HEALTH SCIENCE
Careers in Health Science focus on planning, managing, and providing therapeutic and wellness services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.
Career Options
Certified Registered Dental Assistant, Medical Practitioner, Certified Nursing Assistant, Health Unit Coordinator, Athletic Trainer, Medical Device Engineer, Nurse Midwife, Home Health Aide, Pharmacy Tech, Respiratory Therapy, Registered Nurse, and many more!
Job Skills
In addition to having technical skills, employers expect their workers to have other skills such as:
Listening skills
Effective communication
Digital Citizenship
Problem-solving skills
Time management
Description
The Health Science Program offers 3 tracks as an introduction to the many and varied careers in the healthcare today. Students will explore long and short term career options, develop an understanding of the terminology used by medical professionals, develop an understanding of medical environments from clinics to long-term health facilities and be able to earn a nursing assistant certificate. While completing a Health Science track, students will have basic skills to enter the work force or transfer their credits to continue their learning journey at an institute of higher education.
After High School Programs
Through articulation agreements with area Technical and Community Colleges and programs, interested students may continue their educational advancement through a variety of high demand career preparation training and degrees.
Education Levels in Demand in Online Job Postings October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021
HEALTH CAREER ACADEMY COURSE PATHWAYS
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Course options for students who aim to be medical practitioners such as a doctor, advanced care nurse, dentist, engineer, researcher, etc.
Course options for students who aim to be a healthcare employee such as nurse, respiratory therapist, sonographer, athletic trainer, dietary aide, nursing assistant, pharmacy tech, home health aide, lab tech, etc.
*HW = High-Wage; HS=High-Skill; HD=High-Demand; OG=Occupation Gaps; AG=Award Gaps
The field-level analysis shown here highlights needs across Central Minnesota. Highlighted in this table are the:
Origin Occupations that are most accessible to youth in the St. Cloud region
Gateway Occupations that offer middle-wage and middle-skill career opportunities, and
Target Occupations they map to that are high-wage, high-demand, and high-skill by pathway.