Health Science

Official job title mapped to our programs

Community Health Workers: Promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Serve as an advocate for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies. Act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health. May deliver health-related preventive services such as blood pressure, glaucoma, and hearing screenings. May collect data to help identify community health needs. 

Industries

• Government Agencies

• Hospital/Health System

• Veteran Health Administration 

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Official job title mapped to our programs

Clinical Analyst / Clinical Documentation and Improvement Specialist: Works with information technology systems and applications in health care organizations. Assists clinicians and staff with technology and implementing new systems. Creates systems for organizing and interpreting data and information for clinical trials. Records and manages clinical information about patients, including health assessments and diagnoses, test results, treatments, and follow up care requirements. Reviews and maintains patient records. 

Health Technician or Technologist (Other): Performs medical tests and operates diagnostic equipment. May specialize working in mental health, emergency medicine, occupational health, or in a medical laboratory.

Community Health Workers: Promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Serve as an advocate for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies. Act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health. May deliver health-related preventive services such as blood pressure, glaucoma, and hearing screenings. May collect data to help identify community health needs. 

Industries

• Hospital/Health System

• Insurance Companies

• Medical Practices

• Healthcare Technology / Medical Device Company

• Government Agency 

Commonly used job titles in the industry from our graduates

•  Medical Laboratory Technician

•  Program Analyst 

•  Patient Access Representative 

•  Medical Technologist 

• Surgical Support Specialist 

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Official job titles mapped to our programs

Healthcare Administrator: Directs and coordinates delivery of health care and medical services. Manages finances and recordkeeping and communications with medical staff. Works to improve quality and efficiency. May run smaller medical practices or work in specialized areas within large hospitals or health care systems.

Medical and Health Services Managers: Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.

Administrative Services Managers: Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support services

General and Operations Managers: Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations.  

Industries

• Hospital/Health System

• Veteran Health Administration 

• National Health Organization 

• Physician Practice 

• Long-term Care Facility 

• Public Health Agency

• Insurance Companies

• Medical Practice 

Commonly used job titles in the industry

• Medical Directors

• Clinical Directors

• Clinical Supervisors

• Medical Affairs Director

• Administrators 

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