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1. American Institute, Anthem College,
Concorde Career Colleges and Cortiva
Institute are some of the colleges in Florida
which offer a rewarding career as a
Healthcare Support Worker.

2. 
 As a healthcare service worker you will assist people
in the community who require a wide range of
services, skills and support.
 Some of the jobs require formal training and at least
an associate degree with certification while others
are trained on the job and do not require a formal
training.

3. Health Care Courses

Occupational
Nursing Home Health
Therapists
Aides Aides
Assistants
Physical
Dental
Therapy
Assistants
Assistants

4. Other Staff In
Healthcare

 Nutrition Department
 Activities Department
 Psychological Services
 Administration
 Social Services
 Housekeeping and Laundry
 Clinical Staff

5. Health Care Services

 Nursing Aide pass a state competency exam as a
certified nursing aide. Nursing aide programs can
run anywhere from six weeks to six months.
 Home Health Aide require a high school
diploma. They usually are trained on the job.

6. 
 Occupational Therapist complete an associate degree
program from an accredited occupational therapy
assistant college or program.
 Dental Assistant certified by the Dental Assisting
Board by passing the licensing.
 Physical Therapist a two year associate degree from
a physical therapist program that is accredited.

7. Courses Include

 Take notes from instructor
 Participate in discussions, activities and exercises
 Attending all course sessions
 Arriving on time to classes
 Demonstrating your skill and receiving feedback
 Set aside time to review the course book each
day.

8. Work Skills

 Prioritize a list of common tasks
 Have proper boundaries when working in health
care services
 Personal appearance, hygiene, nutrition, and
personal stress reduction for effective job
performance
 Importance of personal and career development.

9. Job Maintenance

 Prioritize
 Time management
 Team work

10. Work Habits

 Be punctual
 Be reliable
 Dress and act appropriately for your job
 Maintain proper hygiene and appearance
 Maintain a positive attitude
 Act with integrity

11. On The Job

 Observation
 Reporting
 Documentation
 Communication
 Maintaining confidentiality

12. Representative Pay

$90,000.00
$80,000.00
$70,000.00
$60,000.00
2010
$50,000.00
2011
$40,000.00
2012
$30,000.00
2013
$20,000.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
Nursing Aid Home health Occupational Physical Dental
Aid therapy Therapy Therapy

13. In Hospitals

 Providing basic care for patients in hospitals
 Help patients to recover and get back to everyday
activities as normally as possible
 Help with movement after surgery or prolonged
illness or injury of patients
 Assistants help monitor patients and make sure they
are doing the exercises safely and routinely.

14. 
 Set up the room before the patient arrives
 They also help maintain the medical records of the
patient
 Help with filing medical records, taking and
recording vital signs of patients, and even drawing
blood
 Maintaining a clean and safe environment for the
patients
 Providing patients a balanced diet

16. At Home
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17. 
Providing a clean and safe
environment
Preparing a health meal
Assisting patient in day today activities
Maintaining medical records