSE PRACTITIONER (NP)

CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE (CNM)

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (CNS)

CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA)

Physician Careers

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (M.D.)

DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (D.O.)

Physician Assistant Careers

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Podiatry Careers

PODIATRIST

Radiology Careers

DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHER

DOSIMETRIST

GENERAL RADIOGRAPHER

NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST

RADIATION THERAPY TECHNICIAN

Science and Engineering Careers

PROSTHETIST/ORTHOTIST

Special Technologies and Service Careers

CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIST

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC (EKG or ECG) TECHNICAL

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC (EEG) TECHNOLOGIST

ELECTRONEURODIAGNOSTIC (END) TECHNOLOGIST

PERFUSIONIST

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Vision Care Careers

OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT (entry level)

OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIAN (intermediate level)

OPHTHALMIC TECHNOLOGIST (advanced level)

OPTICIAN

OPTOMETRIC ASSISTANT/TECHNICIAN

OPTOMETRIST